diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8b602b1c6..41af9f894 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 - Minor: Fixed `/streamlink` command not stripping leading @'s or #'s (#3215)
 - Minor: Strip leading @ and trailing , from username in `/popout` command. (#3217)
 - Minor: Added `flags.reward_message` filter variable (#3231)
+- Minor: Added highlights for first messages (#3267)
 - Bugfix: Fixed colored usernames sometimes not working. (#3170)
 - Bugfix: Restored ability to send duplicate `/me` messages. (#3166)
 - Bugfix: Notifications for moderators about other moderators deleting messages can now be disabled. (#3121)
diff --git a/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightModel.cpp b/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightModel.cpp
index c24616665..aae88e502 100644
--- a/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightModel.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightModel.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,29 @@ void HighlightModel::afterInit()
     setColorItem(redeemedRow[Column::Color], *RedeemedColor, false);
 
     this->insertCustomRow(redeemedRow, 3);
+
+    std::vector<QStandardItem *> firstMessageRow = this->createRow();
+    setBoolItem(firstMessageRow[Column::Pattern],
+                getSettings()->enableFirstMessageHighlight.getValue(), true,
+                false);
+    firstMessageRow[Column::Pattern]->setData("First Messages",
+                                              Qt::DisplayRole);
+    firstMessageRow[Column::ShowInMentions]->setFlags({});
+    firstMessageRow[Column::FlashTaskbar]->setFlags({});
+    firstMessageRow[Column::PlaySound]->setFlags({});
+    firstMessageRow[Column::UseRegex]->setFlags({});
+    firstMessageRow[Column::CaseSensitive]->setFlags({});
+
+    QUrl FirstMessageSound =
+        QUrl(getSettings()->firstMessageHighlightSoundUrl.getValue());
+    setFilePathItem(firstMessageRow[Column::SoundPath], FirstMessageSound,
+                    false);
+
+    auto FirstMessageColor =
+        ColorProvider::instance().color(ColorType::FirstMessageHighlight);
+    setColorItem(firstMessageRow[Column::Color], *FirstMessageColor, false);
+
+    this->insertCustomRow(firstMessageRow, 4);
 }
 
 void HighlightModel::customRowSetData(const std::vector<QStandardItem *> &row,
@@ -304,6 +327,14 @@ void HighlightModel::customRowSetData(const std::vector<QStandardItem *> &row,
                         .updateColor(ColorType::RedeemedHighlight,
                                      QColor(colorName));
                 }
+                else if (rowIndex == 4)
+                {
+                    getSettings()->firstMessageHighlightColor.setValue(
+                        colorName);
+                    const_cast<ColorProvider &>(ColorProvider::instance())
+                        .updateColor(ColorType::FirstMessageHighlight,
+                                     QColor(colorName));
+                }
             }
         }
         break;
diff --git a/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightPhrase.cpp b/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightPhrase.cpp
index 635904131..ab8436c31 100644
--- a/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightPhrase.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightPhrase.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace {
 QColor HighlightPhrase::FALLBACK_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR = QColor(127, 63, 73, 127);
 QColor HighlightPhrase::FALLBACK_REDEEMED_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR =
     QColor(28, 126, 141, 60);
+QColor HighlightPhrase::FALLBACK_FIRST_MESSAGE_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR =
+    QColor(72, 127, 63, 60);
 QColor HighlightPhrase::FALLBACK_SUB_COLOR = QColor(196, 102, 255, 100);
 
 bool HighlightPhrase::operator==(const HighlightPhrase &other) const
diff --git a/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightPhrase.hpp b/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightPhrase.hpp
index 496da667b..41ab8b682 100644
--- a/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightPhrase.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/highlights/HighlightPhrase.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public:
     static QColor FALLBACK_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR;
     static QColor FALLBACK_REDEEMED_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR;
     static QColor FALLBACK_SUB_COLOR;
+    static QColor FALLBACK_FIRST_MESSAGE_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR;
 
