diff --git a/resources/styles/defaultStyle.css b/resources/styles/defaultStyle.css
index 80814fa5e..13a2197e6 100644
--- a/resources/styles/defaultStyle.css
+++ b/resources/styles/defaultStyle.css
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ h3
 h4
 {
   margin: 0px;
-  font-size: 100%;
-  font-weight: bold;
-  color: #FFC875;
+  font-size: 8px;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  color: #8F8F8F;
 }
 
 h5
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatPanel.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatPanel.java
index 4e7f1a5f9..4ac7257e4 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatPanel.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatPanel.java
@@ -1989,6 +1989,9 @@ public void run()
 
         writeMessagePanel.updateChatTransportStatus(chatTransport);
 
+        if (!chatTransport.equals(chatSession.getCurrentChatTransport()))
+            return;
+
         if(ConfigurationUtils.isShowStatusChangedInChat())
         {
             // Show a status message to the user.
@@ -2002,13 +2005,22 @@ public void run()
                     "text/plain");
         }
 
+        setChatIcon(new ImageIcon(
+            Constants.getStatusIcon(chatTransport.getStatus())));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the chat icon.
+     *
+     * @param icon the chat icon to set
+     */
+    public void setChatIcon(Icon icon)
+    {
         if(ConfigurationUtils.isMultiChatWindowEnabled())
         {
             if (getChatContainer().getChatCount() > 0)
             {
-                getChatContainer().setChatIcon(this,
-                    new ImageIcon(
-                        Constants.getStatusIcon(chatTransport.getStatus())));
+                getChatContainer().setChatIcon(this, icon);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatSessionRenderer.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatSessionRenderer.java
index 8d563b5b3..bf25ebce4 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatSessionRenderer.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatSessionRenderer.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
  */
 package net.java.sip.communicator.impl.gui.main.chat;
 
+import javax.swing.*;
+
 /**
  * The <tt>ChatSessionRenderer</tt> is the connector between the
  * <tt>ChatSession</tt> and the <tt>ChatPanel</tt>, which represents the UI
@@ -85,4 +87,11 @@ public void updateChatContactStatus(ChatContact<?> chatContact,
      * @param subject the new subject to set.
      */
     public void setChatSubject(String subject);
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the chat icon.
+     *
+     * @param icon the chat icon to set
+     */
+    public void setChatIcon(Icon icon);
 }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatTransportSelectorBox.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatTransportSelectorBox.java
index 036550840..1e2ea70e7 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatTransportSelectorBox.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/ChatTransportSelectorBox.java
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
                                     chatTransport,
                                     (ImageIcon) menuItem.getIcon());
 
+                chatSession.getChatSessionRenderer()
+                    .setChatIcon(new ImageIcon(
+                        Constants.getStatusIcon(chatTransport.getStatus())));
+
                 return;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/MetaContactChatTransport.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/MetaContactChatTransport.java
index e7f93dbaf..d08eb47ef 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/MetaContactChatTransport.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/impl/gui/main/chat/MetaContactChatTransport.java
@@ -686,7 +686,10 @@ public void contactPresenceStatusChanged(
                                         ContactPresenceStatusChangeEvent evt)
     {
         if (evt.getSourceContact().equals(contact)
-            && !evt.getOldStatus().equals(evt.getNewStatus()))
+            && !evt.getOldStatus().equals(evt.getNewStatus())
+            && contactResource == null) // If the contact source is set then the
+                                        // status will be updated from the
+                                        // MetaContactChatSession.
         {
             this.updateContactStatus();
         }