diff --git a/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/message/message.cljs b/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/message/message.cljs
index f13d2c9f42..e9b974bc6c 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/message/message.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/message/message.cljs
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
        from
        contact-name
        current-public-key
-       (partial style/quoted-message-author outgoing)]]
+       (partial style/quoted-message-author outgoing)
+       outgoing]]
      (if (and image
               ;; Disabling images for public-chats
               (not public?))
diff --git a/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/utils.cljs b/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/utils.cljs
index ef636c9ef3..d07c2c4268 100644
--- a/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/utils.cljs
+++ b/src/status_im/ui/screens/chat/utils.cljs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
                             :font-weight "400"}}
         first-name]))))
 
-(defn format-reply-author [from username current-public-key style]
+(defn format-reply-author [from username current-public-key style outgoing]
   (let [contact-name (str reply-symbol username)]
     (or (and (= from current-public-key)
              [react/text {:style (style true)}
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@
                                                   :line-height 18
                                                   :font-weight "500"})}
              (or (stateofus/username trimmed-name) trimmed-name)])
-          [react/text {:style (merge {:color       colors/gray
+          [react/text {:style (merge {:color       (if outgoing
+                                                     colors/white-transparent-70-persist
+                                                     colors/gray)
                                       :font-size   12
                                       :line-height 18
                                       :font-weight "400"})}