diff --git a/src/messages/layouts/MessageLayout.cpp b/src/messages/layouts/MessageLayout.cpp
index 06af7c790..79523ddcf 100644
--- a/src/messages/layouts/MessageLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/messages/layouts/MessageLayout.cpp
@@ -200,9 +200,13 @@ void MessageLayout::paint(QPainter &painter, int width, int y, int messageIndex,
                          app->themes->messages.disabled);
         //        painter.fillRect(0, y, pixmap->width(), pixmap->height(),
         //                         QBrush(QColor(64, 64, 64, 64)));
-        painter.fillRect(0, y, pixmap->width(), pixmap->height(),
-                         QBrush(QColor(255, 0, 0, 63), Qt::BDiagPattern));
-        //                         app->themes->messages.disabled);
+
+        if (getSettings()->redDisabledMessages)
+        {
+            painter.fillRect(0, y, pixmap->width(), pixmap->height(),
+                             QBrush(QColor(255, 0, 0, 63), Qt::BDiagPattern));
+            //                         app->themes->messages.disabled);
+        }
     }
 
     // draw selection
diff --git a/src/singletons/Settings.hpp b/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
index ed429bb64..7318b8375 100644
--- a/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
+++ b/src/singletons/Settings.hpp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
     BoolSetting headerUptime = {"/appearance/splitheader/showUptime", false};
     FloatSetting customThemeMultiplier = {"/appearance/customThemeMultiplier",
                                           -0.5f};
+    BoolSetting redDisabledMessages = {"/appearance/redStripes", true};
     // BoolSetting useCustomWindowFrame = {"/appearance/useCustomWindowFrame",
     // false};
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp b/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp
index f02d750b8..d1451cb5b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/settingspages/GeneralPage.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ void GeneralPage::initLayout(SettingsLayout &layout)
     layout.addTitle2("Misc");
     layout.addCheckbox("Show twitch whispers inline", s.inlineWhispers);
     layout.addCheckbox("Grey out historic messages", s.greyOutHistoricMessages);
+    layout.addCheckbox("Emphasize deleted messages", s.redDisabledMessages);
 
     /*
     layout.addTitle2("Cache");