diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.js b/src/components/notification/notification.js
index 3a274374..d2dd91de 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.js
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Status from '../status/status.vue'
 import StillImage from '../still-image/still-image.vue'
 import UserCardContent from '../user_card_content/user_card_content.vue'
+import { highlightClass, highlightStyle } from '../../services/user_highlighter/user_highlighter.js'
 
 const Notification = {
   data () {
@@ -18,6 +19,14 @@ const Notification = {
     toggleUserExpanded () {
       this.userExpanded = !this.userExpanded
     }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    userClass () {
+      return highlightClass(this.notification.action.user, this.$store)
+    },
+    userStyle () {
+      return highlightStyle(this.notification.action.user, this.$store)
+    },
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.vue b/src/components/notification/notification.vue
index eed598a8..97673752 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.vue
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <status v-if="notification.type === 'mention'" :compact="true" :statusoid="notification.status"></status>
-  <div class="non-mention" v-else>
+  <div class="non-mention" :class="[userClass, { highlighted: userStyle }]" :style="[ userStyle ]"v-else>
     <a class='avatar-container' :href="notification.action.user.statusnet_profile_url" @click.stop.prevent.capture="toggleUserExpanded">
       <StillImage class='avatar-compact' :src="notification.action.user.profile_image_url_original"/>
     </a>
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index f4d0aecb..fcdc6f61 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import UserCardContent from '../user_card_content/user_card_content.vue'
 import StillImage from '../still-image/still-image.vue'
 import { filter, find } from 'lodash'
 import { hex2rgb } from '../../services/color_convert/color_convert.js'
+import { highlightClass, highlightStyle } from '../../services/user_highlighter/user_highlighter.js'
 
 const Status = {
   name: 'Status',
@@ -37,19 +38,19 @@ const Status = {
     },
     repeaterClass () {
       const user = this.statusoid.user
-      return this.highlightClass(user)
+      return highlightClass(user, this.$store)
     },
     userClass () {
       const user = this.retweet ? (this.statusoid.retweeted_status.user) : this.statusoid.user
-      return this.highlightClass(user)
+      return highlightClass(user, this.$store)
     },
     repeaterStyle () {
       const user = this.statusoid.user
-      return this.highlightStyle(user)
+      return highlightStyle(user, this.$store)
     },
     userStyle () {
       const user = this.retweet ? (this.statusoid.retweeted_status.user) : this.statusoid.user
-      return this.highlightStyle(user)
+      return highlightStyle(user, this.$store)
     },
     hideAttachments () {
       return (this.$store.state.config.hideAttachments && !this.inConversation) ||
@@ -183,28 +184,6 @@ const Status = {
     replyLeave () {
       this.showPreview = false
     },
-    highlightStyle (user) {
-      const color = this.$store.state.config.highlight[user.screen_name]
-      if (!color) return
-      const rgb = hex2rgb(color)
-      const tintColor = `rgba(${Math.floor(rgb.r)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.g)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.b)}, .1)`
-      const tintColor2 = `rgba(${Math.floor(rgb.r)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.g)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.b)}, .2)`
-      return {
-        backgroundImage: [
-          'repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg,',
-          tintColor, ',',
-          tintColor, '20px,',
-          tintColor2, '20px,',
-          tintColor2, '40px',
-        ].join(' '),
-        backgroundPosition: '0 0'
-      }
-    },
-    highlightClass (user) {
-      return 'USER____' + user.screen_name
-        .replace(/\./g,'_')
-        .replace(/\@/g,'_AT_')
-    }
   },
   watch: {
     'highlight': function (id) {
diff --git a/src/services/user_highlighter/user_highlighter.js b/src/services/user_highlighter/user_highlighter.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94bf2c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/user_highlighter/user_highlighter.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { hex2rgb } from '../color_convert/color_convert.js'
+const highlightStyle = (user, store) => {
+  const color = store.state.config.highlight[user.screen_name]
+  if (!color) return
+  const rgb = hex2rgb(color)
+  const tintColor = `rgba(${Math.floor(rgb.r)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.g)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.b)}, .1)`
+  const tintColor2 = `rgba(${Math.floor(rgb.r)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.g)}, ${Math.floor(rgb.b)}, .2)`
+  return {
+    backgroundImage: [
+      'repeating-linear-gradient(-45deg,',
+      `${tintColor} ,`,
+      `${tintColor} 20px,`,
+      `${tintColor2} 20px,`,
+      `${tintColor2} 40px`
+    ].join(' '),
+    backgroundPosition: '0 0'
+  }
+}
+
+const highlightClass = (user) => {
+  return 'USER____' + user.screen_name
+    .replace(/\./g, '_')
+    .replace(/@/g, '_AT_')
+}
+
+export {
+  highlightClass,
+  highlightStyle
+}