diff --git a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
index 2353dc24..61dab8b9 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ index-columns=labels<=,name<20%,subject,date>=
 #   column-name={{if match .Folder "^(Gesendet|Sent)$"}}{{index (.To | names) 0}}{{else}}{{index (.From | names) 0}}{{end}}
 #
 # Default settings
-#column-flags={{.Flags | join ""}}
-#column-name={{index (.From | names) 0}}
-#column-subject={{.ThreadPrefix}}{{.Subject}}
-#column-date={{.DateAutoFormat .Date.Local}}
+column-flags={{.Style (.Flags | join "") "flags"}}
+column-name={{.Style (index (.From | names) 0) "name"}}
+# column-subject={{.Style (.ThreadPrefix) "style-name"}}{{.Subject}}
+column-date={{.Style (.DateAutoFormat .Date.Local) "date"}}
 column-labels = ({{.Style (.Labels | join " ") "labels"}})
 
 #
diff --git a/.config/aerc/stylesets/ashen b/.config/aerc/stylesets/ashen
index d0e062ab..ad6a620d 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/stylesets/ashen
+++ b/.config/aerc/stylesets/ashen
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ header.fg = #B14242
 header.bold = true
 
 # msglist_read.fg = #b4b4b4
+msglist_read.dim = true
 msglist_unread.bold = true
 # msglist_unread.fg = #d5d5d5
 # msglist_deleted.dim = true