diff --git a/src/plugins/api.c b/src/plugins/api.c
index cec2e5bb..9ed16a66 100644
--- a/src/plugins/api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/api.c
@@ -208,6 +208,19 @@ api_win_show_cyan(const char *tag, const char *line)
     ProfWin *window = wins_get_by_recipient(tag);
     win_print_line(window, '-', COLOUR_AWAY, line);
 
+    // refresh if current
+    if (wins_is_current(window)) {
+        int num = wins_get_num(window);
+        ui_switch_win(num);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+api_win_show_yellow(const char *tag, const char *line)
+{
+    ProfWin *window = wins_get_by_recipient(tag);
+    win_print_line(window, '-', COLOUR_INCOMING, line);
+
     // refresh if current
     if (wins_is_current(window)) {
         int num = wins_get_num(window);
diff --git a/src/plugins/api.h b/src/plugins/api.h
index 8af54be4..382358ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/api.h
+++ b/src/plugins/api.h
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ void api_win_show(const char *tag, const char *line);
 void api_win_show_green(const char *tag, const char *line);
 void api_win_show_red(const char *tag, const char *line);
 void api_win_show_cyan(const char *tag, const char *line);
+void api_win_show_yellow(const char *tag, const char *line);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/c_api.c b/src/plugins/c_api.c
index 32cb1133..582d555b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/c_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/c_api.c
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@ c_api_win_show_cyan(char *tag, char *line)
     api_win_show_cyan(tag, line);
 }
 
+void
+c_api_win_show_yellow(char *tag, char *line)
+{
+    api_win_show_yellow(tag, line);
+}
+
 void
 c_command_callback(PluginCommand *command, gchar **args)
 {
@@ -211,4 +217,5 @@ c_api_init(void)
     prof_win_show_green = c_api_win_show_green;
     prof_win_show_red = c_api_win_show_red;
     prof_win_show_cyan = c_api_win_show_cyan;
+    prof_win_show_cyan = c_api_win_show_yellow;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/lua_api.c b/src/plugins/lua_api.c
index 0f1267b6..c8b0e112 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/lua_api.c
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@ lua_api_win_show_cyan(lua_State *L)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+lua_api_win_show_yellow(lua_State *L)
+{
+    const char *tag = lua_tostring(L, -2);
+    const char *line = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+    api_win_show_yellow(tag, line);
+    return 0;
+}
 
 void
 lua_command_callback(PluginCommand *command, gchar **args)
@@ -338,6 +346,8 @@ lua_api_init(lua_State *L)
     lua_setglobal(L, "prof_win_show_red");
     lua_pushcfunction(L, lua_api_win_show_cyan);
     lua_setglobal(L, "prof_win_show_cyan");
+    lua_pushcfunction(L, lua_api_win_show_yellow);
+    lua_setglobal(L, "prof_win_show_yellow");
     lua_pushcfunction(L, lua_api_win_process_line);
     lua_setglobal(L, "prof_win_process_line");
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/profapi.c b/src/plugins/profapi.c
index 626e266d..2806aafd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/profapi.c
+++ b/src/plugins/profapi.c
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ void (*prof_win_show)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line) = NULL;
 void (*prof_win_show_green)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line) = NULL;
 void (*prof_win_show_red)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line) = NULL;
 void (*prof_win_show_cyan)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line) = NULL;
+void (*prof_win_show_yellow)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line) = NULL;
diff --git a/src/plugins/profapi.h b/src/plugins/profapi.h
index cc810d44..a9ac87a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/profapi.h
+++ b/src/plugins/profapi.h
@@ -53,5 +53,6 @@ void (*prof_win_show)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line);
 void (*prof_win_show_green)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line);
 void (*prof_win_show_red)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line);
 void (*prof_win_show_cyan)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line);
+void (*prof_win_show_yellow)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/python_api.c b/src/plugins/python_api.c
index 81607c35..91ac3910 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/python_api.c
@@ -286,6 +286,20 @@ python_api_win_show_cyan(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     return Py_BuildValue("");
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+python_api_win_show_yellow(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    char *tag = NULL;
+    char *line = NULL;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ss", &tag, &line)) {
+        return Py_BuildValue("");
+    }
+
+    api_win_show_yellow(tag, line);
+    return Py_BuildValue("");
+}
+
 void
 python_command_callback(PluginCommand *command, gchar **args)
 {
@@ -366,6 +380,7 @@ static PyMethodDef apiMethods[] = {
     { "win_show_green", python_api_win_show_green, METH_VARARGS, "Show green text in the window." },
     { "win_show_red", python_api_win_show_red, METH_VARARGS, "Show red text in the window." },
     { "win_show_cyan", python_api_win_show_cyan, METH_VARARGS, "Show cyan text in the window." },
+    { "win_show_yellow", python_api_win_show_yellow, METH_VARARGS, "Show yellow text in the window." },
     { "win_process_line", python_api_win_process_line, METH_VARARGS, "Send a line of input to a window." },
     { NULL, NULL, 0, NULL }
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/ruby_api.c b/src/plugins/ruby_api.c
index e3707aca..680a5463 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ruby_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/ruby_api.c
@@ -232,6 +232,16 @@ ruby_api_win_show_cyan(VALUE self, VALUE v_tag, VALUE v_line)
     return Qnil;
 }
 
+static VALUE
+ruby_api_win_show_yellow(VALUE self, VALUE v_tag, VALUE v_line)
+{
+    char *tag = STR2CSTR(v_tag);
+    char *line = STR2CSTR(v_line);
+
+    api_win_show_yellow(tag, line);
+    return Qnil;
+}
+
 void
 ruby_command_callback(PluginCommand *command, gchar **args)
 {
@@ -301,4 +311,5 @@ ruby_api_init(void)
     rb_define_module_function(prof_module, "win_show_green", RUBY_METHOD_FUNC(ruby_api_win_show_green), 2);
     rb_define_module_function(prof_module, "win_show_red", RUBY_METHOD_FUNC(ruby_api_win_show_red), 2);
     rb_define_module_function(prof_module, "win_show_cyan", RUBY_METHOD_FUNC(ruby_api_win_show_cyan), 2);
+    rb_define_module_function(prof_module, "win_show_yellow", RUBY_METHOD_FUNC(ruby_api_win_show_yellow), 2);
 }