diff --git a/OpenRa.Mods.RA/Crate Actions/SpeedUpgrade.cs b/OpenRa.Mods.RA/Crate Actions/SpeedUpgrade.cs
index c7120a18c7..a899e91efa 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Mods.RA/Crate Actions/SpeedUpgrade.cs	
+++ b/OpenRa.Mods.RA/Crate Actions/SpeedUpgrade.cs	
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
+using OpenRa.Mods.RA.Effects;
 using OpenRa.Traits;
-using OpenRa.Mods.RA.Effects;
 
 namespace OpenRa.Mods.RA
 {
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Mods.RA
 			{
 				float multiplier = self.Info.Traits.Get<SpeedUpgradeCrateActionInfo>().Multiplier;
 				collector.traits.Add(new SpeedUpgrade(multiplier));
-				w.Add(new CrateEffectSpeedUpgrade(collector));
+				w.Add(new CrateEffect(collector, "speed"));
 			});
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs b/OpenRa.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..152e396786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRa.Mods.RA/Effects/CrateEffect.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenRa.Effects;
+using OpenRa.Graphics;
+using OpenRa.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRa.Mods.RA.Effects
+{
+	class CrateEffect : IEffect
+	{
+		Actor a;
+		Animation anim = new Animation("crate-effects");
+		float2 doorOffset = new float2(-4,0);
+
+		public CrateEffect(Actor a, string seq)
+		{
+			this.a = a;
+			anim.PlayThen(seq,
+				() => a.World.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this)));
+		}
+
+		public void Tick( World world )
+		{
+			anim.Tick();
+		}
+		
+		public IEnumerable<Renderable> Render()
+		{
+			yield return new Renderable(anim.Image,
+				a.CenterLocation - .5f * anim.Image.size + doorOffset, PaletteType.Gold);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Mods.RA/OpenRa.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRa.Mods.RA/OpenRa.Mods.RA.csproj
index ccb41cc2ff..188136c025 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Mods.RA/OpenRa.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Mods.RA/OpenRa.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Activities\LayMine.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Activities\Steal.cs" />
     <Compile Include="C4Demolition.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Effects\CrateEffectSpeedUpgrade.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Effects\CrateEffect.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Effects\Parachute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="EngineerCapture.cs" />
     <Compile Include="InfiltrateForSonarPulse.cs" />