diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/SelectionDecorations.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/SelectionDecorations.cs
index a291aa224a..9524e8cc33 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/SelectionDecorations.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/SelectionDecorations.cs
@@ -34,23 +34,32 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits.Render
 
 		public readonly Color SelectionBoxColor = Color.White;
 
+		public readonly string Image = "pips";
+
+		[Desc("Sprite sequence used to render the control group 0-9 numbers.")]
+		[SequenceReference("Image")] public readonly string GroupSequence = "groups";
+
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new SelectionDecorations(init.Self, this); }
 
 		public int[] SelectionBoxBounds { get { return VisualBounds; } }
 	}
 
-	public class SelectionDecorations : IPostRenderSelection
+	public class SelectionDecorations : IPostRenderSelection, ITick
 	{
 		// depends on the order of pips in TraitsInterfaces.cs!
 		static readonly string[] PipStrings = { "pip-empty", "pip-green", "pip-yellow", "pip-red", "pip-gray", "pip-blue", "pip-ammo", "pip-ammoempty" };
 
 		public readonly SelectionDecorationsInfo Info;
+
 		readonly Actor self;
+		readonly Animation pipImages;
 
 		public SelectionDecorations(Actor self, SelectionDecorationsInfo info)
 		{
 			this.self = self;
 			Info = info;
+
+			pipImages = new Animation(self.World, Info.Image);
 		}
 
 		IEnumerable<WPos> ActivityTargetPath()
@@ -90,42 +99,38 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits.Render
 			var pos = wr.ScreenPxPosition(self.CenterPosition);
 			var tl = wr.Viewport.WorldToViewPx(pos + new int2(b.Left, b.Top));
 			var bl = wr.Viewport.WorldToViewPx(pos + new int2(b.Left, b.Bottom));
+			var pal = wr.Palette(Info.Palette);
 
-			foreach (var r in DrawControlGroup(wr, self, tl))
+			foreach (var r in DrawControlGroup(wr, self, tl, pal))
 				yield return r;
 
-			foreach (var r in DrawPips(wr, self, bl))
+			foreach (var r in DrawPips(wr, self, bl, pal))
 				yield return r;
 		}
 
-		IEnumerable<IRenderable> DrawControlGroup(WorldRenderer wr, Actor self, int2 basePosition)
+		IEnumerable<IRenderable> DrawControlGroup(WorldRenderer wr, Actor self, int2 basePosition, PaletteReference palette)
 		{
 			var group = self.World.Selection.GetControlGroupForActor(self);
 			if (group == null)
 				yield break;
 
-			var pipImages = new Animation(self.World, "pips");
-			var pal = wr.Palette(Info.Palette);
-			pipImages.PlayFetchIndex("groups", () => (int)group);
-			pipImages.Tick();
+			pipImages.PlayFetchIndex(Info.GroupSequence, () => (int)group);
 
 			var pos = basePosition - (0.5f * pipImages.Image.Size.XY).ToInt2() + new int2(9, 5);
-			yield return new UISpriteRenderable(pipImages.Image, self.CenterPosition, pos, 0, pal, 1f);
+			yield return new UISpriteRenderable(pipImages.Image, self.CenterPosition, pos, 0, palette, 1f);
 		}
 
-		IEnumerable<IRenderable> DrawPips(WorldRenderer wr, Actor self, int2 basePosition)
+		IEnumerable<IRenderable> DrawPips(WorldRenderer wr, Actor self, int2 basePosition, PaletteReference palette)
 		{
 			var pipSources = self.TraitsImplementing<IPips>();
 			if (!pipSources.Any())
 				yield break;
 
-			var pipImages = new Animation(self.World, "pips");
 			pipImages.PlayRepeating(PipStrings[0]);
 
 			var pipSize = pipImages.Image.Size.XY.ToInt2();
 			var pipxyBase = basePosition + new int2(1 - pipSize.X / 2, -(3 + pipSize.Y / 2));
 			var pipxyOffset = new int2(0, 0);
-			var pal = wr.Palette(Info.Palette);
 			var width = self.VisualBounds.Width;
 
 			foreach (var pips in pipSources)
@@ -142,12 +147,17 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits.Render
 					pipImages.PlayRepeating(PipStrings[(int)pip]);
 					pipxyOffset += new int2(pipSize.X, 0);
 
-					yield return new UISpriteRenderable(pipImages.Image, self.CenterPosition, pipxyBase + pipxyOffset, 0, pal, 1f);
+					yield return new UISpriteRenderable(pipImages.Image, self.CenterPosition, pipxyBase + pipxyOffset, 0, palette, 1f);
 				}
 
 				// Increment row
 				pipxyOffset = new int2(0, pipxyOffset.Y - (pipSize.Y + 1));
 			}
 		}
+
+		void ITick.Tick(Actor self)
+		{
+			pipImages.Tick();
+		}
 	}
 }