diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Effects/SpriteEffect.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Effects/SpriteEffect.cs
index 838f470c4c..c415dfab19 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Effects/SpriteEffect.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Effects/SpriteEffect.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Effects
 		readonly string palette;
 		readonly Animation anim;
 		readonly WPos pos;
+		readonly bool scaleSizeWithZoom;
 
-		public SpriteEffect(WPos pos, World world, string image, string palette)
+		public SpriteEffect(WPos pos, World world, string image, string palette, bool scaleSizeWithZoom = false)
 		{
 			this.pos = pos;
 			this.palette = palette;
+			this.scaleSizeWithZoom = scaleSizeWithZoom;
 			anim = new Animation(world, image);
 			anim.PlayThen("idle", () => world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this)));
 		}
@@ -34,7 +36,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Effects
 
 		public IEnumerable<IRenderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
-			return anim.Render(pos, WVec.Zero, 0, wr.Palette(palette), 1f / wr.Viewport.Zoom);
+			var zoom = scaleSizeWithZoom ? 1f / wr.Viewport.Zoom : 1f;
+			return anim.Render(pos, WVec.Zero, 0, wr.Palette(palette), zoom);
 		}
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
index b2bfeb835f..232b4cdbe4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 					else if (o.TargetLocation != CPos.Zero)
 					{
 						var pos = world.Map.CenterOfCell(cell);
-						world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new SpriteEffect(pos, world, "moveflsh", "moveflash")));
+						world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Add(new SpriteEffect(pos, world, "moveflsh", "moveflash", true)));
 						flashed = true;
 					}
 				}