diff --git a/gertty/palette.py b/gertty/palette.py
index 71a7641..7e32c09 100644
--- a/gertty/palette.py
+++ b/gertty/palette.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ DEFAULT_PALETTE={
     'check-SCHEDULED': ['dark magenta', '', ''],
     'check-RUNNING': ['dark magenta', ''],
     'check-NOT_RELEVANT': ['dark gray', ''],
+    'state-wip': ['yellow', ''],
     # project list
     'unreviewed-project': ['white', ''],
     'subscribed-project': ['default', ''],
diff --git a/gertty/view/change.py b/gertty/view/change.py
index 69e8ede..c2d3009 100644
--- a/gertty/view/change.py
+++ b/gertty/view/change.py
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ class ChangeView(urwid.WidgetWrap):
             self.hashtags_label.set_text(('change-data', hashtag_buttons or u''))
             self.created_label.set_text(('change-data', str(self.app.time(change.created))))
             self.updated_label.set_text(('change-data', str(self.app.time(change.updated))))
-            stat = change.wip and 'WIP' or change.status
+            stat = change.wip and ('state-wip', 'WIP') or change.status
             self.status_label.set_text(('change-data', stat))
             self.permalink_url = urlparse.urljoin(self.app.config.url, str(change.number))
             self.permalink_label.text.set_text(('change-data', self.permalink_url))