diff --git a/gertty/palette.py b/gertty/palette.py
index 286ae39..7a4ab11 100644
--- a/gertty/palette.py
+++ b/gertty/palette.py
@@ -60,13 +60,16 @@ DEFAULT_PALETTE={
     'focused-revision-comments': ['default,standout', ''],
     'focused-revision-drafts': ['dark red,standout', ''],
     'change-message-name': ['yellow', ''],
+    'change-message-own-name': ['light cyan', ''],
     'change-message-header': ['brown', ''],
+    'change-message-own-header': ['dark cyan', ''],
     'change-message-draft': ['dark red', ''],
     'revision-button': ['dark magenta', ''],
     'focused-revision-button': ['light magenta', ''],
     'lines-added': ['light green', ''],
     'lines-removed': ['light red', ''],
     'reviewer-name': ['yellow', ''],
+    'reviewer-own-name': ['light cyan', ''],
     # project list
     'unreviewed-project': ['white', ''],
     'subscribed-project': ['default', ''],
@@ -97,8 +100,11 @@ LIGHT_PALETTE = {
     'change-data': ['dark blue,bold', ''],
     'focused-change-data': ['dark blue,standout', ''],
     'reviewer-name': ['brown', ''],
+    'reviewer-own-name': ['dark blue,bold', ''],
     'change-message-name': ['brown', ''],
+    'change-message-own-name': ['dark blue,bold', ''],
     'change-message-header': ['black', ''],
+    'change-message-own-header': ['black,bold', ''],
     'focused-link': ['dark blue,bold', ''],
     'filename': ['dark cyan', ''],
     }
diff --git a/gertty/view/change.py b/gertty/view/change.py
index 48828ab..30e0876 100644
--- a/gertty/view/change.py
+++ b/gertty/view/change.py
@@ -347,9 +347,15 @@ class ChangeMessageBox(mywid.HyperText):
         if message.draft:
             lines.insert(0, '')
             lines.insert(0, 'Patch Set %s:' % (message.revision.number,))
-        text = [('change-message-name', message.author_name),
-                ('change-message-header', ': '+lines.pop(0)),
-                ('change-message-header',
+        if message.author.username == self.app.config.username:
+            name_style = 'change-message-own-name'
+            header_style = 'change-message-own-header'
+        else:
+            name_style = 'change-message-name'
+            header_style = 'change-message-header'
+        text = [(name_style, message.author_name),
+                (header_style, ': '+lines.pop(0)),
+                (header_style,
                  created.strftime(' (%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z)'))]
         if message.draft and not message.pending:
             text.append(('change-message-draft', ' (draft)'))
@@ -588,7 +594,11 @@ class ChangeView(urwid.WidgetWrap):
                 if not approvals:
                     approvals = {}
                     row = []
-                    row.append(urwid.Text(('reviewer-name', approval.reviewer.name)))
+                    if approval.reviewer.username == self.app.config.username:
+                        style = 'reviewer-own-name'
+                    else:
+                        style = 'reviewer-name'
+                    row.append(urwid.Text((style, approval.reviewer.name)))
                     for i, category in enumerate(categories):
                         w = urwid.Text(u'', align=urwid.CENTER)
                         approvals[category] = w