 private:
     QString pattern_;
diff --git a/src/messages/Message.cpp b/src/messages/Message.cpp
index b6708aca2..7f3129050 100644
--- a/src/messages/Message.cpp
+++ b/src/messages/Message.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ SBHighlight Message::getScrollBarHighlight() const
             ColorProvider::instance().color(ColorType::RedeemedHighlight),
             SBHighlight::Default, true);
     }
+    else if (this->flags.has(MessageFlag::FirstMessage))
+    {
+        return SBHighlight(
+            ColorProvider::instance().color(ColorType::FirstMessageHighlight),
+            SBHighlight::Default, true);
+    }
     return SBHighlight();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/messages/Message.hpp b/src/messages/Message.hpp
index b91313545..9321b570b 100644
--- a/src/messages/Message.hpp
+++ b/src/messages/Message.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ enum class MessageFlag : uint32_t {
     RedeemedHighlight = (1 << 20),
     RedeemedChannelPointReward = (1 << 21),
     ShowInMentions = (1 << 22),
+    FirstMessage = (1 << 23),
 };
 using MessageFlags = FlagsEnum<MessageFlag>;
 
diff --git a/src/messages/layouts/MessageLayout.cpp b/src/messages/layouts/MessageLayout.cpp
index b59b12ce7..1135556e0 100644
--- a/src/messages/layouts/MessageLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/messages/layouts/MessageLayout.cpp
@@ -293,9 +293,16 @@ void MessageLayout::updateBuffer(QPixmap *buffer, int /*messageIndex*/,
         }
     }();
 
-    if ((this->message_->flags.has(MessageFlag::Highlighted) ||
-         this->message_->flags.has(MessageFlag::HighlightedWhisper)) &&
-        !this->flags.has(MessageLayoutFlag::IgnoreHighlights))
+    if (this->message_->flags.has(MessageFlag::FirstMessage) &&
+        getSettings()->enableFirstMessageHighlight.getValue())
+    {
+        backgroundColor = blendColors(
+            backgroundColor,
+            *ColorProvider::instance().color(ColorType::FirstMessageHighlight));
+    }
+    else if ((this->message_->flags.has(MessageFlag::Highlighted) ||
+              this->message_->flags.has(MessageFlag::HighlightedWhisper)) &&
+             !this->flags.has(MessageLayoutFlag::IgnoreHighlights))
     {
         // Blend highlight color with usual background color
         backgroundColor =
diff --git a/src/providers/colors/ColorProvider.cpp b/src/providers/colors/ColorProvider.cpp
index b29488ef3..350db3536 100644
--- a/src/providers/colors/ColorProvider.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/colors/ColorProvider.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,20 @@ void ColorProvider::initTypeColorMap()
              std::make_shared<QColor>(
                  HighlightPhrase::FALLBACK_REDEEMED_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR)});
     }
+
+    customColor = getSettings()->firstMessageHighlightColor;
+    if (QColor(customColor).isValid())
+    {
+        this->typeColorMap_.insert({ColorType::FirstMessageHighlight,
+                                    std::make_shared<QColor>(customColor)});
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        this->typeColorMap_.insert(
+            {ColorType::FirstMessageHighlight,
+             std::make_shared<QColor>(
+                 HighlightPhrase::FALLBACK_FIRST_MESSAGE_HIGHLIGHT_COLOR)});
+    }
 }
 
 void ColorProvider::initDefaultColors()
diff --git a/src/providers/colors/ColorProvider.hpp b/src/providers/colors/ColorProvider.hpp
index 5d2d50128..4540caaf3 100644
--- a/src/providers/colors/ColorProvider.hpp
+++ b/src/providers/colors/ColorProvider.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ enum class ColorType {
     SelfHighlight,
     Subscription,
     Whisper,
-    RedeemedHighlight
+    RedeemedHighlight,
+    FirstMessageHighlight,
 };
 
 class ColorProvider
diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
index 42fd676ae..1c594ceb0 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ MessagePtr TwitchMessageBuilder::build()
         this->message().flags.set(MessageFlag::RedeemedHighlight);
     }
 
