diff --git a/docs/iamb.5.md b/docs/iamb.5.md
index 0b54930..7c52a3c 100644
--- a/docs/iamb.5.md
+++ b/docs/iamb.5.md
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ overridden as described in *PROFILES*.
 **default_room** (type: string)
 > The room to show by default instead of a welcome-screen.
 
+**message_user_color** (type: boolean)
+> Defines whether or not the message body is colored like the username.
+
 **image_preview** (type: image_preview object)
 > Enable image previews and configure it. An empty object will enable the
 > feature with default settings, omitting it will disable the feature.
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index a0b877b..a571321 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ pub struct TunableValues {
     pub typing_notice_display: bool,
     pub users: UserOverrides,
     pub username_display: UserDisplayStyle,
+    pub message_user_color: bool,
     pub default_room: Option<String>,
     pub open_command: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub image_preview: Option<ImagePreviewValues>,
@@ -366,6 +367,7 @@ pub struct Tunables {
     pub typing_notice_display: Option<bool>,
     pub users: Option<UserOverrides>,
     pub username_display: Option<UserDisplayStyle>,
+    pub message_user_color: Option<bool>,
     pub default_room: Option<String>,
     pub open_command: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub image_preview: Option<ImagePreview>,
@@ -387,6 +389,7 @@ impl Tunables {
             typing_notice_display: self.typing_notice_display.or(other.typing_notice_display),
             users: merge_users(self.users, other.users),
             username_display: self.username_display.or(other.username_display),
+            message_user_color: self.message_user_color.or(other.message_user_color),
             default_room: self.default_room.or(other.default_room),
             open_command: self.open_command.or(other.open_command),
             image_preview: self.image_preview.or(other.image_preview),
@@ -406,6 +409,7 @@ impl Tunables {
             typing_notice_display: self.typing_notice_display.unwrap_or(true),
             users: self.users.unwrap_or_default(),
             username_display: self.username_display.unwrap_or_default(),
+            message_user_color: self.message_user_color.unwrap_or(false),
             default_room: self.default_room,
             open_command: self.open_command,
             image_preview: self.image_preview.map(ImagePreview::values),
diff --git a/src/message/mod.rs b/src/message/mod.rs
index 8a2a6bd..814ec29 100644
--- a/src/message/mod.rs
+++ b/src/message/mod.rs
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ impl Message {
         }
     }
 
-    fn get_render_style(&self, selected: bool) -> Style {
+    fn get_render_style(&self, selected: bool, settings: &ApplicationSettings) -> Style {
         let mut style = Style::default();
 
         if selected {
@@ -646,6 +646,11 @@ impl Message {
             style = style.add_modifier(StyleModifier::ITALIC);
         }
 
+        if settings.tunables.message_user_color {
+            let color = crate::config::user_color(self.sender.as_str());
+            style = style.fg(color);
+        }
+
         return style;
     }
 
@@ -739,7 +744,7 @@ impl Message {
     ) -> Text<'a> {
         let width = vwctx.get_width();
 
-        let style = self.get_render_style(selected);
+        let style = self.get_render_style(selected, settings);
         let mut fmt = self.get_render_format(prev, width, info, settings);
         let mut text = Text { lines: vec![] };
         let width = fmt.width();
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index af07a15..b30c2df 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ pub fn mock_tunables() -> TunableValues {
         .collect::<HashMap<_, _>>(),
         open_command: None,
         username_display: UserDisplayStyle::Username,
+        message_user_color: false,
         image_preview: None,
     }
 }