diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
index 34d6cb8a9..95233084e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
@@ -651,13 +651,13 @@ void ChannelView::messageAppended(MessagePtr &message,
         if (messageFlags->has(MessageFlag::Highlighted) &&
             !messageFlags->has(MessageFlag::Subscription))
         {
-            this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::Highlighted);
-            this->tabHighlightColorRequested.invoke(message->highlightColor);
+            this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::Highlighted,
+                                               message->highlightColor);
         }
         else
         {
-            this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::NewMessage);
-            this->tabHighlightColorRequested.invoke(nullptr);
+            this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::NewMessage,
+                                               nullptr);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
index 9f6bf64b5..70f9264cf 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ public:
 
     pajlada::Signals::Signal<QMouseEvent *> mouseDown;
     pajlada::Signals::NoArgSignal selectionChanged;
-    pajlada::Signals::Signal<HighlightState> tabHighlightRequested;
-    pajlada::Signals::Signal<std::shared_ptr<QColor>>
-        tabHighlightColorRequested;
+    pajlada::Signals::Signal<HighlightState, std::shared_ptr<QColor>>
+        tabHighlightRequested;
     pajlada::Signals::NoArgSignal liveStatusChanged;
     pajlada::Signals::Signal<const Link &> linkClicked;
     pajlada::Signals::Signal<QString> joinToChannel;
diff --git a/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp b/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp
index c14143dcb..5cc218eac 100644
--- a/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp
@@ -200,17 +200,15 @@ void SplitContainer::addSplit(Split *split)
     this->refreshTab();
 
     split->getChannelView().tabHighlightRequested.connect(
-        [this](HighlightState state) {
+        [this](HighlightState state, std::shared_ptr<QColor> color) {
             if (this->tab_ != nullptr)
             {
                 this->tab_->setHighlightState(state);
             }
-        });
-
-    split->getChannelView().tabHighlightColorRequested.connect(
-        [this](std::shared_ptr<QColor> color) {
             if (color != nullptr)
+            {
                 this->tab_->setHighlightColor(color);
+            }
         });
 
     split->getChannelView().liveStatusChanged.connect([this]() {
@@ -271,8 +269,6 @@ SplitContainer::Position SplitContainer::releaseSplit(Split *split)
 
     split->getChannelView().tabHighlightRequested.disconnectAll();
 
-    split->getChannelView().tabHighlightColorRequested.disconnectAll();
-
     return position;
 }