diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/action_button.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/action_button.dm
index 04eb51b6a9a..7f2192ba018 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/action_button.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/action_button.dm
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 		linked_action.Trigger(left_click = FALSE)
 		return TRUE
 	linked_action.Trigger(TRUE)
+	transform = transform.Scale(0.8, 0.8)
+	alpha = 200
+	animate(src, transform = matrix(), time = 0.4 SECONDS, alpha = 255)
 	return TRUE
 
 /obj/screen/movable/action_button/AltClick(mob/user)