diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d84f018c8c..3c931612b8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     "resolve": "~0.2.3",
     "browserify": "1.17.3",
     "expect.js": "~0.2.0",
-    "derby-i18n": "0.0.1"
+    "derby-i18n": "0.0.1",
+    "relative-date": "~1.1.1"
   },
   "private": true,
   "subdomain": "habitrpg",
diff --git a/src/app/helpers.coffee b/src/app/helpers.coffee
index 75cbd5a498..29c2ca4d94 100644
--- a/src/app/helpers.coffee
+++ b/src/app/helpers.coffee
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 moment = require 'moment'
 _ = require 'underscore'
+relative = require 'relative-date'
 algos = require './algos'
 
-uuid = ->
-  "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx".replace /[xy]/g, (c) ->
-    r = Math.random() * 16 | 0
-    v = (if c is "x" then r else (r & 0x3 | 0x8))
-    v.toString 16
-
 # Absolute diff between two dates
 daysBetween = (yesterday, now, dayStart) ->
   #sanity-check reset-time (is it 24h time?)
@@ -168,4 +163,10 @@ viewHelpers = (view) ->
     return false unless messages?.length > 0
     messages && messages[0].id != lastMessageSeen
 
-module.exports = { viewHelpers, removeWhitespace, randomVal, daysBetween, dayMapping, username, uuid }
+  view.fn 'indexOf', (str1, str2) ->
+    return false unless str1 && str2
+    str1.indexOf(str2) != -1
+
+  view.fn 'relativeDate', relative
+
+module.exports = { viewHelpers, removeWhitespace, randomVal, daysBetween, dayMapping, username }
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diff --git a/src/app/party.coffee b/src/app/party.coffee
index 74fdff6b86..5d04418aa2 100644
--- a/src/app/party.coffee
+++ b/src/app/party.coffee
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model, app) ->
   browser = require './browser'
   helpers = require './helpers'
 
+  _currentTime = model.at '_currentTime'
+
+  _currentTime.setNull +new Date()
+
+  # Every 60 seconds, reset the current time so that the chat
+  # can update relative times
+  setInterval ->
+    _currentTime.set +new Date()
+  , 60000
+
   user = model.at('_user')
 
   model.on 'set', '_user.party.invitation', (after, before) ->
@@ -187,6 +197,10 @@ module.exports.app = (appExports, model, app) ->
     model.setNull '_tavern.chat', {messages:[]} #we can remove this later, first time run only
     sendChat('_tavern.chat.messages', '_tavernMessage')
 
+  appExports.partyMessageKeyup = (e, el, next) ->
+    return next() unless e.keyCode is 13
+    appExports.partySendChat()
+
   appExports.tavernMessageKeyup = (e, el, next) ->
     return next() unless e.keyCode is 13
     appExports.tavernSendChat()
diff --git a/src/server/middleware.coffee b/src/server/middleware.coffee
index 8e9cb29cb8..d9a5fed22f 100644
--- a/src/server/middleware.coffee
+++ b/src/server/middleware.coffee
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ module.exports.allowCrossDomain = (req, res, next) ->
   if req.method is 'OPTIONS'
     res.send(200);
   else
-    next()
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+    next()
diff --git a/styles/app/game-pane.styl b/styles/app/game-pane.styl
index fc1c829866..072047bc24 100644
--- a/styles/app/game-pane.styl
+++ b/styles/app/game-pane.styl
@@ -1,20 +1,30 @@
 .full-width
-    width: 100%
+    width 100%
 
 .border-right
-    border-right: 1px solid #ddd
+    border-right 1px solid #ddd
 
 .game-tabs a
-    cursor:pointer
+    cursor pointer
 
 .tab-notification
-    color: #fff;
-    background-color: #51a351
+    color #fff
+    background-color #51a351
 
 .tavern-pane
-    position:relative
-    height:300px
+    position relative
+    height 300px
+
+.tavern-chat, .party-chat
+
+  li
+    height 60px
+    line-height 60px
+    border-bottom 1px solid #ddd
+
+    &.highlight
+      background #EEE
 
 #market-tab
-    position: relative
-    height: 500px
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+    position relative
+    height 500px
diff --git a/views/app/game-pane.html b/views/app/game-pane.html
index b3ebbb611e..5524ecad31 100644
--- a/views/app/game-pane.html
+++ b/views/app/game-pane.html
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
             </form>
             <ul class='unstyled tavern-chat'>
                 {#each _tavern.chat.messages as :message}
-                    <li><app:party:chat-message message={{:message}} /></li>
+                    <app:party:chat-message message={{:message}} />
                 {/}
             </ul>
         </div>
diff --git a/views/app/party.html b/views/app/party.html
index 25126ed950..91d58a2dc2 100644
--- a/views/app/party.html
+++ b/views/app/party.html
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
             <div class="span6">
                <h3>Chat</h3>
                 <form x-bind='submit:partySendChat'>
-                    <textarea>{_chatMessage}</textarea><br/>
+                    <textarea x-bind='keyup:partyMessageKeyup'>{_chatMessage}</textarea><br/>
                     <input class=btn type=submit value=Submit />
                 </form>
-               <ul class='unstyled'>
+               <ul class='party-chat unstyled'>
                {#each _party.chat as :message}
-                   <li><app:party:chat-message message={{:message}} /></li>
+                   <app:party:chat-message message={{:message}} />
                {/}
                </ul>
             </div>
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@
 
 
 <chat-message:>
-    <hr/>
-    <span
-        class="label {{#if @message.npc}}label-success{{else if @message.contributor}}label-inverse{{else if equal(@message.uuid,_user.id)}}label-info{{/}} chat-message"
-        rel='tooltip' title="{{@message.contributor}}{{@message.npc}}">
-        {{@message.user}}</span> {{@message.text}} - <span class='muted'>{{friendlyTimestamp(@message.timestamp)}}
-    </span>
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+    <li class="{{#if indexOf(:message.text, _user.profile.name)}}highlight{{/if}}">
+        <span
+            class="label {{#if @message.npc}}label-success{{else if @message.contributor}}label-inverse{{else if equal(@message.uuid,_user.id)}}label-info{{/}} chat-message"
+            rel='tooltip' title="{{@message.contributor}}{{@message.npc}}">
+            {{@message.user}}</span> {{@message.text}} - <span class='muted time'>{relativeDate(@message.timestamp, _currentTime)}
+        </span>
+    </li>