diff --git a/src/common/config.py b/src/common/config.py
index 76a6c0170..4f789ad76 100644
--- a/src/common/config.py
+++ b/src/common/config.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ class Config:
 		'ask_avatars_on_startup': [opt_bool, True, _('If True, Gajim will ask for avatar each contact that did not have an avatar last time or has one cache that is too old.')],
 		'print_status_in_chats': [opt_bool, True, _('If False, you will no longer see status line in chats when a contact changes his or her status and/or his status message.')],
 		'log_contact_status_changes': [opt_bool, True],
+		'restored_messages_color': [opt_str, 'grey'],
 	}
 
 	__options_per_key = {
diff --git a/src/conversation_textview.py b/src/conversation_textview.py
index 5b6e7d9c7..d4776a4d8 100644
--- a/src/conversation_textview.py
+++ b/src/conversation_textview.py
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ class ConversationTextview(gtk.TextView):
 		tag = buffer.create_tag('small')
 		tag.set_property('scale', pango.SCALE_SMALL)
 
-		tag = buffer.create_tag('grey')
-		tag.set_property('foreground', '#9e9e9e')
+		tag = buffer.create_tag('restored_message')
+		color = gajim.config.get('restored_messages_color')
+		tag.set_property('foreground', color)
 
 		tag = buffer.create_tag('url')
 		tag.set_property('foreground', '#0000ff')
diff --git a/src/tabbed_chat_window.py b/src/tabbed_chat_window.py
index 1b50da6c0..bf1aa924c 100644
--- a/src/tabbed_chat_window.py
+++ b/src/tabbed_chat_window.py
@@ -917,8 +917,8 @@ class TabbedChatWindow(chat.Chat):
 
 			tim = time.localtime(float(row[0]))
 
-			self.print_conversation_line(row[2], jid, kind, name, tim,
-				['small'], ['small', 'grey'], ['small', 'grey'], False)
+			chat.Chat.print_conversation_line(self, row[2], jid, kind, name, tim,
+				['small'], ['small', 'restored_message'], ['small', 'restored_message'], False)
 
 		if len(rows):
 			conv_textview = self.conversation_textviews[jid]