diff --git a/SessionButton.qml b/SessionButton.qml
index 8cb56ba..abcb777 100644
--- a/SessionButton.qml
+++ b/SessionButton.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 1.3 as QQC
 PlasmaComponents.ToolButton {
     id: root
     property int currentIndex: -1
+    opacity: config.sessionButtonOpacity
 
     implicitWidth: minimumWidth
 
diff --git a/components/UserDelegate.qml b/components/UserDelegate.qml
index 9a823a2..1582188 100644
--- a/components/UserDelegate.qml
+++ b/components/UserDelegate.qml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Item {
             bottomMargin: PlasmaCore.Units.largeSpacing
             horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
         }
-        Behavior on width { 
+        Behavior on width {
             PropertyAnimation {
                 from: faceSize
                 duration: PlasmaCore.Units.longDuration;
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ Item {
         text: wrapper.name
         style: softwareRendering ? Text.Outline : Text.Normal
         styleColor: softwareRendering ? PlasmaCore.ColorScope.backgroundColor : "transparent" //no outline, doesn't matter
+        color: 'white'
         elide: Text.ElideRight
         horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
         //make an indication that this has active focus, this only happens when reached with keyboard navigation
diff --git a/theme.conf b/theme.conf
index 7882e7c..701ef26 100644
--- a/theme.conf
+++ b/theme.conf
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ relativePositionX=0.3
 relativePositionY=0.7
 showTopBar=true
 autofocusInput=true
+
+sessionButtonOpacity=0.5
diff --git a/theme.conf.user b/theme.conf.user
index 156cc82..711535c 100644
--- a/theme.conf.user
+++ b/theme.conf.user
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ type=color
 usernameLeftMargin=15
 showTopBar=true
 autofocusInput=true
+
+sessionButtonOpacity=0.5