diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a1431df1..34c63cdb4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 - Bugfix: Truncated IRC messages to be at most 512 bytes. (#5246)
 - Bugfix: Fixed a data race when disconnecting from Twitch PubSub. (#4771)
 - Bugfix: Fixed messages not immediately disappearing when clearing the chat. (#5282)
+- Bugfix: Fixed highlights triggering for ignored users in announcements. (#5295)
 - Dev: Run miniaudio in a separate thread, and simplify it to not manage the device ourselves. There's a chance the simplification is a bad idea. (#4978)
 - Dev: Change clang-format from v14 to v16. (#4929)
 - Dev: Fixed UTF16 encoding of `modes` file for the installer. (#4791)
diff --git a/src/messages/SharedMessageBuilder.cpp b/src/messages/SharedMessageBuilder.cpp
index 87a3ae9b4..98ec30473 100644
--- a/src/messages/SharedMessageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/messages/SharedMessageBuilder.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void SharedMessageBuilder::parseUsername()
 
 void SharedMessageBuilder::parseHighlights()
 {
-    if (getSettings()->isBlacklistedUser(this->ircMessage->nick()))
+    if (getSettings()->isBlacklistedUser(this->message().loginName))
     {
         // Do nothing. We ignore highlights from this user.
         return;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void SharedMessageBuilder::parseHighlights()
 
     auto badges = SharedMessageBuilder::parseBadgeTag(this->tags);
     auto [highlighted, highlightResult] = getIApp()->getHighlights()->check(
-        this->args, badges, this->ircMessage->nick(), this->originalMessage_,
+        this->args, badges, this->message().loginName, this->originalMessage_,
         this->message().flags);
 
     if (!highlighted)