diff --git a/files/templates/submission.html b/files/templates/submission.html
index 3a18d8244..3c4ef5adc 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission.html
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 						{% if p.over_18 %}<span class="badge badge-danger text-small-extra mr-1">+18</span>{% endif %}
 						{% if p.private %}<span class="badge border-warning border-1 text-small-extra">unlisted</span>{% endif %}
 						{% if p.active_flags %}<a class="btn btn-primary" href="javascript:void(0)" style="padding:1px 5px; font-size:10px;" onclick="document.getElementById('flaggers').classList.toggle('d-none')">{{p.active_flags}} Reports</a>{% endif %}
-						&nbsp;<a {% if p.author.patron %}class="patron"{% endif %} href="{{p.author.url}}" style="color: #{{p.author.namecolor}}; font-weight: bold;" class="user-name">&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="{{p.author.profile_url}}" class="profile-pic-25 mr-2"/>{{p.author.username}}</a>{% if p.author.customtitle %}&nbsp;<bdi style="color: #{{p.author.titlecolor}}">&nbsp;{{p.author.customtitle | safe}}</bdi>{% endif %}
+						&nbsp;<a {% if p.author.patron %}class="patron"{% endif %} href="{{p.author.url}}" style="color: #{{p.author.namecolor}}; {% if p.author.patron %}background-color:#{{p.author.namecolor}};{% endif %} font-weight: bold;" class="user-name">&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="{{p.author.profile_url}}" class="profile-pic-25 mr-2"/>{{p.author.username}}</a>{% if p.author.customtitle %}&nbsp;<bdi style="color: #{{p.author.titlecolor}}">&nbsp;{{p.author.customtitle | safe}}</bdi>{% endif %}
 						<span data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" id="timestamp" title="">&nbsp;{{p.age_string}}</span>
 						({% if p.realurl(v) %}<a href="/search/posts/?q=domain%3A{{p.domain}}&sort=new&t=all" {% if v and v.newtabexternal %}target="_blank"{% endif %}>{{p.domain}}</a>{% else %}text post{% endif %})
 						
diff --git a/files/templates/submission_listing.html b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
index 1ab2d447c..1f40e0540 100644
--- a/files/templates/submission_listing.html
+++ b/files/templates/submission_listing.html
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 				{% if p.is_blocked %}<i class="fas fa-user-minus text-danger" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="" data-original-title="This user is blocking you."></i>{% endif %}
 				{% if p.private %}<span class="badge border-warning border-1 text-small-extra">unlisted</span>{% endif %}
 				{% if p.active_flags %}<a class="btn btn-primary" href="javascript:void(0)" style="padding:1px 5px; font-size:10px;" onclick="document.getElementById('flaggers-{{p.id}}').classList.toggle('d-none')">{{p.active_flags}} Reports</a>{% endif %}
-				&nbsp;<a {% if p.author.patron %}class="patron"{% endif %} href="{{p.author.url}}" style="color: #{{p.author.namecolor}}; font-weight: bold;" class="user-name"><img src="{{p.author.profile_url}}" class="profile-pic-25 mr-2"/>{{p.author.username}}</a>{% if p.author.customtitle %}<bdi  style="color: #{{p.author.titlecolor}}">&nbsp;&nbsp;{{p.author.customtitle | safe}}</bdi>{% endif %}
+				&nbsp;<a {% if p.author.patron %}class="patron"{% endif %} href="{{p.author.url}}" style="color: #{{p.author.namecolor}}; {% if p.author.patron %}background-color:#{{p.author.namecolor}};{% endif %} font-weight: bold;" class="user-name"><img src="{{p.author.profile_url}}" class="profile-pic-25 mr-2"/>{{p.author.username}}</a>{% if p.author.customtitle %}<bdi  style="color: #{{p.author.titlecolor}}">&nbsp;&nbsp;{{p.author.customtitle | safe}}</bdi>{% endif %}
 				<span data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" id="timestamp-{{p.id}}" title="">&nbsp;{{p.age_string}}</span>
 				&nbsp;
 				({% if p.realurl(v) %}<a href="/search/posts/?q=domain%3A{{p.domain}}&sort=new&t=all" target="_blank">{{p.domain}}</a>{% else %}text post{% endif %})