diff --git a/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/bisq.css b/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/bisq.css
index 0e1326e9641..afdd6070a58 100644
--- a/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/bisq.css
+++ b/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/bisq.css
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ bg color of non edit textFields: fafafa
     -fx-text-fill: -bs-green;
 }
 
-.highlight {
+.highlight, .highlight-static {
     -fx-text-fill: -fx-accent;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/disputes/trader/TraderDisputeView.java b/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/disputes/trader/TraderDisputeView.java
index e1fe30096ea..07d46e3bca7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/disputes/trader/TraderDisputeView.java
+++ b/src/main/java/bisq/desktop/main/disputes/trader/TraderDisputeView.java
@@ -797,13 +797,19 @@ public void updateItem(final DisputeCommunicationMessage item, boolean empty) {
                                 arrow.setVisible(!item.isSystemMessage());
                                 arrow.setManaged(!item.isSystemMessage());
                                 statusIcon.setVisible(false);
+
+                                headerLabel.getStyleClass().removeAll("message-header", "success-text",
+                                        "highlight-static");
+                                messageLabel.getStyleClass().removeAll("my-message", "message");
+                                copyIcon.getStyleClass().removeAll("my-message", "message");
+
                                 if (item.isSystemMessage()) {
                                     headerLabel.getStyleClass().addAll("message-header", "success-text");
                                     bg.setId("message-bubble-green");
                                     messageLabel.getStyleClass().add("my-message");
                                     copyIcon.getStyleClass().add("my-message");
                                 } else if (isMyMsg) {
-                                    headerLabel.getStyleClass().add("highlight");
+                                    headerLabel.getStyleClass().add("highlight-static");
                                     bg.setId("message-bubble-blue");
                                     messageLabel.getStyleClass().add("my-message");
                                     copyIcon.getStyleClass().add("my-message");