diff --git a/img/contact list icons/contact_dark.png b/img/contact list icons/contact_dark.png
index be08811bc..584a4669e 100644
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diff --git a/ui/chatArea/chatArea.css b/ui/chatArea/chatArea.css
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8725f4868
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/chatArea/chatArea.css
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+QScrollArea {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 0 0 0 0;
+}
+
+QScrollArea > QWidget > QWidget { 
+    background: transparent; 
+}
+
+QScrollBar:vertical  {
+    background: white;
+    width: 10px;
+    margin: 12px 0 12px 0;
+}
+
+QScrollBar::handle:vertical  {
+    background: #d1d1d1;
+    min-height: 20px;
+}
+
+QScrollBar::handle:vertical:hover  {
+    background: #e3e3e3;
+}
+
+QScrollBar::handle:vertical:pressed  {
+    background: #b1b1b1;
+}
+
+QScrollBar::add-line:vertical {
+    background: url("ui/chatArea/scrollBarDownArrow.png") center;
+    height: 10px;
+    subcontrol-position: bottom;
+    subcontrol-origin: margin;
+}
+
+QScrollBar::add-line:vertical:hover {
+    background: url("ui/chatArea/scrollBarDownArrowHover.png") center;
+}
+
+QScrollBar::add-line:vertical:pressed {
+    background: url("ui/chatArea/scrollBarDownArrowPressed.png") center;
+}
+
+QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical {
+    background: url("ui/chatArea/scrollBarUpArrow.png") center;
+    height: 10px;
+    subcontrol-position: top;
+    subcontrol-origin: margin;
+}
+
+QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:hover {
+    background: url("ui/chatArea/scrollBarUpArrowHover.png") center;
+}
+
+QScrollBar::sub-line:vertical:pressed {
+    background: url("ui/chatArea/scrollBarUpArrowPressed.png") center;
+
+}
+
+QScrollBar:QScrollBar::down-arrow:vertical  {
+    width: 10;
+    height: 10px;
+    background: white;
+}
+
+QScrollBar:QScrollBar::up-arrow:vertical  {
+    width: 10px;
+    height: 10px;
+    background: white;
+}
+ 
+QScrollBar::add-page:vertical, QScrollBar::sub-page:vertical  {
+    background: none;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/chatArea/scrollBarArrows.xcf b/ui/chatArea/scrollBarArrows.xcf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e3279dee
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diff --git a/ui/chatArea/scrollBarDownArrow.png b/ui/chatArea/scrollBarDownArrow.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0650e7944
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diff --git a/ui/chatArea/scrollBarDownArrowHover.png b/ui/chatArea/scrollBarDownArrowHover.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54ae2cf6a
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diff --git a/ui/chatArea/scrollBarDownArrowPressed.png b/ui/chatArea/scrollBarDownArrowPressed.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..986e4ab70
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diff --git a/ui/chatArea/scrollBarHandle.png b/ui/chatArea/scrollBarHandle.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe755bb00
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diff --git a/ui/chatArea/scrollBarUpArrow.png b/ui/chatArea/scrollBarUpArrow.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcf1b9fad
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diff --git a/ui/chatArea/scrollBarUpArrowHover.png b/ui/chatArea/scrollBarUpArrowHover.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6f9ce109
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diff --git a/ui/chatArea/scrollBarUpArrowPressed.png b/ui/chatArea/scrollBarUpArrowPressed.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..401f903ce
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diff --git a/widget/form/chatform.cpp b/widget/form/chatform.cpp
index fe9b904ec..4ed5f7efb 100644
--- a/widget/form/chatform.cpp
+++ b/widget/form/chatform.cpp
@@ -29,15 +29,38 @@ ChatForm::ChatForm(Friend* chatFriend)
     avatar->setPixmap(*chatFriend->widget->avatar.pixmap());
 
     chatAreaWidget->setLayout(mainChatLayout);
+    QString chatAreaStylesheet = "";
+    try
+    {
+        QFile f("ui/chatArea/chatArea.css");
+        f.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text);
+        QTextStream chatAreaStylesheetStream(&f);
+        chatAreaStylesheet = chatAreaStylesheetStream.readAll();
+    }
+    catch (int e) {}
+    chatArea->setStyleSheet(chatAreaStylesheet);
     chatArea->setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAsNeeded);
     chatArea->setWidgetResizable(true);
     chatArea->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
+    chatArea->setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
+
     mainChatLayout->setColumnStretch(1,1);
     mainChatLayout->setSpacing(10);
 
     footButtonsSmall->setSpacing(2);
 
+    QString msgEditStylesheet = "";
+    try
+    {
+        QFile f("ui/msgEdit/msgEdit.css");
+        f.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text);
+        QTextStream msgEditStylesheetStream(&f);
+        msgEditStylesheet = msgEditStylesheetStream.readAll();
+    }
+    catch (int e) {}
+    msgEdit->setStyleSheet(msgEditStylesheet);
     msgEdit->setFixedHeight(50);
+    msgEdit->setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
 
     QString sendButtonStylesheet = "";
     try
@@ -50,10 +73,6 @@ ChatForm::ChatForm(Friend* chatFriend)
     catch (int e) {}
     sendButton->setStyleSheet(sendButtonStylesheet);
 
-    QPalette toxgreen;
-    toxgreen.setColor(QPalette::Button, QColor(107,194,96)); // Tox Green
-
-
     QString fileButtonStylesheet = "";
     try
     {
diff --git a/widget/form/groupchatform.cpp b/widget/form/groupchatform.cpp
index 236c9fce6..27d7aa99c 100644
--- a/widget/form/groupchatform.cpp
+++ b/widget/form/groupchatform.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,39 @@ GroupChatForm::GroupChatForm(Group* chatGroup)
     namesList->setFont(small);
 
     chatAreaWidget->setLayout(mainChatLayout);
+    QString chatAreaStylesheet = "";
+    try
+    {
+        QFile f("ui/chatArea/chatArea.css");
+        f.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text);
+        QTextStream chatAreaStylesheetStream(&f);
+        chatAreaStylesheet = chatAreaStylesheetStream.readAll();
+    }
+    catch (int e) {}
+    chatArea->setStyleSheet(chatAreaStylesheet);
     chatArea->setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAsNeeded);
     chatArea->setWidgetResizable(true);
     chatArea->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
+    chatArea->setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
+
+    mainChatLayout->setColumnStretch(1,1);
+    mainChatLayout->setSpacing(10);
+
+
+    QString msgEditStylesheet = "";
+    try
+    {
+        QFile f("ui/msgEdit/msgEdit.css");
+        f.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text);
+        QTextStream msgEditStylesheetStream(&f);
+        msgEditStylesheet = msgEditStylesheetStream.readAll();
+    }
+    catch (int e) {}
+    msgEdit->setObjectName("group");
+    msgEdit->setStyleSheet(msgEditStylesheet);
+    msgEdit->setFixedHeight(50);
+    msgEdit->setFrameStyle(QFrame::NoFrame);
+
     mainChatLayout->setColumnStretch(1,1);
     mainChatLayout->setHorizontalSpacing(10);
 
@@ -56,7 +86,6 @@ GroupChatForm::GroupChatForm(Group* chatGroup)
     catch (int e) {}
     sendButton->setStyleSheet(sendButtonStylesheet);
 
-    msgEdit->setFixedHeight(50);
     sendButton->setFixedSize(50, 50);
 
     main->setLayout(mainLayout);