diff --git a/application/views/UserItem.cpp b/application/views/UserItem.cpp
index 2787a29..1c9427e 100644
--- a/application/views/UserItem.cpp
+++ b/application/views/UserItem.cpp
@@ -5,22 +5,33 @@
 
 #include "UserItem.h"
 
+#include <InterfaceDefs.h>
+#include <View.h>
+
+#include "CayaConstants.h"
 #include "NotifyMessage.h"
 #include "User.h"
 
 
-UserItem::UserItem(const char* name, User* user)
+UserItem::UserItem(const char* name, User* user, int32 status)
 	:
 	BStringItem(name),
-	fUser(user)
+	fUser(user),
+	fTextColor(ui_color(B_LIST_ITEM_TEXT_COLOR))
 {
+	_UpdateColor(status);
 }
 
 
-User*
-UserItem::GetUser()
+void
+UserItem::DrawItem(BView* owner, BRect frame, bool complete)
 {
-	return fUser;
+	rgb_color highColor = owner->HighColor();
+	owner->SetHighColor(fTextColor);
+
+	BStringItem::DrawItem(owner, frame, complete);
+
+	owner->SetHighColor(highColor);
 }
 
 
@@ -35,3 +46,74 @@ UserItem::ObserveString(int32 what, BString str)
 }
 
 
+void
+UserItem::ObserveInteger(int32 what, int32 value)
+{
+	switch (what) {
+		case INT_CONTACT_STATUS:
+		{
+			_UpdateColor(value);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
+User*
+UserItem::GetUser()
+{
+	return fUser;
+}
+
+
+void
+UserItem::_UpdateColor(int32 status)
+{
+	switch (status)
+	{
+		case CAYA_AWAY:
+			fTextColor = _TintColor(ui_color(B_LIST_ITEM_TEXT_COLOR), 1);
+			break;
+		case CAYA_INVISIBLE:
+		case CAYA_DO_NOT_DISTURB:
+			fTextColor = _TintColor(ui_color(B_LIST_ITEM_TEXT_COLOR), 2);
+			break;
+		case CAYA_OFFLINE:
+			fTextColor = _TintColor(ui_color(B_LIST_ITEM_TEXT_COLOR), 3);
+			break;
+		default:
+			fTextColor = ui_color(B_LIST_ITEM_TEXT_COLOR);
+	}
+}
+
+
+rgb_color
+UserItem::_TintColor(rgb_color color, int severity)
+{
+	bool dark = false;
+	if (color.Brightness() < 127)
+		dark = true;
+
+	switch (severity)
+	{
+		case 0:
+			return color;
+		case 1:
+			if (dark == true)
+				return tint_color(color, B_LIGHTEN_1_TINT + 0.2f);
+			else
+				return tint_color(color, B_DARKEN_1_TINT);
+		case 2:
+			if (dark == true)
+				return tint_color(color, B_LIGHTEN_1_TINT);
+			else
+				return tint_color(color, B_DARKEN_2_TINT);
+		case 3:
+			if (dark == true)
+				return tint_color(color, B_LIGHTEN_2_TINT + 0.1f);
+			else
+				return tint_color(color, B_DARKEN_3_TINT);
+	}
+}
+
+
diff --git a/application/views/UserItem.h b/application/views/UserItem.h
index 8848968..e50fac9 100644
--- a/application/views/UserItem.h
+++ b/application/views/UserItem.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef USERITEM_H
 #define USERITEM_H
 
+#include <GraphicsDefs.h>
 #include <StringItem.h>
 
 #include "Observer.h"
@@ -14,14 +15,21 @@ class User;
 
 class UserItem : public BStringItem, public Observer {
 public:
-	UserItem(const char* name, User* user);
+	UserItem(const char* name, User* user, int32 status);
+
+	void DrawItem(BView* owner, BRect frame, bool complete);
+
+	void ObserveString(int32 what, BString str);
+	void ObserveInteger(int32 what, int32 value);
 
 	User* GetUser();
 
 protected:
-	void ObserveString(int32 what, BString str);
+	void _UpdateColor(int32 status);
+	rgb_color _TintColor(rgb_color color, int severity);
 
 private:
+	rgb_color fTextColor;
 	User* fUser;
 };