diff --git a/components/ILIAS/COPage/js/ilCOPagePres.js b/components/ILIAS/COPage/js/ilCOPagePres.js
index a6f33c907fad..5eac79d3435f 100644
--- a/components/ILIAS/COPage/js/ilCOPagePres.js
+++ b/components/ILIAS/COPage/js/ilCOPagePres.js
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ il.COPagePres = {
 
   // init map areas
   initMapAreas() {
-    // $('img[usemap^="#map_il_"][class!="ilIim"]').maphilight({ neverOn: true });
+    $('img[usemap^="#map_il_"][class!="ilIim"]').maphilight({ neverOn: true });
   },
 
   /// /
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/MediaObjects/MediaObject/class.ilObjMediaObjectGUI.php b/components/ILIAS/MediaObjects/MediaObject/class.ilObjMediaObjectGUI.php
index 0978b8d0dfc8..5b99f0023e6b 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/MediaObjects/MediaObject/class.ilObjMediaObjectGUI.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/MediaObjects/MediaObject/class.ilObjMediaObjectGUI.php
@@ -1467,6 +1467,8 @@ public static function includePresentationJS(
 
         iljQueryUtil::initjQuery($a_tpl);
         $a_tpl->addJavaScript("components/ILIAS/COPage/js/ilCOPagePres.js");
+        $a_tpl->addJavaScript("assets/js/jquery.maphilight.min.js");
+
 
         //ilPlayerUtil::initMediaElementJs($a_tpl);
     }
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/jQuery/jQuery.php b/components/ILIAS/jQuery/jQuery.php
index 1acd530bfdb7..7432b21446bd 100644
--- a/components/ILIAS/jQuery/jQuery.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/jQuery/jQuery.php
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ public function init(
         $contribute[Component\Resource\PublicAsset::class] = fn() =>
             new Component\Resource\NodeModule("jquery-ui-dist/jquery-ui.js");
         */
-        /* This library was missing after discussing dependencies for ILIAS 10
         $contribute[Component\Resource\PublicAsset::class] = fn() =>
             new Component\Resource\NodeModule("maphilight/jquery.maphilight.min.js");
-        */
     }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 906a2f328382..085bc4115714 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         "jstree": "^3.3.16",
         "linkify-element": "^4.3.2",
         "linkifyjs": "^4.3.2",
+        "maphilight": "^1.5.0",
         "moment": "^2.29.4",
         "tinymce": "^7.3.0",
         "webui-popover": "^1.2.18"
@@ -4817,9 +4818,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/jquery": {
-      "version": "3.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery/-/jquery-3.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JVzAR/AjBvVt2BmYhxRCSYysDsPcssdmTFnzyLEts9qNwmjmu4JTAMYubEfwVOSwpQ1I1sKKFcxhZCI2buerfw=="
+      "version": "3.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery/-/jquery-3.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m4avr8yL8kmFN8psrbFFFmB/If14iN5o9nw/NgnnM+kybDJpRsAynV2BsfpTYrTRysYUdADVD7CkUUizgkpLfg==",
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/js-sdsl": {
       "version": "4.4.2",
@@ -5080,6 +5082,14 @@
         "tmpl": "1.0.5"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/maphilight": {
+      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/maphilight/-/maphilight-1.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9FIsHJ9WPPwqxmQZdA0wyjyczAQTLPuWUNZMyWn27B4kb7Q1NlNUytY6bqaka7LCrnmxeDBN4RFyxEcLKquMnA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "jquery": "^3.7.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/merge-stream": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/merge-stream/-/merge-stream-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -10234,9 +10244,9 @@
       }
     },
     "jquery": {
-      "version": "3.6.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery/-/jquery-3.6.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JVzAR/AjBvVt2BmYhxRCSYysDsPcssdmTFnzyLEts9qNwmjmu4JTAMYubEfwVOSwpQ1I1sKKFcxhZCI2buerfw=="
+      "version": "3.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery/-/jquery-3.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m4avr8yL8kmFN8psrbFFFmB/If14iN5o9nw/NgnnM+kybDJpRsAynV2BsfpTYrTRysYUdADVD7CkUUizgkpLfg=="
     },
     "js-sdsl": {
       "version": "4.4.2",
@@ -10438,6 +10448,14 @@
         "tmpl": "1.0.5"
       }
     },
+    "maphilight": {
+      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/maphilight/-/maphilight-1.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9FIsHJ9WPPwqxmQZdA0wyjyczAQTLPuWUNZMyWn27B4kb7Q1NlNUytY6bqaka7LCrnmxeDBN4RFyxEcLKquMnA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "jquery": "^3.7.1"
+      }
+    },
     "merge-stream": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/merge-stream/-/merge-stream-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1c80ead59692..59e630a6c330 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "jstree": "^3.3.16",
     "linkify-element": "^4.3.2",
     "linkifyjs": "^4.3.2",
+    "maphilight": "^1.5.0",
     "moment": "^2.29.4",
     "tinymce": "^7.3.0",
     "webui-popover": "^1.2.18"