diff --git a/code/game/area/areas.dm b/code/game/area/areas.dm
index 1bf9801ed73..cd2e7ef32f9 100644
--- a/code/game/area/areas.dm
+++ b/code/game/area/areas.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	blend_mode = BLEND_MULTIPLY
 
 /area/New()
-	icon_state = ""
+	icon_state = "white"
 	layer = 10
 	uid = ++global_uid
 	all_areas += src
@@ -149,21 +149,40 @@
 					D.open()
 	return
 
+#define DO_PARTY(COLOR) animate(color = COLOR, time = 0.5 SECONDS, easing = QUAD_EASING)
+
 /area/proc/updateicon()
 	if ((fire || eject || party) && (!requires_power||power_environ) && !istype(src, /area/space))//If it doesn't require power, can still activate this proc.
-		if(fire && !eject && !party)
-			icon_state = "blue"
-		/*else if(atmosalm && !fire && !eject && !party)
-			icon_state = "bluenew"*/
-		else if(!fire && eject && !party)
-			icon_state = "red"
-		else if(party && !fire && !eject)
-			icon_state = "party"
+		if(fire && !eject && !party)		// FIRE
+			color = "#ff9292"
+			animate(src)	// stop any current animations.
+			animate(src, color = "#ffa5b2", time = 1 SECOND, loop = -1, easing = SINE_EASING)
+			animate(color = "#ff9292", time = 1 SECOND, easing = SINE_EASING)
+		else if(!fire && eject && !party)		// EJECT
+			color = "#ff9292"
+			animate(src)
+			animate(src, color = "#bc8a81", time = 1 SECOND, loop = -1, easing = EASE_IN|CUBIC_EASING)
+			animate(color = "#ff9292", time = 0.5 SECOND, easing = EASE_OUT|CUBIC_EASING)
+		else if(party && !fire && !eject)		// PARTY
+			color = "#ff728e"
+			animate(src)
+			animate(src, color = "#7272ff", time = 0.5 SECONDS, loop = -1, easing = QUAD_EASING)
+			DO_PARTY("#72aaff")
+			DO_PARTY("#ffc68e")
+			DO_PARTY("#72c6ff")
+			DO_PARTY("#ff72e2")
+			DO_PARTY("#72ff8e")
+			DO_PARTY("#ffff8e")
+			DO_PARTY("#ff728e")
 		else
-			icon_state = "blue-red"
+			color = "#ffb2b2"
+			animate(src)
+			animate(src, color = "#B3DFFF", time = 0.5 SECOND, loop = -1, easing = SINE_EASING)
+			animate(color = "#ffb2b2", time = 0.5 SECOND, loop = -1, easing = SINE_EASING)
 	else
-	//	new lighting behaviour with obj lights
-		icon_state = null
+		animate(src, color = "#FFFFFF", time = 0.5 SECONDS, easing = QUAD_EASING)	// Stop the animation.
+
+#undef DO_PARTY
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/html/changelogs/lohikar-arealights.yml b/html/changelogs/lohikar-arealights.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59b94b716f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/lohikar-arealights.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Lohikar
+delete-after: True
+changes: 
+  - tweak: "Smoothed out the animation for area lights such as fire alarms."
diff --git a/icons/turf/areas.dmi b/icons/turf/areas.dmi
index ed9e6e977ca..3f660705cf3 100755
Binary files a/icons/turf/areas.dmi and b/icons/turf/areas.dmi differ