diff --git a/mods/other/playertag/init.lua b/mods/other/playertag/init.lua
index 3d0c180a99..ffb60d00e1 100644
--- a/mods/other/playertag/init.lua
+++ b/mods/other/playertag/init.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ local function add_entity_tag(player, old_observers)
 		ent2:set_observers(old_observers or {})
 		ent2:set_properties({
 			nametag = player:get_player_name(),
-			nametag_bgcolor = "#00000000"
+			nametag_color = "#DDEEFFCC",
+			nametag_bgcolor = "#0000002D"
 		})
 	end