diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/Effects/AnimatedBeacon.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/Effects/AnimatedBeacon.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de5099f904
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/Effects/AnimatedBeacon.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2016 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, either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more
+ * information, see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenRA.Effects;
+using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Scripting;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.TS.Effects
+{
+	public class AnimatedBeacon : IEffect
+	{
+		readonly Player owner;
+		readonly WPos position;
+		readonly string beaconPalette;
+		readonly bool isPlayerPalette;
+		readonly Animation beacon;
+
+		public AnimatedBeacon(Player owner, WPos position, int duration, string beaconPalette, bool isPlayerPalette, string beaconImage, string beaconSequence)
+		{
+			this.owner = owner;
+			this.position = position;
+			this.beaconPalette = beaconPalette;
+			this.isPlayerPalette = isPlayerPalette;
+
+			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(beaconSequence))
+			{
+				beacon = new Animation(owner.World, beaconImage);
+				beacon.PlayRepeating(beaconSequence);
+			}
+
+			if (duration > 0)
+				owner.World.Add(new DelayedAction(duration, () => owner.World.Remove(this)));
+		}
+
+		public void Tick(World world)
+		{
+			if (beacon != null)
+				beacon.Tick();
+		}
+
+		public IEnumerable<IRenderable> Render(WorldRenderer r)
+		{
+			if (beacon == null)
+				return Enumerable.Empty<IRenderable>();
+
+			if (!owner.IsAlliedWith(owner.World.RenderPlayer))
+				return Enumerable.Empty<IRenderable>();
+
+			var palette = r.Palette(isPlayerPalette ? beaconPalette + owner.InternalName : beaconPalette);
+			return beacon.Render(position, palette);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj
index 8231450619..1c9f7a264d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/OpenRA.Mods.TS.csproj
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
     <Compile Include="UtilityCommands\LegacyTilesetImporter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\World\TSShroudPalette.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UtilityCommands\ImportTSMapCommand.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Player\PlaceSimpleBeacon.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Effects\AnimatedBeacon.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.TS/Player/PlaceSimpleBeacon.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/Player/PlaceSimpleBeacon.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6334226911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.TS/Player/PlaceSimpleBeacon.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2016 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, either version 3 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version. For more
+ * information, see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits;
+using OpenRA.Mods.TS.Effects;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.TS.Traits
+{
+	[Desc("A beacon that consists of a single sprite that can be animated.")]
+	public class PlaceSimpleBeaconInfo : ITraitInfo
+	{
+		public readonly int Duration = 30 * 25;
+		public readonly string NotificationType = "Sounds";
+		public readonly string Notification = "Beacon";
+
+		public readonly bool IsPlayerPalette = false;
+		[PaletteReference("IsPlayerPalette")] public readonly string Palette = "effect";
+
+		public readonly string BeaconImage = "beacon";
+		[SequenceReference("BeaconImage")] public readonly string BeaconSequence = "idle";
+
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new PlaceSimpleBeacon(init.Self, this); }
+	}
+
+	public class PlaceSimpleBeacon : IResolveOrder
+	{
+		readonly PlaceSimpleBeaconInfo info;
+		readonly RadarPings radarPings;
+
+		AnimatedBeacon playerBeacon;
+		RadarPing playerRadarPing;
+
+		public PlaceSimpleBeacon(Actor self, PlaceSimpleBeaconInfo info)
+		{
+			radarPings = self.World.WorldActor.TraitOrDefault<RadarPings>();
+			this.info = info;
+		}
+
+		public void ResolveOrder(Actor self, Order order)
+		{
+			if (order.OrderString != "PlaceBeacon")
+				return;
+
+			var pos = self.World.Map.CenterOfCell(order.TargetLocation);
+
+			self.World.AddFrameEndTask(w =>
+			{
+				if (playerBeacon != null)
+					self.World.Remove(playerBeacon);
+
+				playerBeacon = new AnimatedBeacon(self.Owner, pos, info.Duration, info.Palette, info.IsPlayerPalette, info.BeaconImage, info.BeaconSequence);
+				self.World.Add(playerBeacon);
+
+				if (self.Owner.IsAlliedWith(self.World.RenderPlayer))
+					Game.Sound.PlayNotification(self.World.Map.Rules, null, info.NotificationType, info.Notification,
+						self.World.RenderPlayer != null ? self.World.RenderPlayer.Faction.InternalName : null);
+
+				if (radarPings != null)
+				{
+					if (playerRadarPing != null)
+						radarPings.Remove(playerRadarPing);
+
+					playerRadarPing = radarPings.Add(
+						() => self.Owner.IsAlliedWith(self.World.RenderPlayer),
+						pos,
+						self.Owner.Color.RGB,
+						info.Duration);
+				}
+			});
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mods/ts/rules/player.yaml b/mods/ts/rules/player.yaml
index 4e6b611dad..c52f87d0d4 100644
--- a/mods/ts/rules/player.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/rules/player.yaml
@@ -50,5 +50,5 @@ Player:
 		AllyNotification: OurAllyIsUnderAttack
 	HarvesterAttackNotifier:
 	PlayerStatistics:
-	PlaceBeacon:
+	PlaceSimpleBeacon:
 	ResourceStorageWarning:
diff --git a/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml b/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml
index 263d8b4150..2feef33a03 100644
--- a/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/sequences/misc.yaml
@@ -34,13 +34,9 @@ rallypoint:
 	circles: null
 
 beacon:
-	arrow: mouse
-		Start: 6
-		Offset: 1,-12
-		ZOffset: 2535
-	circles: ring
-		Length: 12
-		BlendMode: Additive
+	idle:
+		Length: 5
+		Tick: 200
 		ZOffset: 2047
 
 crate:
@@ -89,7 +85,7 @@ darken:
 		Length: 1
 
 pips:
-	medic: 
+	medic:
 		Start: 6
 	groups: pipsra #TODO: backfall to RA asset
 		Start: 8