diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/stream_entries.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/stream_entries.scss
index cf82be073..9e8ad268b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/stream_entries.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/stream_entries.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   border-radius: 4px;
   overflow: hidden;
   margin-bottom: 10px;
+  text-align: left;
 
   @media screen and (max-width: $no-gap-breakpoint) {
     margin-bottom: 0;
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@
       }
     }
   }
+
+  &--highlighted .entry {
+    background: lighten($ui-base-color, 8%);
+  }
 }
 
 .button.logo-button {