diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/account/permissions_list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/account/permissions_list.scss
index 2e476d6b0..fbd0a5043 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/account/permissions_list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/account/permissions_list.scss
@@ -7,17 +7,25 @@
     font-size: $small-font-size;
     margin-bottom: $line-height / 2;
 
-    span {
-      color: $text-medium;
-      font-size: rem-calc(12);
+    &::before {
+      font-size: 0.9em;
+      margin-#{$global-right}: 0.2em;
     }
 
-    .icon-check {
-      color: $check;
+    &.permission-allowed {
+      @include has-fa-icon(check, solid);
+
+      &::before {
+        color: $check;
+      }
     }
 
-    .icon-x {
-      color: $delete;
+    &.permission-denied {
+      @include has-fa-icon(times, solid);
+
+      &::before {
+        color: $delete;
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/components/account/permissions_list_component.html.erb b/app/components/account/permissions_list_component.html.erb
index 2d7c63687..055c9a922 100644
--- a/app/components/account/permissions_list_component.html.erb
+++ b/app/components/account/permissions_list_component.html.erb
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 <ul class="permissions-list">
   <% permissions.each do |text, allowed| %>
-    <li>
-      <% if allowed %>
-        <span class="icon-check"></span>
-      <% else %>
-        <span class="icon-x"></span>
-      <% end %>
-
+    <li class="<%= allowed_class(allowed) %>">
       <%= text %>
     </li>
   <% end %>
diff --git a/app/components/account/permissions_list_component.rb b/app/components/account/permissions_list_component.rb
index 6120ea3f7..619ef8b5f 100644
--- a/app/components/account/permissions_list_component.rb
+++ b/app/components/account/permissions_list_component.rb
@@ -15,4 +15,12 @@ class Account::PermissionsListComponent < ApplicationComponent
         t("verification.user_permission_votes") => user.level_three_verified?
       }
     end
+
+    def allowed_class(allowed)
+      if allowed
+        "permission-allowed"
+      else
+        "permission-denied"
+      end
+    end
 end
diff --git a/spec/components/account/permissions_list_component_spec.rb b/spec/components/account/permissions_list_component_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..864a21bd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/components/account/permissions_list_component_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+describe Account::PermissionsListComponent do
+  it "adds different classes for actions that can and cannot be performed" do
+    render_inline Account::PermissionsListComponent.new(User.new)
+
+    expect(page).to have_css "li.permission-allowed", text: "Participate in debates"
+    expect(page).to have_css "li.permission-denied", text: "Support proposals"
+  end
+end