diff --git a/Netdisco/Changes b/Netdisco/Changes
index 3e664d27..6fe26ea4 100644
--- a/Netdisco/Changes
+++ b/Netdisco/Changes
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   * Port filter in device port display is now highlighted green
   * Navbar search is fuzzier
   * Phone node icon is a little phone handset
+  * User icon color indicates port_control/admin ability
 
   [BUG FIXES]
 
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Device.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Device.pm
index 7f2a5c66..b6368918 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Device.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Web/Device.pm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use Dancer::Plugin::DBIC;
 hook 'before' => sub {
   # list of port detail columns
   var('port_columns' => [
-    { name => 'c_admin',       label => 'Admin Controls',    default => ''   },
+    { name => 'c_admin',       label => 'Port Controls',     default => ''   },
     { name => 'c_port',        label => 'Port',              default => 'on' },
     { name => 'c_descr',       label => 'Description',       default => ''   },
     { name => 'c_type',        label => 'Type',              default => ''   },
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/public/css/netdisco.css b/Netdisco/share/public/css/netdisco.css
index dd486147..3e54494b 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/public/css/netdisco.css
+++ b/Netdisco/share/public/css/netdisco.css
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ body {
   width: 100%;
 }
 
+.nd_user_port_control {
+  color: rgba(255,255,0,0.8) !important;
+}
+
+.nd_user_admin {
+  color: rgba(255,0,0,0.8) !important;
+}
+
 /* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ */
 /* various styles to adjust the hero box used for homepage + login */
 
diff --git a/Netdisco/share/views/layouts/main.tt b/Netdisco/share/views/layouts/main.tt
index 676a0ce2..c85f56b3 100644
--- a/Netdisco/share/views/layouts/main.tt
+++ b/Netdisco/share/views/layouts/main.tt
@@ -102,8 +102,10 @@
         <li class="nd_navbartext">Logged in as &nbsp;</li>
         <li class="dropdown">
           <a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
-          [% IF vars.user.port_control %]
-            <i class="icon-user-md"></i>
+          [% IF vars.user.admin %]
+            <i class="icon-user nd_user_admin"></i>
+          [% ELSIF vars.user.port_control %]
+            <i class="icon-user nd_user_port_control"></i>
           [% ELSE %]
             <i class="icon-user"></i>
           [% END %]