diff --git a/actions/shownotice.php b/actions/shownotice.php
index 48e5861dd8..05c5473015 100644
--- a/actions/shownotice.php
+++ b/actions/shownotice.php
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ShownoticeAction extends Action {
 	function show_notice($notice) {
 		$profile = $notice->getProfile();
 		# XXX: RDFa
-		common_element_start('div', array('class' => 'notice'));
+		common_element_start('div', array('class' => 'notice greenBg'));
 		$avatar = $profile->getAvatar(AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE);
 		if ($avatar) {
 			common_element('img', array('src' => $avatar->url,