diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index f33293f4..f4d0aecb 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import PostStatusForm from '../post_status_form/post_status_form.vue'
 import UserCardContent from '../user_card_content/user_card_content.vue'
 import StillImage from '../still-image/still-image.vue'
 import { filter, find } from 'lodash'
+import { hex2rgb } from '../../services/color_convert/color_convert.js'
 
 const Status = {
   name: 'Status',
@@ -34,12 +35,21 @@ const Status = {
     muteWords () {
       return this.$store.state.config.muteWords
     },
+    repeaterClass () {
+      const user = this.statusoid.user
+      return this.highlightClass(user)
+    },
     userClass () {
-      console.log(this.statusoid.user)
-      console.log(this.statusoid.user.screen_name)
-      return 'USER____' + this.statusoid.user.screen_name
-        .replace(/\./g,'_')
-        .replace(/\@/g,'_AT_')
+      const user = this.retweet ? (this.statusoid.retweeted_status.user) : this.statusoid.user
+      return this.highlightClass(user)
+    },
+    repeaterStyle () {
+      const user = this.statusoid.user
+      return this.highlightStyle(user)
+    },
+    userStyle () {
+      const user = this.retweet ? (this.statusoid.retweeted_status.user) : this.statusoid.user
+      return this.highlightStyle(user)
     },
     hideAttachments () {
       return (this.$store.state.config.hideAttachments && !this.inConversation) ||
@@ -172,6 +182,28 @@ const Status = {
     },
     replyLeave () {
       this.showPreview = false
+    },
+    highlightStyle (user) {
+      const color = this.$store.state.config.highlight[user.screen_name]
+      if (!color) return
+      const rgb = hex2rgb(color)
+      const tintColor = `rgba(${Math.floor(rgb.r)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.g)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.b)}, .1)`
+      const tintColor2 = `rgba(${Math.floor(rgb.r)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.g)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.b)}, .2)`
+      return {
+        backgroundImage: [
+          'repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg,',
+          tintColor, ',',
+          tintColor, '20px,',
+          tintColor2, '20px,',
+          tintColor2, '40px',
+        ].join(' '),
+        backgroundPosition: '0 0'
+      }
+    },
+    highlightClass (user) {
+      return 'USER____' + user.screen_name
+        .replace(/\./g,'_')
+        .replace(/\@/g,'_AT_')
     }
   },
   watch: {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index be4b9f18..97b6d39f 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       </div>
     </template>
     <template v-else>
-      <div v-if="retweet && !noHeading" :class="[userClass]" class="media container retweet-info">
+      <div v-if="retweet && !noHeading" :class="[repeaterClass, { highlighted: repeaterStyle }]" :style="[repeaterStyle]" class="media container retweet-info">
         <StillImage v-if="retweet" class='avatar' :src="statusoid.user.profile_image_url_original"/>
         <div class="media-body faint">
           <a :href="statusoid.user.statusnet_profile_url" style="font-weight: bold;" :title="'@'+statusoid.user.screen_name">{{retweeter}}</a>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div :class="[userClass]" class="media status">
+      <div :class="[userClass, { highlighted: userStyle, 'is-retweet': retweet }]" :style="[ userStyle ]" class="media status">
         <div v-if="!noHeading" class="media-left">
           <a :href="status.user.statusnet_profile_url" @click.stop.prevent.capture="toggleUserExpanded">
             <StillImage class='avatar' :class="{'avatar-compact': compact}"  :src="status.user.profile_image_url_original"/>
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 
   .retweet-info {
     padding: 0.4em 0.6em 0 0.6em;
-    margin: 0 0 -0.5em 0;
+    margin: 0;
     .avatar {
       border-radius: $fallback--avatarAltRadius;
       border-radius: var(--avatarAltRadius, $fallback--avatarAltRadius);
@@ -427,6 +427,9 @@
 .status {
   display: flex;
   padding: 0.6em;
+  &.is-retweet {
+    padding-top: 0.1em;
+  }
 }
 