+    if (this->tags.contains("first-msg") &&
+        this->tags["first-msg"].toString() == "1")
+    {
+        this->message().flags.set(MessageFlag::FirstMessage);
+    }
+
     // timestamp
     this->emplace<TimestampElement>(
         calculateMessageTimestamp(this->ircMessage));
diff --git a/src/singletons/Settings.hpp b/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
index 73c603453..1d967a9d8 100644
--- a/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
+++ b/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
@@ -273,6 +273,13 @@ public:
     QStringSetting redeemedHighlightColor = {
         "/highlighting/redeemedHighlightColor", ""};
 
+    BoolSetting enableFirstMessageHighlight = {
+        "/highlighting/firstMessageHighlight/highlighted", true};
+    QStringSetting firstMessageHighlightSoundUrl = {
+        "/highlighting/firstMessageHighlightSoundUrl", ""};
+    QStringSetting firstMessageHighlightColor = {
+        "/highlighting/firstMessageHighlightColor", ""};
+
     BoolSetting enableSubHighlight = {
         "/highlighting/subHighlight/subsHighlighted", true};
     BoolSetting enableSubHighlightSound = {
diff --git a/src/widgets/Window.cpp b/src/widgets/Window.cpp
index dea06c69c..7233e735a 100644
--- a/src/widgets/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/Window.cpp
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ void Window::addDebugStuff()
     miscMessages.emplace_back(R"(@badges=;color=#00AD2B;display-name=Iamme420\s;emotes=;id=d47a1e4b-a3c6-4b9e-9bf1-51b8f3dbc76e;mod=0;room-id=11148817;subscriber=0;tmi-sent-ts=1529670347537;turbo=0;user-id=56422869;user-type= :iamme420!iamme420@iamme420.tmi.twitch.tv PRIVMSG #pajlada :offline chat gachiBASS)");
     miscMessages.emplace_back(R"(@badge-info=founder/47;badges=moderator/1,founder/0,premium/1;color=#00FF80;display-name=gempir;emotes=;flags=;id=d4514490-202e-43cb-b429-ef01a9d9c2fe;mod=1;room-id=11148817;subscriber=0;tmi-sent-ts=1575198233854;turbo=0;user-id=77829817;user-type=mod :gempir!gempir@gempir.tmi.twitch.tv PRIVMSG #pajlada :offline chat gachiBASS)");
 
+    // "first time chat" message
+    miscMessages.emplace_back(R"(@badge-info=;badges=glhf-pledge/1;client-nonce=5d2627b0cbe56fa05faf5420def4807d;color=#1E90FF;display-name=oldcoeur;emote-only=1;emotes=84608:0-7;first-msg=1;flags=;id=7412fea4-8683-4cc9-a506-4228127a5c2d;mod=0;room-id=11148817;subscriber=0;tmi-sent-ts=1623429859222;turbo=0;user-id=139147886;user-type= :oldcoeur!oldcoeur@oldcoeur.tmi.twitch.tv PRIVMSG #pajlada :cmonBruh)");
+
     // various link tests
     linkMessages.emplace_back(R"(@badge-info=subscriber/48;badges=broadcaster/1,subscriber/36,partner/1;color=#CC44FF;display-name=pajlada;emotes=;flags=;id=3c23cf3c-0864-4699-a76b-089350141147;mod=0;room-id=11148817;subscriber=1;tmi-sent-ts=1577628844607;turbo=0;user-id=11148817;user-type= :pajlada!pajlada@pajlada.tmi.twitch.tv PRIVMSG #pajlada : Links that should pass: )" + getValidLinks().join(' '));
     linkMessages.emplace_back(R"(@badge-info=subscriber/48;badges=broadcaster/1,subscriber/36,partner/1;color=#CC44FF;display-name=pajlada;emotes=;flags=;id=3c23cf3c-0864-4699-a76b-089350141147;mod=0;room-id=11148817;subscriber=1;tmi-sent-ts=1577628844607;turbo=0;user-id=11148817;user-type= :pajlada!pajlada@pajlada.tmi.twitch.tv PRIVMSG #pajlada : Links that should NOT pass: )" + getInvalidLinks().join(' '));