diff --git a/internal/config/config.toml b/internal/config/config.toml
index 22ef1fb..4279876 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.toml
+++ b/internal/config/config.toml
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ mention_style = { foreground = "blue" }
 emoji_style = { foreground = "green" }
 url_style = { foreground = "blue" }
 attachment_style = { foreground = "yellow" }
+message_style = {}
+selected_message_style = { attributes = "reverse" }
 
 [theme.mentions_list]
 # Note: width and height are capped to the avaliable space
diff --git a/internal/config/theme.go b/internal/config/theme.go
index 7a71d8e..caab696 100644
--- a/internal/config/theme.go
+++ b/internal/config/theme.go
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ type (
 		EmojiStyle         StyleWrapper `toml:"emoji_style"`
 		URLStyle           StyleWrapper `toml:"url_style"`
 		AttachmentStyle    StyleWrapper `toml:"attachment_style"`
+
+		MessageStyle         StyleWrapper `toml:"message_style"`
+		SelectedMessageStyle StyleWrapper `toml:"selected_message_style"`
 	}
 
 	MentionsListTheme struct {
diff --git a/internal/ui/chat/messages_list.go b/internal/ui/chat/messages_list.go
index b851ec5..4a64ee2 100644
--- a/internal/ui/chat/messages_list.go
+++ b/internal/ui/chat/messages_list.go
@@ -123,7 +123,9 @@ func (ml *messagesList) buildItem(index int, cursor int) tview.ScrollListItem {
 		SetDynamicColors(true).
 		SetText(ml.renderMessage(message))
 	if index == cursor {
-		tv.SetTextStyle(tcell.StyleDefault.Reverse(true))
+		tv.SetTextStyle(ml.cfg.Theme.MessagesList.SelectedMessageStyle.Style)
+	} else {
+		tv.SetTextStyle(ml.cfg.Theme.MessagesList.MessageStyle.Style)
 	}
 	return tv
 }