diff --git a/deltachat-ios/View/ChatTitleView.swift b/deltachat-ios/View/ChatTitleView.swift
index 67e39bd6e..bb7df5718 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/View/ChatTitleView.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/View/ChatTitleView.swift
@@ -71,5 +71,6 @@ class ChatTitleView: UIStackView {
     func setEnabled(_ enabled: Bool) {
         titleLabel.isEnabled = enabled
         subtitleLabel.isEnabled = enabled
+        verifiedView.alpha = enabled ? 1 : 0.4
     }
 }