diff --git a/src/Scylla/Views.elm b/src/Scylla/Views.elm
index fe2de85..f936b02 100644
--- a/src/Scylla/Views.elm
+++ b/src/Scylla/Views.elm
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ messageView m msg = case msg of
 
 sendingMessageView : Model -> SendingMessage -> Html Msg
 sendingMessageView m msg = case msg.body of
-    TextMessage t -> text t
+    TextMessage t -> span [ class "sending"] [ text t ]
 
 roomEventView : Model -> RoomEvent -> Maybe (Html Msg)
 roomEventView m re =
diff --git a/static/scss/style.scss b/static/scss/style.scss
index c48904e..eb89b07 100644
--- a/static/scss/style.scss
+++ b/static/scss/style.scss
@@ -249,6 +249,10 @@ table.messages-table {
         max-height: 400px;
     }
 
+    .sending {
+        color: grey;
+    }
+
     video {
         max-width: 90%;
         max-height: 400px;