diff --git a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
index 61dab8b9..540d0651 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
+++ b/.config/aerc/aerc.conf
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ index-columns=labels<=,name<20%,subject,date>=
 column-flags={{.Style (.Flags | join "") "flags"}}
 column-name={{.Style (index (.From | names) 0) "name"}}
 # column-subject={{.Style (.ThreadPrefix) "style-name"}}{{.Subject}}
+column-subject={{.Style (printf "%s%s" .ThreadPrefix .Subject) "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 ad6a620d..39481cc2 100644
--- a/.config/aerc/stylesets/ashen
+++ b/.config/aerc/stylesets/ashen
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ header.bold = true
 # msglist_read.fg = #b4b4b4
 msglist_read.dim = true
 msglist_unread.bold = true
+msglist_read.italic = true
 # msglist_unread.fg = #d5d5d5
 # msglist_deleted.dim = true
 # msglist_marked.bg = #B14242
@@ -96,4 +97,6 @@ quote_x.dim= true
 [user]
 labels.fg = #B14242
 labels.italic = true
+subject.fg = #d5d5d5
+date.fg = #4A8B8B
 # labels.dim = true