diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Player/FrozenActorLayer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Player/FrozenActorLayer.cs
index 00bcc69219..24fecae879 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Player/FrozenActorLayer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Player/FrozenActorLayer.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 		static readonly Rectangle[] NoBounds = new Rectangle[0];
 
 		int flashTicks;
+		TintModifiers flashModifiers;
+		float3 flashTint;
+		float? flashAlpha;
 
 		public FrozenActor(Actor actor, ICreatesFrozenActors frozenTrait, PPos[] footprint, Player viewer, bool startsRevealed)
 		{
@@ -176,9 +179,20 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 			Owner = null;
 		}
 
-		public void Flash()
+		public void Flash(Color color, float alpha)
 		{
 			flashTicks = 5;
+			flashModifiers = TintModifiers.ReplaceColor;
+			flashTint = new float3(color.R, color.G, color.B) / 255f;
+			flashAlpha = alpha;
+		}
+
+		public void Flash(float3 tint)
+		{
+			flashTicks = 5;
+			flashModifiers = TintModifiers.None;
+			flashTint = tint;
+			flashAlpha = null;
 		}
 
 		public IEnumerable<IRenderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
@@ -192,7 +206,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 					.Select(r =>
 					{
 						var mr = (IModifyableRenderable)r;
-						return mr.WithTint(float3.Ones, mr.TintModifiers | TintModifiers.ReplaceColor).WithAlpha(0.5f);
+						mr = mr.WithTint(flashTint, mr.TintModifiers | flashModifiers);
+						if (flashAlpha.HasValue)
+							mr = mr.WithAlpha(flashAlpha.Value);
+
+						return mr;
 					}));
 			}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Demolish.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Demolish.cs
index 7fe1c5cf20..2e877cd2e7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Demolish.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Demolish.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 				if (!enterDemolishables.Any(i => i.IsValidTarget(enterActor, self)))
 					return;
 
-				w.Add(new FlashTarget(enterActor, count: flashes, delay: flashesDelay, interval: flashInterval));
+				w.Add(new FlashTarget(enterActor, Color.White, count: flashes, interval: flashInterval, delay: flashesDelay));
 
 				foreach (var ind in notifiers)
 					ind.Demolishing(self);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/FlashTarget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/FlashTarget.cs
index 999bedf909..0c27440aeb 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/FlashTarget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Effects/FlashTarget.cs
@@ -13,21 +13,25 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using OpenRA.Effects;
 using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Primitives;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 {
 	public class FlashTarget : IEffect
 	{
 		readonly Actor target;
-		readonly Player player;
 		readonly int count;
 		readonly int interval;
+
+		readonly TintModifiers modifiers;
+		readonly float3 tint;
+		readonly float? alpha;
+
 		int tick;
 
-		public FlashTarget(Actor target, Player asPlayer = null, int count = 2, int interval = 2, int delay = 0)
+		FlashTarget(Actor target, int count, int interval, int delay)
 		{
 			this.target = target;
-			player = asPlayer;
 			this.count = count;
 			this.interval = interval;
 			tick = -delay;
@@ -38,6 +42,20 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 			});
 		}
 
+		public FlashTarget(Actor target, Color color, float alpha = 0.5f, int count = 2, int interval = 2, int delay = 0)
+			: this(target, count, interval, delay)
+		{
+			modifiers = TintModifiers.ReplaceColor;
+			tint = new float3(color.R, color.G, color.B) / 255f;
+			this.alpha = alpha;
+		}
+
+		public FlashTarget(Actor target, float3 tint, int count = 2, int interval = 2, int delay = 0)
+			: this(target, count, interval, delay)
+		{
+			this.tint = tint;
+		}
+
 		public void Tick(World world)
 		{
 			if (++tick >= count * interval || !target.IsInWorld)
@@ -48,13 +66,16 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects
 		{
 			if (target.IsInWorld && tick >= 0 && tick % interval == 0)
 			{
-				var color = player == null ? float3.Ones : new float3(player.Color.R, player.Color.G, player.Color.B) / 255f;
 				return target.Render(wr)
 					.Where(r => !r.IsDecoration && r is IModifyableRenderable)
 					.Select(r =>
 					{
 						var mr = (IModifyableRenderable)r;
-						return mr.WithTint(color, mr.TintModifiers | TintModifiers.ReplaceColor).WithAlpha(0.5f);
+						mr = mr.WithTint(tint, mr.TintModifiers | modifiers);
+						if (alpha.HasValue)
+							mr = mr.WithAlpha(alpha.Value);
+
+						return mr;
 					});
 			}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Scripting/Properties/GeneralProperties.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Scripting/Properties/GeneralProperties.cs
index a59691b105..1a2ca2f2df 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Scripting/Properties/GeneralProperties.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Scripting/Properties/GeneralProperties.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using Eluant;
 using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities;
 using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects;
 using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Primitives;
 using OpenRA.Scripting;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Scripting
 			"defines which player palette to use. Duration is in ticks.")]
 		public void Flash(int duration = 4, Player asPlayer = null)
 		{
-			Self.World.Add(new FlashTarget(Self, asPlayer, duration));
+			Self.World.Add(new FlashTarget(Self, asPlayer?.Color ?? Color.White, duration));
 		}
 
