diff --git a/scripts/find_in_po.py b/scripts/find_in_po.py
index 523ebda427..025f4e6d8a 100755
--- a/scripts/find_in_po.py
+++ b/scripts/find_in_po.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import argparse
+import functools
 from glob import glob
+import multiprocessing
 import os
 from textwrap import fill
 
@@ -10,26 +12,46 @@
 from tabulate import tabulate   # fades
 
 
+REVERSE = '\033[7m'
+NORMAL = '\033[m'
+
+def _get_file_entries(pattern, width, filename):
+    entries = []
+    for entry in (entry for entry in polib.pofile(filename) if entry.msgstr):
+        match = pattern.search(entry.msgid)
+        if match:
+            add_str = entry.msgid + " ·filename: " + filename + "·"
+            entries.append(
+                [
+                    fill(add_str, width=width),
+                    fill(entry.msgstr, width=width),
+                ]
+            )
+    return entries
+
 def find_in_po(pattern):
-    table = []
+    pattern = regex.compile(pattern)
     try:
         _, columns = os.popen("stty size", "r").read().split()
         available_width = int(columns) // 2 - 3
     except:
         available_width = 80 // 2 - 3
 
-    for file in glob("**/*.po"):
-        pofile = polib.pofile(file)
-        for entry in pofile:
-            if entry.msgstr and regex.search(pattern, entry.msgid):
-                add_str = entry.msgid + " ·filename: " + file + "·"
-                table.append(
-                    [
-                        fill(add_str, width=available_width),
-                        fill(entry.msgstr, width=available_width),
-                    ]
-                )
-    print(tabulate(table, tablefmt="fancy_grid"))
+    # Find entries in parallel
+    get_file_entries = functools.partial(_get_file_entries, pattern, available_width)
+    pool = multiprocessing.Pool()
+    all_entries = pool.map(get_file_entries, glob("**/*.po"))
+    table = [entry for file_entries in all_entries for entry in file_entries]
+
+    # Create table and highlight results
+    table = tabulate(table, tablefmt="fancy_grid")
+    for line in table.splitlines():
+        match = pattern.search(line)
+        if match:
+            span = match.span()
+            line = (line[:span[0]] + REVERSE + line[span[0]:span[1]] + NORMAL +
+                    line[span[1]:])
+        print(line)
 
 
 def parse_args():