diff --git a/gtk-message.go b/gtk-message.go
index 41c5fef..ee2550b 100644
--- a/gtk-message.go
+++ b/gtk-message.go
@@ -27,22 +27,47 @@ func generatePresenceWidget(p stanza.Packet) gtk.Widgetter {
 		return gtk.NewLabel(loadedLocale["unsupportedMessage"])
 	}
 
+	nick := JidMustParse(presence.From).Resource
+
 	if presence.Type == stanza.PresenceTypeUnavailable {
 		var mu MucUser
 		ok := presence.Get(&mu)
 		if ok {
 			if mu.MucUserItem.Affiliation == "outcast" {
+				if loadedConfig.CompactMode {
+					l := gtk.NewLabel("")
+					if mu.MucUserItem.Actor.Nick != "" {
+						l.SetMarkup(fmt.Sprintf("<span background='black' foreground='white'>%s%s%s!</span>", nick, loadedLocale["bannedWidget"], mu.MucUserItem.Actor.Nick))
+					} else {
+						l.SetMarkup(fmt.Sprintf("<span background='black' foreground='white'>%s%s%s!</span>", nick, loadedLocale["bannedWidgetNoActor"]))
+					}
+					b.Append(l)
+					return b
+				}
+
 				b.Append(gtk.NewImageFromPaintable(clientAssetsLoad("outcast")))
-				b.Append(gtk.NewLabel(JidMustParse(presence.From).Resource + loadedLocale["bannedWidget"] + mu.MucUserItem.Actor.Nick + "!"))
+				b.Append(gtk.NewLabel(nick + loadedLocale["bannedWidget"] + mu.MucUserItem.Actor.Nick + "!"))
 				return b
 			}
 		}
 
-		b.Append(gtk.NewImageFromPaintable(clientAssetsLoad("door_out")))
-		b.Append(gtk.NewLabel(JidMustParse(presence.From).Resource))
+		if loadedConfig.CompactMode {
+			l := gtk.NewLabel("")
+			l.SetMarkup(fmt.Sprintf("<span foreground='%s'>- %s</span>", "red", nick))
+			b.Append(l)
+		} else {
+			b.Append(gtk.NewImageFromPaintable(clientAssetsLoad("door_out")))
+			b.Append(gtk.NewLabel(nick))
+		}
 	} else {
-		b.Append(gtk.NewImageFromPaintable(clientAssetsLoad("door_in")))
-		b.Append(gtk.NewLabel(JidMustParse(presence.From).Resource))
+		if loadedConfig.CompactMode {
+			l := gtk.NewLabel("")
+			l.SetMarkup(fmt.Sprintf("<span foreground='%s'>+ %s</span>", "green", nick))
+			b.Append(l)
+		} else {
+			b.Append(gtk.NewImageFromPaintable(clientAssetsLoad("door_in")))
+			b.Append(gtk.NewLabel(JidMustParse(presence.From).Resource))
+		}
 	}
 
 	b.SetTooltipText(presence.Status)
diff --git a/l18n.go b/l18n.go
index bb3a1dc..28cba5c 100644
--- a/l18n.go
+++ b/l18n.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ var enGB = map[string]string{ // British English
 
 	"unsupportedMessage": "Unsupported message.",
 	"bannedWidget":       " has been banned by ",
+	"bannedWidgetNoActor": "has been banned",
 	"readWidget":         " has read to this point",
 	"isTyping":           " is typing...",
 	"whispers":           " whispers",