diff --git a/Yep/Views/Cells/ChatLeftText/ChatLeftTextCell.swift b/Yep/Views/Cells/ChatLeftText/ChatLeftTextCell.swift
index 6bb38703..0aad2db4 100644
--- a/Yep/Views/Cells/ChatLeftText/ChatLeftTextCell.swift
+++ b/Yep/Views/Cells/ChatLeftText/ChatLeftTextCell.swift
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ class ChatLeftTextCell: ChatBaseCell {
         self.user = message.fromFriend
 
         textContentTextView.text = message.textContent
+
+        if message.deletedByCreator {
+            textContentTextView.textColor = UIColor.lightGrayColor()
+        } else {
+            textContentTextView.textColor = UIColor.blackColor()
+        }
+
         //textContentTextView.attributedText = NSAttributedString(string: message.textContent, attributes: textAttributes)
         
         //textContentTextView.textAlignment = textContentLabelWidth < YepConfig.minMessageTextLabelWidth ? .Center : .Left