diff --git a/widgets/msglist.go b/widgets/msglist.go
index e38dd9e..09b0868 100644
--- a/widgets/msglist.go
+++ b/widgets/msglist.go
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ func (ml *MessageList) Draw(ctx *ui.Context) {
 				flagged = true
 			}
 		}
-		if !seen {
+
+		if seen {
+			so = config.STYLE_MSGLIST_READ
+		} else {
 			so = config.STYLE_MSGLIST_UNREAD
 		}