diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 87ef90d884..f33293f499 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ const Status = {
     muteWords () {
       return this.$store.state.config.muteWords
     },
+    userClass () {
+      console.log(this.statusoid.user)
+      console.log(this.statusoid.user.screen_name)
+      return 'USER____' + this.statusoid.user.screen_name
+        .replace(/\./g,'_')
+        .replace(/\@/g,'_AT_')
+    },
     hideAttachments () {
       return (this.$store.state.config.hideAttachments && !this.inConversation) ||
         (this.$store.state.config.hideAttachmentsInConv && this.inConversation)
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index f88c810d1e..be4b9f1857 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="media container retweet-info">
+      <div v-if="retweet && !noHeading" :class="[userClass]" 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="media status">
+      <div :class="[userClass]" 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"/>