diff --git a/src/qml/Base/HStyle.qml b/src/qml/Base/HStyle.qml
index 293a3948..b222ad5f 100644
--- a/src/qml/Base/HStyle.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Base/HStyle.qml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ QtObject {
     property int radius: 5
 
     readonly property QtObject colors: QtObject {
-        property color background0: Qt.hsla(0, 0, 0.8, 0.5)
-        property color background1: Qt.hsla(0, 0, 0.8, 0.7)
+        property color background0: Qt.hsla(0, 0, 0.9, 0.5)
+        property color background1: Qt.hsla(0, 0, 0.9, 0.7)
         property color foreground: "black"
         property color foregroundDim: Qt.hsla(0, 0, 0.2, 1)
         property color foregroundError: Qt.hsla(0.95, 0.64, 0.32, 1)
@@ -79,10 +79,7 @@ QtObject {
         }
 
         readonly property QtObject event: QtObject {
-            property color background: colors.background1
-            property real saturation: 0.22
-            property real lightness: 0.24
-            property color date: colors.foregroundDim
+            property color background: Qt.darker(colors.background1, 1.1)
         }
 
         readonly property QtObject daybreak: QtObject {
diff --git a/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml b/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml
index b55ae6db..606cb553 100644
--- a/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventContent.qml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ Row {
     }
 
     Rectangle {
-        color: HStyle.chat.message.background
+        color: isMessage(model) ?
+               HStyle.chat.message.background : HStyle.chat.event.background
 
         //width: nameLabel.implicitWidth
         width: Math.min(
diff --git a/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventDelegate.qml b/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventDelegate.qml
index 9aaaf51a..82e0a0fb 100644
--- a/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/qml/Chat/Timeline/EventDelegate.qml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ Column {
     }
 
     function isMessage(item) {
-        item = item || model
         return /^RoomMessage($|[A-Z])/.test(item.eventType)
     }