 .status-conversation:last-child {
diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
index 4d4266cb..7e0ea0da 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.js
@@ -3,17 +3,22 @@ import { hex2rgb } from '../../services/color_convert/color_convert.js'
 
 export default {
   props: [ 'user', 'switcher', 'selected', 'hideBio' ],
+  data() {
+    return {
+      userHighlightLocal: ''
+    }
+  },
+  mounted () {
+    const config = this.$store.state.config
+    config.highlight = config.highlight || {}
+    this.userHighlightLocal = config.highlight[this.user.screen_name]
+  },
   computed: {
     headingStyle () {
       const color = this.$store.state.config.colors.bg
       if (color) {
         const rgb = hex2rgb(color)
         const tintColor = `rgba(${Math.floor(rgb.r)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.g)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.b)}, .5)`
-        console.log(rgb)
-        console.log([
-          `url(${this.user.cover_photo})`,
-          `linear-gradient(to bottom, ${tintColor}, ${tintColor})`
-        ].join(', '))
         return {
           backgroundColor: `rgb(${Math.floor(rgb.r * 0.53)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.g * 0.56)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.b * 0.59)})`,
           backgroundImage: [
@@ -37,6 +42,33 @@ export default {
     dailyAvg () {
       const days = Math.ceil((new Date() - new Date(this.user.created_at)) / (60 * 60 * 24 * 1000))
       return Math.round(this.user.statuses_count / days)
+    },
+    userHighlightEnabled: {
+      get () {
+        return this.userHighlightLocal
+      },
+      set (value) {
+        const config = this.$store.state.config
+        config.highlight = config.highlight || {}
+        if (value) {
+          this.userHighlightLocal = config.highlight[this.user.screen_name] = '#FFFFFF'
+        } else {
+          this.userHighlightLocal = undefined
+          delete config.highlight[this.user.screen_name]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    userHighlightColor: {
+      get () {
+        const config = this.$store.state.config
+        config.highlight = config.highlight || {}
+        return config.highlight[this.user.screen_name]
+      },
+      set (value) {
+        const config = this.$store.state.config
+        config.highlight = config.highlight || {}
+        config.highlight[this.user.screen_name] = value
+      }
     }
   },
   components: {
diff --git a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
index 09e91271..7d48870b 100644
--- a/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
+++ b/src/components/user_card_content/user_card_content.vue
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@
         <router-link to='/user-settings' style="float: right; margin-top:16px;" v-if="!isOtherUser">
           <i class="icon-cog usersettings"></i>
         </router-link>
-        <a :href="user.statusnet_profile_url" target="_blank" style="float: right; margin-top:16px;" v-if="isOtherUser">
+        <a :href="user.statusnet_profile_url" target="_blank" class="floater" v-if="isOtherUser">
           <i class="icon-link-ext usersettings"></i>
         </a>
+        <div class="floater" v-if="switcher || isOtherUser">
+          <input type="checkbox" id="userHighlightCheck" v-model="userHighlightEnabled">
+          <label :title="$t('settings.highlight')" for="userHighlightCheck"></label>
+          <input type="color" id="userHighlightColor" v-if="userHighlightLocal" v-model="userHighlightColor"/>
+        </div>
         <div class='container'>
           <router-link :to="{ name: 'user-profile', params: { id: user.id } }">
             <StillImage class="avatar" :src="user.profile_image_url_original"/>
@@ -278,4 +283,8 @@
   font-size: 0.7em;
   color: #CCC;
 }
+.floater {
+  float: right;
+  margin-top: 16px;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index bacd7f6d..37a187c7 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ const persistedStateOptions = {
     'config.streaming',
     'config.muteWords',
     'config.customTheme',
+    'config.highlight',
     'users.lastLoginName'
   ]
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/users.js b/src/modules/users.js
index 8303ecc1..740ffdf6 100644
--- a/src/modules/users.js
+++ b/src/modules/users.js
@@ -42,6 +42,14 @@ export const mutations = {
   },
   setUserForStatus (state, status) {
     status.user = state.usersObject[status.user.id]
+  },
+  setHighlighted (state, { user: {id}, color }) {
+    const user = state.usersObject[id]
+    set(user, 'color', color)
+  },
+  setColor (state, { user: {id}, highlighted }) {
+    const user = state.usersObject[id]
+    set(user, 'highlight', highlighted)
   }
 }