diff --git a/lib/noticelistitem.php b/lib/noticelistitem.php
index 17827d07ef..46f15f551d 100644
--- a/lib/noticelistitem.php
+++ b/lib/noticelistitem.php
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ class NoticeListItem extends Widget
     {
         if (Event::handle('StartOpenNoticeListItemElement', array($this))) {
             $id = (empty($this->repeat)) ? $this->notice->id : $this->repeat->id;
-            $this->out->elementStart('li', array('class' => 'hentry notice',
+            $class = 'hentry notice';
+            if ($this->notice->scope != 0 && $this->notice->scope != 1) {
+                $class .= ' limited-scope';
+            }
+            $this->out->elementStart('li', array('class' => $class,
                                                  'id' => 'notice-' . $id));
             Event::handle('EndOpenNoticeListItemElement', array($this));
         }
diff --git a/theme/rebase/css/display.css b/theme/rebase/css/display.css
index 6c3c9e6296..9c019e6289 100644
--- a/theme/rebase/css/display.css
+++ b/theme/rebase/css/display.css
@@ -1156,6 +1156,11 @@ width:auto;
 margin-left:0;
 }
 
+.limited-scope .entry-content .timestamp:before {
+content:'☠';
+font-size:150%;
+}
+
 /* override OStatus plugin style */
 
 #form_ostatus_connect.form_settings.dialogbox, #form_ostatus_sub.dialogbox {