diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
index 6f78829aae..1657810019 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@
     <Compile Include="TeslaZapRenderable.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Buildings\Bib.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Orders\EnterAlliedActorTargeter.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Render\WithIdleOverlay.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.FileFormats\OpenRA.FileFormats.csproj">
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithIdleOverlay.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithIdleOverlay.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db9e79b741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Render/WithIdleOverlay.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2013 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using OpenRA.FileFormats;
+using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Render
+{
+	public class WithIdleOverlayInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<RenderSpritesInfo>
+	{
+		[Desc("Sequence name to use")]
+		public readonly string Sequence = "idle-overlay";
+
+		[Desc("Position relative to body")]
+		public readonly WVec Offset = WVec.Zero;
+
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new WithIdleOverlay(init.self, this); }
+	}
+
+	public class WithIdleOverlay : INotifyDamageStateChanged
+	{
+		Animation overlay;
+
+		public WithIdleOverlay(Actor self, WithIdleOverlayInfo info)
+		{
+			var rs = self.Trait<RenderSprites>();
+			var body = self.Trait<IBodyOrientation>();
+
+			overlay = new Animation(rs.GetImage(self));
+			overlay.PlayRepeating(info.Sequence);
+			rs.anims.Add("idle_overlay_{0}".F(info.Sequence), 
+				new AnimationWithOffset(overlay,
+					() => body.LocalToWorld(info.Offset.Rotate(body.QuantizeOrientation(self, self.Orientation))),
+					null, p => WithTurret.ZOffsetFromCenter(self, p, 1)));
+		}
+
+		public void DamageStateChanged(Actor self, AttackInfo e)
+		{
+			overlay.ReplaceAnim(RenderSprites.NormalizeSequence(overlay, e.DamageState, overlay.CurrentSequence.Name));
+		}
+	}
+}
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