diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithHarvestAnimation.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithHarvestAnimation.cs
index 281cca6fd0..da1a04326c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithHarvestAnimation.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Render/WithHarvestAnimation.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		[Desc("Position relative to body")]
 		public readonly WVec Offset = WVec.Zero;
 
+		public readonly string Palette = "effect";
+
 		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new WithHarvestAnimation(init.Self, this); }
 	}
 
@@ -39,12 +41,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			var body = self.Trait<IBodyOrientation>();
 
 			anim = new Animation(self.World, rs.GetImage(self), RenderSimple.MakeFacingFunc(self));
+			anim.IsDecoration = true;
 			anim.Play(info.Sequence);
 			rs.Add("harvest_{0}".F(info.Sequence), new AnimationWithOffset(anim,
 				() => body.LocalToWorld(info.Offset.Rotate(body.QuantizeOrientation(self, self.Orientation))),
 				() => !visible,
 				() => false,
-				p => ZOffsetFromCenter(self, p, 0)));
+				p => ZOffsetFromCenter(self, p, 0)), info.Palette);
 		}
 
 		public void Harvested(Actor self, ResourceType resource)
diff --git a/mods/ts/rules/vehicles.yaml b/mods/ts/rules/vehicles.yaml
index 227358afcd..35f37d699e 100644
--- a/mods/ts/rules/vehicles.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/rules/vehicles.yaml
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ HARV:
 	WithVoxelUnloadBody:
 	Explodes:
 		Weapon: TiberiumExplosion
+	WithHarvestAnimation:
+		Offset: 384,0,0
+		Palette: effect
 
 HVR:
 	Inherits: ^Vehicle
diff --git a/mods/ts/sequences/vehicles.yaml b/mods/ts/sequences/vehicles.yaml
index 5e643d3f4c..17c49a50f8 100644
--- a/mods/ts/sequences/vehicles.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/sequences/vehicles.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ apc:
 harv:
 	icon: harvicon
 		Start: 0
+	harvest: harvestr
+		Start: 0
+		Length: *
 
 hvr:
 	icon: hovricon