diff --git a/js/battle.js b/js/battle.js
index 81653dd8e..0e71fbf9b 100644
--- a/js/battle.js
+++ b/js/battle.js
@@ -5472,9 +5472,9 @@ var Battle = (function () {
 			var $messages = $('.chatmessage-' + user);
 			if (!$messages.length) break;
 			$messages.find('a').contents().unwrap();
-			if (args[2]) {
+			if (window.BattleRoom && args[2]) {
 				$messages.hide();
-				this.log('<div class="chatmessage-' + user + '"><button name="revealMessages" value="' + user + '"><small>' + $messages.length + ' message' + ($messages.length > 1 ? 's were' : ' was') + ' hidden, click here to restore.</small></button></div>');
+				this.log('<div class="chatmessage-' + user + '"><button name="revealMessages" value="' + user + '"><small>View ' + $messages.length + ' hidden message' + ($messages.length > 1 ? 's' : '') + '</small></button></div>');
 			}
 			break;
 		default:
diff --git a/js/client-battle.js b/js/client-battle.js
index 440e9d141..26fcbfa9e 100644
--- a/js/client-battle.js
+++ b/js/client-battle.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 		},
 		revealMessages: function(user) {
 			var $messages = $('.chatmessage-' + user);
-			$messages.show();
+			$messages.addClass('revealed').show();
 			$messages.find('button').parent().remove();
 		},
 
diff --git a/js/client-chat.js b/js/client-chat.js
index a87928359..d3d924081 100644
--- a/js/client-chat.js
+++ b/js/client-chat.js
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@
 					$messages.find('a').contents().unwrap();
 					if (row[2]) {
 						$messages.hide();
-						this.$chat.append('<div class="chatmessage-' + user + '"><button name="revealMessages" value="' + user + '"><small>' + $messages.length + ' message' + ($messages.length > 1 ? 's were' : ' was') + ' hidden, click here to restore.</small></button></div>');
+						this.$chat.append('<div class="chatmessage-' + user + '"><button name="revealMessages" value="' + user + '"><small>View ' + $messages.length + ' hidden message' + ($messages.length > 1 ? 's' : '') + '</small></button></div>');
 					}
 					break;
 
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@
 		},
 		revealMessages: function(user) {
 			var $messages = $('.chatmessage-' + user);
-			$messages.show();
+			$messages.addClass('revealed').show();
 			$messages.find('button').parent().remove();
 		},
 		tournamentButton: function(val, button) {
diff --git a/style/client.css b/style/client.css
index ba468a023..259d10b46 100644
--- a/style/client.css
+++ b/style/client.css
@@ -942,6 +942,9 @@ p.or:after {
 .highlighted {
 	background-color: #FFDDAA;
 }
+.revealed {
+	background-color: #C8FDEA;
+}
 .message-pm {
 	color: #007100;
 }