diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/ProductionPaletteWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/ProductionPaletteWidget.cs
index ab594a290f..5001f0c4c7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/ProductionPaletteWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/ProductionPaletteWidget.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Network;
 using OpenRA.Mods.RA;
 using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings;
 using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Orders;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets
 
 		public string TooltipActor { get; private set; }
 		public readonly World World;
+		readonly OrderManager orderManager;
 
 		Lazy<TooltipContainerWidget> tooltipContainer;
 		ProductionQueue currentQueue;
@@ -62,8 +64,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets
 		float2 holdOffset, readyOffset, timeOffset, queuedOffset;
 
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
-		public ProductionPaletteWidget(World world, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
+		public ProductionPaletteWidget(OrderManager orderManager, World world, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
 		{
+			this.orderManager = orderManager;
 			this.World = world;
 			this.worldRenderer = worldRenderer;
 			tooltipContainer = Exts.Lazy(() =>
@@ -244,9 +247,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets
 					var first = icon.Queued[0];
 					var waiting = first != CurrentQueue.CurrentItem() && !first.Done;
 					if (first.Done)
-						overlayFont.DrawTextWithContrast(ReadyText,
-														 icon.Pos + readyOffset,
-														 Color.White, Color.Black, 1);
+					{
+						// Blink the ready text
+						if (orderManager.LocalFrameNumber / 25 % 2 == 0)
+							overlayFont.DrawTextWithContrast(ReadyText,
+															 icon.Pos + readyOffset,
+															 Color.White, Color.Black, 1);
+					}
 					else if (first.Paused)
 						overlayFont.DrawTextWithContrast(HoldText,
 														 icon.Pos + holdOffset,
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs
index 9a5e1d3ee2..d1dd5de4b3 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/BuildPaletteWidget.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
 using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Buildings;
 using OpenRA.Mods.RA.Orders;
+using OpenRA.Network;
 using OpenRA.Primitives;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 using OpenRA.Widgets;
@@ -53,10 +54,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 
 		readonly WorldRenderer worldRenderer;
 		readonly World world;
+		readonly OrderManager orderManager;
 
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
-		public BuildPaletteWidget(World world, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
+		public BuildPaletteWidget(OrderManager orderManager, World world, WorldRenderer worldRenderer)
 		{
+			this.orderManager = orderManager;
 			this.world = world;
 			this.worldRenderer = worldRenderer;
 
@@ -299,8 +302,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 
 		string GetOverlayForItem(ProductionItem item)
 		{
-			if (item.Paused) return HoldText;
-			if (item.Done) return ReadyText;
+			if (item.Paused)
+				return HoldText;
+
+			if (item.Done)
+				return orderManager.LocalFrameNumber / 25 % 2 == 0 ? ReadyText : "";
+
 			return WidgetUtils.FormatTime(item.RemainingTimeActual);
 		}