diff --git a/www/assets/css/ytsync.css b/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
index 9846e2b8..c303e9b3 100644
--- a/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
+++ b/www/assets/css/ytsync.css
@@ -95,3 +95,7 @@
 .option button {
     margin-right: 15px;
 }
+
+.nick-highlight {
+    background-color: #ddffdd;
+}
diff --git a/www/assets/js/functions.js b/www/assets/js/functions.js
index 568208ed..924ca1c8 100644
--- a/www/assets/js/functions.js
+++ b/www/assets/js/functions.js
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ function addUserDropdown(entry, name) {
 
 function formatChatMessage(data) {
     var div = document.createElement('div');
+    if(data.msg.indexOf(uname) != -1)
+        $(div).addClass('nick-highlight');
     if(data.msgclass == "action") {
         var message = document.createElement('span');
         $(message).addClass('action');