 		[Desc("The effective owner of the actor.")]
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/CapturableProgressBlink.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/CapturableProgressBlink.cs
index a27fb294b4..3ec6c344da 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/CapturableProgressBlink.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/CapturableProgressBlink.cs
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			if (tick / 4 < captorOwners.Count && tick % 4 == 0)
 			{
 				var captorOwner = captorOwners[tick / 4];
-				self.World.Add(new FlashTarget(self, captorOwner));
+				self.World.Add(new FlashTarget(self, captorOwner.Color));
 				foreach (var captor in captors)
 					if (captor.Owner == captorOwner)
-						self.World.Add(new FlashTarget(captor, captorOwner));
+						self.World.Add(new FlashTarget(captor, captorOwner.Color));
 			}
 
 			if (++tick >= Info.Interval)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/ProximityCapturable.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/ProximityCapturable.cs
index 0e44d8bc80..2f14f080ea 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/ProximityCapturable.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/ProximityCapturable.cs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				self.ChangeOwner(captor.Owner);
 
 				if (self.Owner == self.World.LocalPlayer)
-					w.Add(new FlashTarget(self));
+					w.Add(new FlashTarget(self, Color.White));
 
 				var pc = captor.Info.TraitInfoOrDefault<ProximityCaptorInfo>();
 				foreach (var t in self.TraitsImplementing<INotifyCapture>())
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/OrderEffects.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/OrderEffects.cs
index b849f085ec..28f9d31077 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/OrderEffects.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/World/OrderEffects.cs
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@
 #endregion
 
 using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Effects;
+using OpenRA.Primitives;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 {
+	public enum ActorFlashType { Overlay, Tint }
+
 	[Desc("Renders an effect at the order target locations.")]
 	public class OrderEffectsInfo : TraitInfo
 	{
@@ -28,6 +31,24 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		[Desc("The palette to use.")]
 		public readonly string TerrainFlashPalette;
 
+		[Desc("The type of effect to apply to targeted (frozen) actors. Accepts values Overlay and Tint.")]
+		public readonly ActorFlashType ActorFlashType = ActorFlashType.Overlay;
+
+		[Desc("The overlay color to display when ActorFlashType is Overlay.")]
+		public readonly Color ActorFlashOverlayColor = Color.White;
+
+		[Desc("The overlay transparency to display when ActorFlashType is Overlay.")]
+		public readonly float ActorFlashOverlayAlpha = 0.5f;
+
+		[Desc("The tint to apply when ActorFlashType is Tint.")]
+		public readonly float3 ActorFlashTint = new float3(1.4f, 1.4f, 1.4f);
+
+		[Desc("Number of times to flash (frozen) actors.")]
+		public readonly int ActorFlashCount = 2;
+
+		[Desc("Number of ticks between (frozen) actor flashes.")]
+		public readonly int ActorFlashInterval = 2;
+
 		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init)
 		{
 			return new OrderEffects(this);
@@ -47,13 +68,25 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		{
 			if (target.Type == TargetType.Actor)
 			{
-				world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new FlashTarget(target.Actor)));
+				if (info.ActorFlashType == ActorFlashType.Overlay)
+					world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new FlashTarget(
+						target.Actor, info.ActorFlashOverlayColor, info.ActorFlashOverlayAlpha,
+						info.ActorFlashCount, info.ActorFlashInterval)));
+				else
+					world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new FlashTarget(
+						target.Actor, info.ActorFlashTint,
+						info.ActorFlashCount, info.ActorFlashInterval)));
+
 				return true;
 			}
 
 			if (target.Type == TargetType.FrozenActor)
 			{
-				target.FrozenActor.Flash();
+				if (info.ActorFlashType == ActorFlashType.Overlay)
+					target.FrozenActor.Flash(info.ActorFlashOverlayColor, info.ActorFlashOverlayAlpha);
+				else
+					target.FrozenActor.Flash(info.ActorFlashTint);
+
 				return true;
 			}
 
diff --git a/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml b/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
index fe3e9b7c1b..7ef27694b3 100644
--- a/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ World:
 		TerrainFlashImage: moveflsh
 		TerrainFlashSequence: idle
 		TerrainFlashPalette: moveflash
+		ActorFlashType: Tint
 
 EditorWorld:
 	Inherits: ^BaseWorld