diff --git a/FLocal.Common/BBCodes/helpers/UserMentionProcessor.cs b/FLocal.Common/BBCodes/helpers/UserMentionProcessor.cs
index 4481653..1933365 100644
--- a/FLocal.Common/BBCodes/helpers/UserMentionProcessor.cs
+++ b/FLocal.Common/BBCodes/helpers/UserMentionProcessor.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace FLocal.Common.BBCodes {
 			var user = dataobjects.User.LoadByName(username);
 			context.OnUserMention(user);
 			var url = new URL.users.user.Info(user.id.ToString(), null);
-			return String.Format("<a class=\"separate UG_{0}\" href=\"{1}\">{2}</a>", Safe(user.userGroup.name), url.canonical, Safe(user.name));
+			return String.Format("<a class=\"separate userreference UG_{0}\" href=\"{1}\">{2}</a>", Safe(user.userGroup.name), url.canonical, Safe(user.name));
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/Resources/FLocal/static/css/modern/global.css b/Resources/FLocal/static/css/modern/global.css
index 8d562f3..ccfd347 100644
--- a/Resources/FLocal/static/css/modern/global.css
+++ b/Resources/FLocal/static/css/modern/global.css
@@ -283,4 +283,8 @@ a.external {
 .headerLink {
 	margin-left:0.5em;
 	margin-right:0.5em;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+.userreference:before {
+	content: "@";
+}