diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/ChatWindow.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/ChatWindow.java
index 6867f5e..7b38a3e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/ChatWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/ChatWindow.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
-import javax.swing.JButton;
 import javax.swing.JFrame;
 import javax.swing.JList;
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
@@ -63,8 +62,8 @@ public class ChatWindow extends JFrame {
 	private JScrollPane		scrollPane				= new JScrollPane();
 	private JTextPane		textPane				= new JTextPane();
 	// private JCheckBox jCbChangeMode;
-	private JButton	postButton		= new JButton("Post");
-	private JButton	settingsButton	= new JButton("Settings");
+	private PrimaryButton	postButton;
+	private PrimaryButton	settingsButton;
 
 	private static int space = 4;
 
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ public class ChatWindow extends JFrame {
 		contentPane.add(messageEnterTextArea, gbc_messageEnterTextfield);
 
 		// Post Button
-		postButton.setBorderPainted(false);
+		postButton = new PrimaryButton("Post");
 		GridBagConstraints gbc_moveSelectionPostButton = new GridBagConstraints();
 
 		gbc_moveSelectionPostButton.fill	= GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ public class ChatWindow extends JFrame {
 		contentPane.add(postButton, gbc_moveSelectionPostButton);
 
 		// Settings Button
-		settingsButton.setBorderPainted(false);
+		settingsButton = new PrimaryButton("Settings");
 
 		GridBagConstraints gbc_moveSelectionSettingsButton = new GridBagConstraints();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/PrimaryButton.java b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/PrimaryButton.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06df82f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/envoy/client/ui/PrimaryButton.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package envoy.client.ui;
+
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+
+/**
+ * Project: <strong>envoy-clientChess</strong><br>
+ * File: <strong>PrimaryButton.javaEvent.java</strong><br>
+ * Created: <strong>07.12.2019</strong><br>
+ * 
+ * @author Kai S. K. Engelbart
+ */
+public class PrimaryButton extends JButton {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 3662266120667728364L;
+
+	private int arcSize;
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a primary button with a white text color and a purple background
+	 * color.
+	 * 
+	 * @param title the title of the button
+	 */
+	public PrimaryButton(String title) { this(title, 6); }
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a primary button with a white text color and a purple background
+	 * color.
+	 * 
+	 * @param title the title of the button
+	 * @param the   size of the arc used to draw the round button edges
+	 */
+	public PrimaryButton(String title, int arcSize) {
+		super(title);
+		// setForeground(new Color(255, 255, 255));
+		// setBackground(new Color(102, 51, 153));
+		setBorderPainted(false);
+		setFocusPainted(false);
+		setContentAreaFilled(false);
+		this.arcSize = arcSize;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
+		g.setColor(getBackground());
+		g.fillRoundRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), arcSize, arcSize);
+		super.paintComponent(g);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return the arcSize
+	 */
+	public int getArcSize() { return arcSize; }
+
+	/**
+	 * @param arcSize the arcSize to set
+	 */
+	public void setArcSize(int arcSize) { this.arcSize = arcSize; }
+}
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