diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
index 93a023bd05..2ed8b2760e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		//----------------------------------------------------
 		public void gui_text(object luaX, object luaY, object luaStr)
 		{
-			Global.RenderPanel.AddGUIText(luaStr.ToString(), LuaInt(luaX), LuaInt(luaY));
+			Global.RenderPanel.AddGUIText(luaStr.ToString(), LuaInt(luaX), LuaInt(luaY), false);
 		}
 
 		//----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
index 68790f7685..7c4baf0a5c 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/RenderPanel.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		void Render(IVideoProvider video);
 		bool Resized { get; set; }
 		void AddMessage(string msg);
-		void AddGUIText(string msg, int x, int y);
+		void AddGUIText(string msg, int x, int y, bool alert);
 		void ClearGUIText();
 		string FPS { get; set; }
 		string MT { get; set; }
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		}
 		RetainedViewportPanel backingControl;
 		public void AddMessage(string msg) { }
-		public void AddGUIText(string msg, int x, int y) { }
+		public void AddGUIText(string msg, int x, int y, bool alert) { }
 		public void ClearGUIText() { }
 	}
 
@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			messages.Add(new UIMessage { Message = message, ExpireAt = DateTime.Now + TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2) });
 		}
 
-		public void AddGUIText(string message, int x, int y)
+		public void AddGUIText(string message, int x, int y, bool alert)
 		{
-			GUITextList.Add(new UIDisplay { Message = message, X = x, Y = y });
+			GUITextList.Add(new UIDisplay { Message = message, X = x, Y = y, Alert = alert });
 		}
 
 		public void ClearGUIText()
@@ -505,8 +505,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					GUITextList[x].X + 2, GUITextList[x].Y + 2, Color.Black);
 				MessageFont.DrawString(null, GUITextList[x].Message,
 					GUITextList[x].X + 1, GUITextList[x].Y + 1, Color.Gray);
-				MessageFont.DrawString(null, GUITextList[x].Message,
-					GUITextList[x].X, GUITextList[x].Y, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor));
+
+				if (GUITextList[x].Alert)
+					MessageFont.DrawString(null, GUITextList[x].Message,
+						GUITextList[x].X, GUITextList[x].Y, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.AlertMessageColor));
+				else
+					MessageFont.DrawString(null, GUITextList[x].Message,
+						GUITextList[x].X, GUITextList[x].Y, Color.FromArgb(Global.Config.MessagesColor));
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -554,5 +559,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		public DateTime ExpireAt;
 		public int X;
 		public int Y;
+		public bool Alert;
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
index d335faab35..e6c87d1c34 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
@@ -78,8 +78,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				Global.RenderPanel.ClearGUIText();
 				for (int x = 0; x < watchList.Count; x++)
 				{
+					bool alert = Global.CheatList.IsActiveCheat(Domain, watchList[x].address);
 					Global.RenderPanel.AddGUIText(watchList[x].ToString(),
-						Global.Config.DispRamWatchx, (Global.Config.DispRamWatchy + (x * 12)));
+						Global.Config.DispRamWatchx, (Global.Config.DispRamWatchy + (x * 12)), alert);
 				}
 			}