diff --git a/gertty/db.py b/gertty/db.py
index f8d024d..d894de9 100644
--- a/gertty/db.py
+++ b/gertty/db.py
@@ -231,6 +231,22 @@ class Change(object):
             cat_value[approval.category] = cur_value
         self._approval_cache = cat_value
 
+    def getMinMaxPermittedForCategory(self, category):
+        if not hasattr(self, '_permitted_cache'):
+            self._updatePermittedCache()
+        return self._permitted_cache.get(category, (0,0))
+
+    def _updatePermittedCache(self):
+        cache = {}
+        for label in self.labels:
+            if label.category not in cache:
+                cache[label.category] = [0, 0]
+            if label.value > cache[label.category][1]:
+                cache[label.category][1] = label.value
+            if label.value < cache[label.category][0]:
+                cache[label.category][0] = label.value
+        self._permitted_cache = cache
+
     def createRevision(self, *args, **kw):
         session = Session.object_session(self)
         args = [self] + list(args)
diff --git a/gertty/palette.py b/gertty/palette.py
index 760c9a1..f7c210e 100644
--- a/gertty/palette.py
+++ b/gertty/palette.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ DEFAULT_PALETTE={
     'negative-label': ['dark red', ''],
     'max-label': ['light green', ''],
     'min-label': ['light red', ''],
+    'focused-positive-label': ['dark green,standout', ''],
+    'focused-negative-label': ['dark red,standout', ''],
+    'focused-max-label': ['light green,standout', ''],
+    'focused-min-label': ['light red,standout', ''],
     'link': ['dark blue', ''],
     'focused-link': ['light blue', ''],
     # Diff
diff --git a/gertty/view/change.py b/gertty/view/change.py
index 06364e2..bd23122 100644
--- a/gertty/view/change.py
+++ b/gertty/view/change.py
@@ -569,14 +569,8 @@ class ChangeView(urwid.WidgetWrap):
             self.commit_message.set_text(change.revisions[-1].message)
 
             categories = []
-            max_values = {}
-            min_values = {}
             approval_headers = [urwid.Text(('table-header', 'Name'))]
             for label in change.labels:
-                if label.value > max_values.get(label.category, 0):
-                    max_values[label.category] = label.value
-                if label.value < min_values.get(label.category, 0):
-                    min_values[label.category] = label.value
                 if label.category in categories:
                     continue
                 approval_headers.append(urwid.Text(('table-header', label.category)))
@@ -600,15 +594,16 @@ class ChangeView(urwid.WidgetWrap):
                     approvals_for_name[approval.reviewer.name] = approvals
                     votes.addRow(row)
                 if str(approval.value) != '0':
+                    cat_min, cat_max = change.getMinMaxPermittedForCategory(approval.category)
                     if approval.value > 0:
                         val = '+%i' % approval.value
-                        if approval.value == max_values.get(approval.category):
+                        if approval.value == cat_max:
                             val = ('max-label', val)
                         else:
                             val = ('positive-label', val)
                     else:
                         val = '%i' % approval.value
-                        if approval.value == min_values.get(approval.category):
+                        if approval.value == cat_min:
                             val = ('min-label', val)
                         else:
                             val = ('negative-label', val)
diff --git a/gertty/view/change_list.py b/gertty/view/change_list.py
index 7b72371..2ba7a04 100644
--- a/gertty/view/change_list.py
+++ b/gertty/view/change_list.py
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ class ChangeRow(urwid.Button):
     change_focus_map = {None: 'focused',
                         'unreviewed-change': 'focused-unreviewed-change',
                         'reviewed-change': 'focused-reviewed-change',
+                        'positive-label': 'focused-positive-label',
+                        'negative-label': 'focused-negative-label',
+                        'min-label': 'focused-min-label',
+                        'max-label': 'focused-max-label',
                         }
 
     def selectable(self):
@@ -100,14 +104,22 @@ class ChangeRow(urwid.Button):
         del self.columns.contents[self.num_columns:]
         for category in categories:
             v = change.getMaxForCategory(category)
+            cat_min, cat_max = change.getMinMaxPermittedForCategory(category)
             if v == 0:
-                v = ''
-            elif v < 0:
-                v = ('min-label', '%2i' % v)
+                val = ''
             elif v > 0:
-                v = ('max-label', '%2i' % v)
-
-            self.columns.contents.append((urwid.Text(v), self.columns.options('given', 2)))
+                val = '%2i' % v
+                if v == cat_max:
+                    val = ('max-label', val)
+                else:
+                    val = ('positive-label', val)
+            else:
+                val = '%i' % v
+                if v == cat_min:
+                    val = ('min-label', val)
+                else:
+                    val = ('negative-label', val)
+            self.columns.contents.append((urwid.Text(val), self.columns.options('given', 2)))
 
 class ChangeListHeader(urwid.WidgetWrap):
     def __init__(self, project=False, owner=False, updated=False):