diff --git a/plugins/devel/renderer-msg.cpp b/plugins/devel/renderer-msg.cpp
index e6a33114f..4d5da09a6 100644
--- a/plugins/devel/renderer-msg.cpp
+++ b/plugins/devel/renderer-msg.cpp
@@ -23,13 +23,22 @@ struct scdata {
 };
 
 struct renderer_msg : public Renderer::renderer_wrap {
-    virtual void update_tile (int32_t x, int32_t y) {
+    virtual void update_tile(int32_t x, int32_t y) override {
+        draw_message();
+        renderer_wrap::update_tile(x, y);
+    }
+
+    virtual void update_all() override {
+        draw_message();
+        renderer_wrap::update_all();
+    }
+
+    void draw_message() {
         static std::string str = std::string("DFHack: ") + plugin_name + " active";
-        Screen::paintString(Screen::Pen(' ', 9, 0), 0, gps->dimy - 1, str);
+        Screen::paintString(Screen::Pen(' ', COLOR_LIGHTCYAN, COLOR_GREEN), 0, gps->dimy - 1, str);
         for (int32_t i = 0; i < gps->dimx; ++i)
             ((scdata*)screen)[i * gps->dimy + gps->dimy - 1].bg = 2;
-        renderer_wrap::update_tile(x, y);
-    };
+    }
 };
 
 DFhackCExport command_result plugin_init (color_ostream &out, std::vector <PluginCommand> &commands)