diff --git a/cockatrice/src/dlg_settings.cpp b/cockatrice/src/dlg_settings.cpp
index eb32cd1ef..b9dc7baca 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/dlg_settings.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/dlg_settings.cpp
@@ -805,6 +805,7 @@ MessagesSettingsPage::MessagesSettingsPage()
     connect(&invertHighlightForeground, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), this, SLOT(updateTextHighlightColor(int)));
 
     mentionColor = new QLineEdit();
+    mentionColor->setClearButtonEnabled(enable);
     mentionColor->setPlaceholderText(tr("HEX Color Code"));
     mentionColor->setText(SettingsCache::instance().getChatMentionColor());
     updateMentionPreview();
@@ -820,6 +821,7 @@ MessagesSettingsPage::MessagesSettingsPage()
     connect(&roomHistory, SIGNAL(stateChanged(int)), &SettingsCache::instance(), SLOT(setRoomHistory(int)));
 
     customAlertString = new QLineEdit();
+    customAlertString->setClearButtonEnabled(enable);
     customAlertString->setPlaceholderText(tr("Word1 Word2 Word3"));
     customAlertString->setText(SettingsCache::instance().getHighlightWords());
     connect(customAlertString, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), &SettingsCache::instance(),
@@ -840,6 +842,7 @@ MessagesSettingsPage::MessagesSettingsPage()
     chatGroupBox->setLayout(chatGrid);
 
     highlightColor = new QLineEdit();
+    highlightColor->setClearButtonEnabled(enable);
     highlightColor->setPlaceholderText(tr("HEX Color Code"));
     highlightColor->setText(SettingsCache::instance().getChatHighlightColor());
     updateHighlightPreview();