diff --git a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/private_message.py b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/private_message.py
index f9951016bc6f9077ee8ac0446aa09204c9e82e47..9563fc0203b06050e7a6cf0c7b8e033a9ca87aa1 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/private_message.py
+++ b/briar-gtk/briar_gtk/widgets/private_message.py
@@ -22,10 +22,13 @@ class PrivateMessageWidget(Gtk.ListBoxRow):
         self.set_margin_top(12)
 
         username = contact_name
+        username_style_class = "username"
         if message["local"]:
             username = _("Myself")
+            username_style_class = "username-self"
 
-        username_info = PrivateMessageWidget._create_username_info(username)
+        username_info = PrivateMessageWidget._create_username_info(
+            username, username_style_class)
         date_info = PrivateMessageWidget._create_date_info(
             message["timestamp"] / 1000)
         info = PrivateMessageWidget._create_info(username_info, date_info)
@@ -44,11 +47,11 @@ class PrivateMessageWidget(Gtk.ListBoxRow):
         self.show_all()
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _create_username_info(username):
+    def _create_username_info(username, username_style_class):
         username_label = Gtk.Label.new(username)
         username_label.set_justify(Gtk.Justification.LEFT)
         username_label.set_halign(Gtk.Align.START)
-        username_label.get_style_context().add_class("username")
+        username_label.get_style_context().add_class(username_style_class)
 
         username_event_box = Gtk.EventBox()
         username_event_box.add(username_label)
diff --git a/briar-gtk/data/ui/application.css b/briar-gtk/data/ui/application.css
index bbcfcb6761d84a83c9371368768c31f3c1ebb65d..fc3c7b361ad6da4f386d918286d0fd09a34eece7 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/data/ui/application.css
+++ b/briar-gtk/data/ui/application.css
@@ -61,12 +61,18 @@
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
 
+row .username-self {
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-size: small;
+  color: @theme_selected_bg_color;
+}
+
 row .username {
   font-weight: bold;
   font-size: small;
+  color: #74B816;
 }
 
-row .username,
 row.msg-emote,
 .divider {
   color: @theme_selected_bg_color;