diff --git a/lib/ui/tab.go b/lib/ui/tab.go
index 07f6199..a67bdab 100644
--- a/lib/ui/tab.go
+++ b/lib/ui/tab.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Tab struct {
 	invalid        bool
 	pinned         bool
 	indexBeforePin int
+	uiConf         *config.UIConfig
 }
 
 type TabStrip Tabs
@@ -47,10 +48,11 @@ func NewTabs(uiConf *config.UIConfig) *Tabs {
 	return tabs
 }
 
-func (tabs *Tabs) Add(content Drawable, name string) *Tab {
+func (tabs *Tabs) Add(content Drawable, name string, uiConf *config.UIConfig) *Tab {
 	tab := &Tab{
 		Content: content,
 		Name:    name,
+		uiConf:  uiConf,
 	}
 	tabs.Tabs = append(tabs.Tabs, tab)
 	tabs.TabStrip.Invalidate()
@@ -283,9 +285,13 @@ func (tabs *Tabs) removeHistory(index int) {
 func (strip *TabStrip) Draw(ctx *Context) {
 	x := 0
 	for i, tab := range strip.Tabs {
-		style := strip.uiConfig.GetStyle(config.STYLE_TAB)
+		uiConfig := strip.uiConfig
+		if tab.uiConf != nil {
+			uiConfig = tab.uiConf
+		}
+		style := uiConfig.GetStyle(config.STYLE_TAB)
 		if strip.Selected == i {
-			style = strip.uiConfig.GetStyleSelected(config.STYLE_TAB)
+			style = uiConfig.GetStyleSelected(config.STYLE_TAB)
 		}
 		tabWidth := 32
 		if ctx.Width()-x < tabWidth {
@@ -293,7 +299,7 @@ func (strip *TabStrip) Draw(ctx *Context) {
 		}
 		name := tab.Name
 		if tab.pinned {
-			name = strip.uiConfig.PinnedTabMarker + name
+			name = uiConfig.PinnedTabMarker + name
 		}
 		trunc := runewidth.Truncate(name, tabWidth, "…")
 		x += ctx.Printf(x, 0, style, " %s ", trunc)
diff --git a/widgets/aerc.go b/widgets/aerc.go
index 94e6754..717547d 100644
--- a/widgets/aerc.go
+++ b/widgets/aerc.go
@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@ func NewAerc(conf *config.AercConfig, logger *log.Logger,
 	for i, acct := range conf.Accounts {
 		view, err := NewAccountView(aerc, conf, &conf.Accounts[i], logger, aerc, deferLoop)
 		if err != nil {
-			tabs.Add(errorScreen(err.Error(), conf.Ui), acct.Name)
+			tabs.Add(errorScreen(err.Error(), conf.Ui), acct.Name, nil)
 		} else {
 			aerc.accounts[acct.Name] = view
-			tabs.Add(view, acct.Name)
+			conf := view.UiConfig()
+			tabs.Add(view, acct.Name, &conf)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -303,7 +304,11 @@ func (aerc *Aerc) Logger() *log.Logger {
 }
 
 func (aerc *Aerc) SelectedAccount() *AccountView {
-	switch tab := aerc.SelectedTab().(type) {
+	return aerc.account(aerc.SelectedTab())
+}
+
+func (aerc *Aerc) account(d ui.Drawable) *AccountView {
+	switch tab := d.(type) {
 	case *AccountView:
 		return tab
 	case *MessageViewer:
@@ -335,7 +340,12 @@ func (aerc *Aerc) NumTabs() int {
 }
 
 func (aerc *Aerc) NewTab(clickable ui.Drawable, name string) *ui.Tab {
-	tab := aerc.tabs.Add(clickable, name)
+	var uiConf *config.UIConfig = nil
+	if acct := aerc.account(clickable); acct != nil {
+		conf := acct.UiConfig()
+		uiConf = &conf
+	}
+	tab := aerc.tabs.Add(clickable, name, uiConf)
 	aerc.tabs.Select(len(aerc.tabs.Tabs) - 1)
 	aerc.UpdateStatus()
 	return tab