diff --git a/templates/comment.html b/templates/comment.html
index c874b9e..3014192 100644
--- a/templates/comment.html
+++ b/templates/comment.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 			{% if author.name != "[deleted]" %}
 				<a class="comment_author {{ author.distinguished }} {% if author.name == post_author %}op{% endif %}" href="/user/{{ author.name }}">u/{{ author.name }}</a>
 			{% else %}
-				<span class="comment_author">u/[deleted]</span>
+				<span class="comment_author {{ author.distinguished }}">u/[deleted]</span>
 			{% endif %}
 			{% if author.flair.flair_parts.len() > 0 %}
 				<small class="author_flair">{% call utils::render_flair(author.flair.flair_parts) %}</small>
diff --git a/templates/post.html b/templates/post.html
index db8e083..add5881 100644
--- a/templates/post.html
+++ b/templates/post.html
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 			<p class="post_header">
 				<a class="post_subreddit" href="/r/{{ post.community }}">r/{{ post.community }}</a>
 				<span class="dot">&bull;</span>
-				<a class="post_author" href="/user/{{ post.author.name }}">u/{{ post.author.name }}</a>
+				<a class="post_author {{ post.author.distinguished }}" href="/user/{{ post.author.name }}">u/{{ post.author.name }}</a>
 				{% if post.author.flair.flair_parts.len() > 0 %}
 					<small class="author_flair">{% call utils::render_flair(post.author.flair.flair_parts) %}</small>
 				{% endif %}
diff --git a/templates/utils.html b/templates/utils.html
index 81a4bd4..a11583f 100644
--- a/templates/utils.html
+++ b/templates/utils.html
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 		{% endif -%}
 		<a class="post_subreddit" href="/{{ community }}">{{ community }}</a>
 		<span class="dot">&bull;</span>
-		<a class="post_author" href="/u/{{ post.author.name }}">u/{{ post.author.name }}</a>
+		<a class="post_author {{ post.author.distinguished }}" href="/u/{{ post.author.name }}">u/{{ post.author.name }}</a>
 		<span class="dot">&bull;</span>
 		<span class="created" title="{{ post.created }}">{{ post.rel_time }}</span>
 		{% if !post.awards.is_empty() %}