diff --git a/docs/release-notes-player.md b/docs/release-notes-player.md
index 3c899cc5f3d6d3898718834a645b74ac0945b524..ee7edd466667fd4c9ffe9a030560981bba46628a 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes-player.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes-player.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Player
 ### Fehlerbehebungen
 - Korrigiert die Validierung von Eingabefeldern mit eingestellter maximaler Länge 
 
+### Änderungen
+-  Ändert die Dauer von Texthervorhebung auf 60 Sekunden
 
 ## 2.5.0
 - Unterstützung neuer Funktionen; siehe Allgemein
diff --git a/projects/player/src/app/services/anchor.service.ts b/projects/player/src/app/services/anchor.service.ts
index 92a3869abda9fbf59c173b26d4033bf4cddefae4..cfe77cfcb8ac3bfc475b4aee75889663ac1d1f66 100644
--- a/projects/player/src/app/services/anchor.service.ts
+++ b/projects/player/src/app/services/anchor.service.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { delay, of, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 })
 export class AnchorService {
   private activeAnchors: { [id: string]: Subscription } = {};
+  private duration = 60000;
 
   toggleAnchor(anchorId: string): void {
     if (this.activeAnchors[anchorId]) {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export class AnchorService {
   private addAnchor(anchorId: string): void {
     this.activeAnchors[anchorId] = of(true)
       .pipe(
-        delay(15000))
+        delay(this.duration))
       .subscribe(() => {
         this.removeAnchor(anchorId);
       });