diff -r bdddb2c34d88 -r fac24c225f6e pidgin/resources/Conversations/message.ui
--- a/pidgin/resources/Conversations/message.ui	Fri Dec 06 15:15:46 2024 -0600
+++ b/pidgin/resources/Conversations/message.ui	Fri Dec 06 15:18:29 2024 -0600
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@
           <object class="GtkBox">
             <property name="spacing">8</property>
             <child>
+              <object class="PidginBadges">
+                <binding name="badges">
+                  <lookup name="badges" type="PurpleConversationMember">
+                    <lookup name="author" type="PurpleMessage">
+                      <lookup name="message">PidginMessage</lookup>
+                    </lookup>
+                  </lookup>
+                </binding>
+              </object>
+            </child>
+            <child>
               <object class="GtkLabel" id="author">
                 <binding name="label">
                   <!-- The first argument to the closure is automatically a