diff --git a/src/plugins/api.c b/src/plugins/api.c
index 75c5b812..cec2e5bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/api.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "profanity.h"
 #include "ui/windows.h"
 #include "ui/ui.h"
+#include "config/theme.h"
 
 void
 api_cons_alert(void)
@@ -166,8 +167,46 @@ void
 api_win_show(const char *tag, const char *line)
 {
     ProfWin *window = wins_get_by_recipient(tag);
-    win_print_time(window, '-');
-    wprintw(window->win, "%s\n", line);
+    win_print_line(window, '-', 0, line);
+
+    // refresh if current
+    if (wins_is_current(window)) {
+        int num = wins_get_num(window);
+        ui_switch_win(num);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+api_win_show_green(const char *tag, const char *line)
+{
+    ProfWin *window = wins_get_by_recipient(tag);
+    win_print_line(window, '-', COLOUR_ONLINE, line);
+
+    // refresh if current
+    if (wins_is_current(window)) {
+        int num = wins_get_num(window);
+        ui_switch_win(num);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+api_win_show_red(const char *tag, const char *line)
+{
+    ProfWin *window = wins_get_by_recipient(tag);
+    win_print_line(window, '-', COLOUR_OFFLINE, line);
+
+    // refresh if current
+    if (wins_is_current(window)) {
+        int num = wins_get_num(window);
+        ui_switch_win(num);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+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)) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/api.h b/src/plugins/api.h
index baf5b0c2..8af54be4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/api.h
+++ b/src/plugins/api.h
@@ -48,5 +48,8 @@ void api_win_create(const char *tag, void *callback,
 void api_win_focus(const char *tag);
 void api_win_process_line(const char *tag, const char * const line);
 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);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/c_api.c b/src/plugins/c_api.c
index f01712b4..32cb1133 100644
--- a/src/plugins/c_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/c_api.c
@@ -147,6 +147,24 @@ c_api_win_show(char *tag, char *line)
     api_win_show(tag, line);
 }
 
