diff --git a/OpenRa.FileFormats/OpenRa.FileFormats.csproj b/OpenRa.FileFormats/OpenRa.FileFormats.csproj
index 26f9983855..0016cbc237 100644
--- a/OpenRa.FileFormats/OpenRa.FileFormats.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.FileFormats/OpenRa.FileFormats.csproj
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@
     <Compile Include="PackageEntry.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Package.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Palette.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="PaletteRemap.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="PlayerColorRemap.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ShpReader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ShroudPaletteRemap.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="SingleColorRemap.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Terrain.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TileReference.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TileSet.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRa.FileFormats/PaletteRemap.cs b/OpenRa.FileFormats/PlayerColorRemap.cs
similarity index 53%
rename from OpenRa.FileFormats/PaletteRemap.cs
rename to OpenRa.FileFormats/PlayerColorRemap.cs
index 635c0d5653..164b06f4de 100644
--- a/OpenRa.FileFormats/PaletteRemap.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.FileFormats/PlayerColorRemap.cs
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ using System.IO;
 
 namespace OpenRa.FileFormats
 {
-	public class PaletteRemap : IPaletteRemap
+	public class PlayerColorRemap : IPaletteRemap
 	{
 		int offset;
 		List<Color> remapColors = new List<Color>();
-		Color shadowColor;
 
-		public PaletteRemap(Stream s)
+		public PlayerColorRemap(Stream s)
 		{
 			using (BinaryReader reader = new BinaryReader(s))
 			{
@@ -27,22 +26,12 @@ namespace OpenRa.FileFormats
 			offset = 80;
 		}
 
-		public PaletteRemap( Color shadowColor )
-		{
-			this.shadowColor = shadowColor;
-		}
-
 		public Color GetRemappedColor(Color original, int index)
 		{
-			if (remapColors.Count > 0)
-			{
-				if (index < offset || index >= offset + remapColors.Count)
-					return original;
+			if (index < offset || index >= offset + remapColors.Count)
+				return original;
 
-				return remapColors[index - offset];
-			}
-
-			return original.A > 0 ? shadowColor : original;
+			return remapColors[index - offset];
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRa.FileFormats/SingleColorRemap.cs b/OpenRa.FileFormats/SingleColorRemap.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..149779d96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.FileFormats/SingleColorRemap.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System.Drawing;
+
+namespace OpenRa.FileFormats
+{
+	public class SingleColorRemap : IPaletteRemap
+	{
+		Color c;
+		public SingleColorRemap(Color c)
+		{
+			this.c = c;
+		}
+
+		public Color GetRemappedColor(Color original, int index)
+		{
+			return original.A > 0 ? c : original;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Effects/FlashTarget.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Effects/FlashTarget.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..21e0fe8c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Effects/FlashTarget.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using OpenRa.Game.Traits;
+using OpenRa.Game.Graphics;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Game.Effects
+{
+	class FlashTarget : IEffect
+	{
+		Actor target;
+		int remainingTicks = 4;
+
+		public FlashTarget(Actor target)
+		{
+			this.target = target;
+			foreach (var e in Game.world.Effects.OfType<FlashTarget>().Where(a => a.target == target).ToArray())
+				Game.world.Remove(e);
+		}
+
+		public void Tick()
+		{
+			if (--remainingTicks == 0)
+				Game.world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this));
+		}
+
+		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render()
+		{
+			if (remainingTicks % 2 == 0)
+				foreach (var r in target.Render())
+					yield return r.WithPalette(PaletteType.Highlight);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/HardwarePalette.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/HardwarePalette.cs
index 2092291dd0..09132cc5be 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/HardwarePalette.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Graphics/HardwarePalette.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Graphics
 	public enum PaletteType
 	{
 		Gold, Blue, Red, Orange, Teal, Salmon, Green, Gray, 
-		Shadow, Invuln, Chrome, Shroud,
+		Shadow, Invuln, Chrome, Shroud, Highlight,
 	};
 
 	class HardwarePalette : Sheet
@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Graphics
 			AddPalette(pal);
 
 			foreach (string remap in new string[] { "blue", "red", "orange", "teal", "salmon", "green", "gray" })
-				AddPalette(new Palette(pal, new PaletteRemap(FileSystem.Open(remap + ".rem"))));
+				AddPalette(new Palette(pal, new PlayerColorRemap(FileSystem.Open(remap + ".rem"))));
 
-			AddPalette(new Palette(pal, new PaletteRemap(Color.FromArgb(140, 0, 0, 0))));
+			AddPalette(new Palette(pal, new SingleColorRemap(Color.FromArgb(140, 0, 0, 0))));
 			AddPalette(pal);	// iron curtain. todo: remap!
 			AddPalette(pal);	// chrome (it's like gold, but we're not going to hax it in palettemods)
 			AddPalette(new Palette(pal, new ShroudPaletteRemap()));
+			AddPalette(new Palette(pal, new SingleColorRemap(Color.FromArgb(128, 255, 255, 255))));
 		}
 
 		int AddPalette(Palette p)
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index 939be98dbc..112d4802ea 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Combat.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Effects\Corpse.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Effects\DelayedAction.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Effects\FlashTarget.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Effects\MoveFlash.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Effects\RepairIndicator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Effects\Smoke.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackBase.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackBase.cs
index ebb76cbb6d..d3b713aa66 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackBase.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Traits/AttackBase.cs
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game.Traits
 			{
 				self.CancelActivity();
 				QueueAttack(self, order);
+
+				if (self.Owner == Game.LocalPlayer)
+					Game.world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new FlashTarget(order.TargetActor)));
 			}
 			else
 				target = null;