diff --git a/ChangeLog.adoc b/ChangeLog.adoc
index c5f29afd1..c15921a82 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.adoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.adoc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ https://weechat.org/files/releasenotes/ReleaseNotes-devel.html[release notes]
 New features::
 
   * buflist: evaluate option buflist.look.sort so that sort can be customized for each of the three buflist bar items (issue #1465)
+  * relay: update default colors for client status
   * trigger: evaluate arguments of command when the trigger is created (issue #1472)
 
 Bug fixes::
diff --git a/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.c b/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.c
index 282c042d5..6f9e66667 100644
--- a/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.c
+++ b/src/plugins/relay/relay-config.c
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ relay_config_init ()
         relay_config_file, ptr_section,
         "status_active", "color",
         N_("text color for \"connected\" status"),
-        NULL, 0, 0, "lightblue", NULL, 0,
+        NULL, 0, 0, "green", NULL, 0,
         NULL, NULL, NULL,
         &relay_config_refresh_cb, NULL, NULL,
         NULL, NULL, NULL);
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ relay_config_init ()
         relay_config_file, ptr_section,
         "status_auth_failed", "color",
         N_("text color for \"authentication failed\" status"),
-        NULL, 0, 0, "lightred", NULL, 0,
+        NULL, 0, 0, "lightmagenta", NULL, 0,
         NULL, NULL, NULL,
         &relay_config_refresh_cb, NULL, NULL,
         NULL, NULL, NULL);
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ relay_config_init ()
         relay_config_file, ptr_section,
         "status_connecting", "color",
         N_("text color for \"connecting\" status"),
-        NULL, 0, 0, "yellow", NULL, 0,
+        NULL, 0, 0, "white", NULL, 0,
         NULL, NULL, NULL,
         &relay_config_refresh_cb, NULL, NULL,
         NULL, NULL, NULL);
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ relay_config_init ()
         relay_config_file, ptr_section,
         "status_waiting_auth", "color",
         N_("text color for \"waiting authentication\" status"),
-        NULL, 0, 0, "brown", NULL, 0,
+        NULL, 0, 0, "yellow", NULL, 0,
         NULL, NULL, NULL,
         &relay_config_refresh_cb, NULL, NULL,
         NULL, NULL, NULL);