+void
+c_api_win_show_green(char *tag, char *line)
+{
+    api_win_show_green(tag, line);
+}
+
+void
+c_api_win_show_red(char *tag, char *line)
+{
+    api_win_show_red(tag, line);
+}
+
+void
+c_api_win_show_cyan(char *tag, char *line)
+{
+    api_win_show_cyan(tag, line);
+}
+
 void
 c_command_callback(PluginCommand *command, gchar **args)
 {
@@ -190,4 +208,7 @@ c_api_init(void)
     prof_win_focus = c_api_win_focus;
     prof_win_process_line = c_api_win_process_line;
     prof_win_show = c_api_win_show;
+    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;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/lua_api.c b/src/plugins/lua_api.c
index 4ce0d699..0f1267b6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lua_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/lua_api.c
@@ -201,6 +201,34 @@ lua_api_win_show(lua_State *L)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+lua_api_win_show_green(lua_State *L)
+{
+    const char *tag = lua_tostring(L, -2);
+    const char *line = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+    api_win_show_green(tag, line);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+lua_api_win_show_red(lua_State *L)
+{
+    const char *tag = lua_tostring(L, -2);
+    const char *line = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+    api_win_show_red(tag, line);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+lua_api_win_show_cyan(lua_State *L)
+{
+    const char *tag = lua_tostring(L, -2);
+    const char *line = lua_tostring(L, -1);
+    api_win_show_cyan(tag, line);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
 void
 lua_command_callback(PluginCommand *command, gchar **args)
 {
@@ -304,6 +332,12 @@ lua_api_init(lua_State *L)
     lua_setglobal(L, "prof_win_focus");
     lua_pushcfunction(L, lua_api_win_show);
     lua_setglobal(L, "prof_win_show");
+    lua_pushcfunction(L, lua_api_win_show_green);
+    lua_setglobal(L, "prof_win_show_green");
+    lua_pushcfunction(L, lua_api_win_show_red);
+    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_process_line);
     lua_setglobal(L, "prof_win_process_line");
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/profapi.c b/src/plugins/profapi.c
index e4586f43..626e266d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/profapi.c
+++ b/src/plugins/profapi.c
@@ -50,3 +50,6 @@ void (*prof_win_create)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, void(*input_handler)(PROF_WIN_TAG win,
 void (*prof_win_focus)(PROF_WIN_TAG win) = NULL;
 void (*prof_win_process_line)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line) = NULL;
 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;
diff --git a/src/plugins/profapi.h b/src/plugins/profapi.h
index 6ecc252e..cc810d44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/profapi.h
+++ b/src/plugins/profapi.h
@@ -50,5 +50,8 @@ void (*prof_win_create)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, void(*input_handler)(PROF_WIN_TAG win,
 void (*prof_win_focus)(PROF_WIN_TAG win);
 void (*prof_win_process_line)(PROF_WIN_TAG win, char *line);
 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);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/python_api.c b/src/plugins/python_api.c
index 97113c55..81607c35 100644
--- a/src/plugins/python_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/python_api.c
@@ -244,6 +244,48 @@ python_api_win_show(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     return Py_BuildValue("");
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+python_api_win_show_green(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    char *tag = NULL;
+    char *line = NULL;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ss", &tag, &line)) {
+        return Py_BuildValue("");
+    }
+
+    api_win_show_green(tag, line);
+    return Py_BuildValue("");
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+python_api_win_show_red(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    char *tag = NULL;
+    char *line = NULL;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ss", &tag, &line)) {
+        return Py_BuildValue("");
+    }
+
+    api_win_show_red(tag, line);
+    return Py_BuildValue("");
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+python_api_win_show_cyan(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    char *tag = NULL;
+    char *line = NULL;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "ss", &tag, &line)) {
+        return Py_BuildValue("");
+    }
+
+    api_win_show_cyan(tag, line);
+    return Py_BuildValue("");
+}
+
 void
 python_command_callback(PluginCommand *command, gchar **args)
 {
@@ -321,6 +363,9 @@ static PyMethodDef apiMethods[] = {
     { "win_create", python_api_win_create, METH_VARARGS, "Create a new window." },
     { "win_focus", python_api_win_focus, METH_VARARGS, "Focus a window." },
     { "win_show", python_api_win_show, METH_VARARGS, "Show text in the window." },
+    { "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_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 fc53e58e..e3707aca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ruby_api.c
+++ b/src/plugins/ruby_api.c
@@ -202,6 +202,36 @@ ruby_api_win_show(VALUE self, VALUE v_tag, VALUE v_line)
     return Qnil;
 }
 
+static VALUE
+ruby_api_win_show_green(VALUE self, VALUE v_tag, VALUE v_line)
+{
+    char *tag = STR2CSTR(v_tag);
+    char *line = STR2CSTR(v_line);
+
+    api_win_show_green(tag, line);
+    return Qnil;
+}
+
+static VALUE
+ruby_api_win_show_red(VALUE self, VALUE v_tag, VALUE v_line)
+{
+    char *tag = STR2CSTR(v_tag);
+    char *line = STR2CSTR(v_line);
+
+    api_win_show_red(tag, line);
+    return Qnil;
+}
+
+static VALUE
+ruby_api_win_show_cyan(VALUE self, VALUE v_tag, VALUE v_line)
+{
+    char *tag = STR2CSTR(v_tag);
+    char *line = STR2CSTR(v_line);
+
+    api_win_show_cyan(tag, line);
+    return Qnil;
+}
+
 void
 ruby_command_callback(PluginCommand *command, gchar **args)
 {
@@ -245,7 +275,6 @@ ruby_window_callback(PluginWindowCallback *window_callback, char *tag, char *lin
             rb_str_new2(tag), rb_str_new2(line));
 }
 
-
 static VALUE prof_module;
 
 void
@@ -269,4 +298,7 @@ ruby_api_init(void)
     rb_define_module_function(prof_module, "win_focus", RUBY_METHOD_FUNC(ruby_api_win_focus), 1);
     rb_define_module_function(prof_module, "win_process_line", RUBY_METHOD_FUNC(ruby_api_win_process_line), 2);
     rb_define_module_function(prof_module, "win_show", RUBY_METHOD_FUNC(ruby_api_win_show), 2);
+    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);
 }