diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/AutoCompleter.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/AutoCompleter.kt
index daf401efc3..dd0024a15c 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/AutoCompleter.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/AutoCompleter.kt
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ class AutoCompleter @AssistedInject constructor(
 
         // Add the span
         val span = PillImageSpan(
+                session, // TCHAP set pill background color when the user is mentioned
                 glideRequests,
                 avatarRenderer,
                 editText.context,
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/MessageComposerFragment.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/MessageComposerFragment.kt
index 68b8304fcb..3e09041f44 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/MessageComposerFragment.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/composer/MessageComposerFragment.kt
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ class MessageComposerFragment : VectorBaseFragment<FragmentComposerBinding>(), A
                 getRoom = timelineViewModel::getRoom,
                 getMember = timelineViewModel::getMember,
         ) { matrixItem: MatrixItem ->
-            PillImageSpan(glideRequests, avatarRenderer, requireContext(), matrixItem)
+            // TCHAP set pill background color when the user is mentioned
+            PillImageSpan(session, glideRequests, avatarRenderer, requireContext(), matrixItem)
         }
     }
 
@@ -820,6 +821,7 @@ class MessageComposerFragment : VectorBaseFragment<FragmentComposerBinding>(), A
                     append(displayName)
                     setSpan(
                             PillImageSpan(
+                                    session, // TCHAP set pill background color when the user is mentioned
                                     glideRequests,
                                     avatarRenderer,
                                     requireContext(),
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/render/EventTextRenderer.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/render/EventTextRenderer.kt
index 79e8690c91..e3769281ca 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/render/EventTextRenderer.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/timeline/render/EventTextRenderer.kt
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ class EventTextRenderer @AssistedInject constructor(
     }
 
     private fun createPillImageSpan(matrixItem: MatrixItem) =
-            PillImageSpan(GlideApp.with(context), avatarRenderer, context, matrixItem)
+            // TCHAP set pill background color when the user is mentioned
+            PillImageSpan(sessionHolder.getActiveSession(), GlideApp.with(context), avatarRenderer, context, matrixItem)
 
     private fun addPillSpan(
             renderedText: Spannable,
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillImageSpan.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillImageSpan.kt
index a1130bd251..76dbb94494 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillImageSpan.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillImageSpan.kt
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import im.vector.app.features.displayname.getBestName
 import im.vector.app.features.home.AvatarRenderer
 import im.vector.app.features.themes.ThemeUtils
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.extensions.orTrue
+import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.Session
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.send.MatrixItemSpan
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.MatrixItem
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import java.lang.ref.WeakReference
  * Implements MatrixItemSpan so that it could be automatically transformed in matrix links and displayed as pills.
  */
 class PillImageSpan(
+        private val session: Session,
         private val glideRequests: GlideRequests,
         private val avatarRenderer: AvatarRenderer,
         private val context: Context,
@@ -156,10 +158,18 @@ class PillImageSpan(
             setChipMinHeightResource(R.dimen.pill_min_height)
             setChipIconSizeResource(R.dimen.pill_avatar_size)
             chipIcon = icon
-            if (matrixItem is MatrixItem.EveryoneInRoomItem) {
-                chipBackgroundColor = ColorStateList.valueOf(ThemeUtils.getColor(context, R.attr.colorError))
-                // setTextColor API does not exist right now for ChipDrawable, use textAppearance
-                setTextAppearanceResource(R.style.TextAppearance_Vector_Body_OnError)
+            // TCHAP set pill background color when the user is mentioned
+            when {
+                matrixItem is MatrixItem.UserItem && matrixItem.id == session.myUserId-> {
+                    chipBackgroundColor = ColorStateList.valueOf(ThemeUtils.getColor(context, R.attr.colorSecondary))
+                    setTextColor(ThemeUtils.getColor(context, R.attr.colorOnSecondary))
+                    setTextAppearanceResource(R.style.TextAppearance_Vector_Body_OnError)
+                }
+                matrixItem is MatrixItem.EveryoneInRoomItem -> {
+                    chipBackgroundColor = ColorStateList.valueOf(ThemeUtils.getColor(context, R.attr.colorError))
+                    // setTextColor API does not exist right now for ChipDrawable, use textAppearance
+                    setTextAppearanceResource(R.style.TextAppearance_Vector_Body_OnError)
+                }
             }
             setBounds(0, 0, intrinsicWidth, intrinsicHeight)
         }
diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillsPostProcessor.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillsPostProcessor.kt
index 92d5b16998..5b8e4c85a8 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillsPostProcessor.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/html/PillsPostProcessor.kt
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ class PillsPostProcessor @AssistedInject constructor(
     }
 
     private fun createPillImageSpan(matrixItem: MatrixItem) =
-            PillImageSpan(GlideApp.with(context), avatarRenderer, context, matrixItem)
+            // TCHAP set pill background color when the user is mentioned
+            PillImageSpan(sessionHolder.getActiveSession(), GlideApp.with(context), avatarRenderer, context, matrixItem)
 
     private fun LinkSpan.createPillSpan(): PillImageSpan? {
         val supportedHosts = context.resources.getStringArray(R.array.permalink_supported_hosts)