diff --git a/bin/commands/issue/suite/ui.rs b/bin/commands/issue/suite/ui.rs
index 0600c8ea..594bc5bd 100644
--- a/bin/commands/issue/suite/ui.rs
+++ b/bin/commands/issue/suite/ui.rs
@@ -177,10 +177,16 @@ impl IssueHeader {
             tui::ui::label(item.title()).foreground(theme.colors.browser_list_title),
         );
 
+        let author = match alias {
+            Some(_) => tui::ui::label(&cob::format_author(issue.author().id(), &alias, by_you))
+                .foreground(theme.colors.browser_list_author),
+            None => tui::ui::label(&cob::format_author(issue.author().id(), &alias, by_you))
+                .foreground(theme.colors.browser_list_author)
+                .dim(),
+        };
         let author = Property::new(
             tui::ui::label("Author").foreground(theme.colors.property_name_fg),
-            tui::ui::label(&cob::format_author(issue.author().id(), &alias, by_you))
-                .foreground(theme.colors.browser_list_author),
+            author,
         );
 
         let issue_id = Property::new(
diff --git a/src/ui/cob.rs b/src/ui/cob.rs
index bee1a0ff..e721b943 100644
--- a/src/ui/cob.rs
+++ b/src/ui/cob.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ pub mod format;
 
 use radicle_surf;
 
-use tuirealm::props::{Color, Style};
+use tuirealm::props::{Color, Style, TextModifiers};
 use tuirealm::tui::text::{Span, Spans};
 use tuirealm::tui::widgets::Cell;
 
@@ -152,12 +152,18 @@ impl TableItem<8> for PatchItem {
         let title = Cell::from(self.title.clone())
             .style(Style::default().fg(theme.colors.browser_list_title));
 
+        let author_style = match &self.author.alias {
+            Some(_) => Style::default().fg(theme.colors.browser_list_author),
+            None => Style::default()
+                .fg(theme.colors.browser_list_author)
+                .add_modifier(TextModifiers::DIM),
+        };
         let author = Cell::from(format_author(
             &self.author.did,
             &self.author.alias,
             self.author.is_you,
         ))
-        .style(Style::default().fg(theme.colors.browser_list_author));
+        .style(author_style);
 
         let head = Cell::from(format::oid(self.head))
             .style(Style::default().fg(theme.colors.browser_patch_list_head));
@@ -266,12 +272,18 @@ impl TableItem<7> for IssueItem {
         let title = Cell::from(self.title.clone())
             .style(Style::default().fg(theme.colors.browser_list_title));
 
+        let author_style = match &self.author.alias {
+            Some(_) => Style::default().fg(theme.colors.browser_list_author),
+            None => Style::default()
+                .fg(theme.colors.browser_list_author)
+                .add_modifier(TextModifiers::DIM),
+        };
         let author = Cell::from(format_author(
             &self.author.did,
             &self.author.alias,
             self.author.is_you,
         ))
-        .style(Style::default().fg(theme.colors.browser_list_author));
+        .style(author_style);
 
         let labels = Cell::from(format_labels(&self.labels))
             .style(Style::default().fg(theme.colors.browser_list_labels));
@@ -294,6 +306,12 @@ impl TableItem<7> for IssueItem {
 impl ListItem for IssueItem {
     fn row(&self, theme: &Theme) -> tuirealm::tui::widgets::ListItem {
         let (state, state_color) = format_issue_state(&self.state);
+        let author_style = match &self.author.alias {
+            Some(_) => Style::default().fg(theme.colors.browser_list_author),
+            None => Style::default()
+                .fg(theme.colors.browser_list_author)
+                .add_modifier(TextModifiers::DIM),
+        };
         let lines = vec![
             Spans::from(vec![
                 Span::styled(state, Style::default().fg(state_color)),
@@ -306,7 +324,7 @@ impl ListItem for IssueItem {
                 Span::raw(String::from("   ")),
                 Span::styled(
                     format_author(&self.author.did, &self.author.alias, self.author.is_you),
-                    Style::default().fg(theme.colors.browser_list_author),
+                    author_style,
                 ),
                 Span::styled(
                     format!(" {} ", theme.icons.property_divider),
diff --git a/src/ui/widget.rs b/src/ui/widget.rs
index a5aa34bd..f677a5c6 100644
--- a/src/ui/widget.rs
+++ b/src/ui/widget.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mod utils;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
 use tuirealm::command::{Cmd, CmdResult};
-use tuirealm::props::{AttrValue, Attribute, Color, Layout, Props};
+use tuirealm::props::{AttrValue, Attribute, Color, Layout, Props, TextModifiers};
 use tuirealm::tui::layout::Rect;
 use tuirealm::{Frame, MockComponent, State};
 
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ impl<T: WidgetComponent> Widget<T> {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn dim(mut self) -> Self {
+        let props = self
+            .query(Attribute::TextProps)
+            .unwrap_or(AttrValue::TextModifiers(TextModifiers::empty()));
+
+        self.attr(
+            Attribute::TextProps,
+            AttrValue::TextModifiers(props.unwrap_text_modifiers() | TextModifiers::DIM),
+        );
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn highlight(mut self, fg: Color) -> Self {
         self.attr(Attribute::HighlightedColor, AttrValue::Color(fg));
         self