diff --git a/pylonrecorder.cpp b/pylonrecorder.cpp
index 10aa50a..86b42fa 100644
--- a/pylonrecorder.cpp
+++ b/pylonrecorder.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ PylonRecorder::PylonRecorder(QWidget *parent)
   QLabel *loadLabel = new QLabel("Load:", this);
 
   writingLabel = new QLabel("writing");
-  //writingLabel->setStyleSheet("QLabel { color : gray; }");
   writingLabel->setEnabled(false);
   grabbingLabel = new QLabel("grabbing");
   //grabbingLabel->setStyleSheet("QLabel { color : gray; }");
@@ -480,8 +479,8 @@ void PylonRecorder::writerDone() {
 }
 
 void PylonRecorder::displayActivity() {
-  grabbingLabel->setEnabled(labelSwitch && grabbing);
-  writingLabel->setEnabled(labelSwitch && writing);
+  grabbingLabel->setStyleSheet((labelSwitch && grabbing) ? activeLabelStyleHigh : activeLabelStyleLow);
+  writingLabel->setStyleSheet((labelSwitch && writing) ? activeLabelStyleHigh : activeLabelStyleLow);
   labelSwitch = !labelSwitch;
 }
 
diff --git a/pylonrecorder.h b/pylonrecorder.h
index be8f643..2a6fedf 100644
--- a/pylonrecorder.h
+++ b/pylonrecorder.h
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ private:
     Writer *writer;
     bool grabbing, stopRequest, writing, labelSwitch;
     QPalette progressPalette;
+    QString activeLabelStyleHigh = "QLabel { color : red; }";
+    QString activeLabelStyleLow = "QLabel { color : cmyk(0, 255, 255, 0, 50); }";
+    QString inactiveLabelStyle = ("QLabel { color :gray; }");
+
 
 #if defined(QT_PRINTSUPPORT_LIB) && QT_CONFIG(printer)
     QPrinter printer;