diff --git a/src/game/CHUD.cpp b/src/game/CHUD.cpp
index 4f93589cb..4b2ac9e14 100644
--- a/src/game/CHUD.cpp
+++ b/src/game/CHUD.cpp
@@ -635,7 +635,10 @@ void CHUD::Render(NVGcontext *ctx) {
         ColorManager::getEnergyGaugeColor().IntoNVG(),
         ColorManager::getPlasmaGauge1Color().IntoNVG(),
         ColorManager::getPlasmaGauge2Color().IntoNVG(),
-        ColorManager::getShieldGaugeColor().IntoNVG()
+	(int)shields >= (int)full/1.5 || itsGame->frameNumber == 0 || (int)shields == 0 ? ColorManager::getShieldGaugeColor().IntoNVG() :
+	itsGame->frameNumber % (int)shields == 0 ? ColorManager::getShieldZapColor().IntoNVG() :
+        itsGame->frameNumber % (int)shields == 1 ? ColorManager::getShieldDamageColor().IntoNVG() :
+	ColorManager::getShieldGaugeColor().IntoNVG()
     };
     NVGcolor g2c[] = {
         ColorManager::getPinwheel1Color().IntoNVG(),
diff --git a/src/gui/ColorManager.cpp b/src/gui/ColorManager.cpp
index e4ab3c76f..c8232eced 100644
--- a/src/gui/ColorManager.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/ColorManager.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ ARGBColor ColorManager::plasmaGauge2Color = 0xffff4e00;
 ARGBColor ColorManager::plasmaSightsOffColor = 0xff008e00;
 ARGBColor ColorManager::plasmaSightsOnColor = 0xffff2600;
 ARGBColor ColorManager::shieldGaugeColor = 0xff0053b4;
+ARGBColor ColorManager::shieldDamageColor = 0xffff0000;
+ARGBColor ColorManager::shieldZapColor = 0xffffffff;
 ARGBColor ColorManager::hudColor = 0xff03f5f5;
 ARGBColor ColorManager::hudPositiveColor = 0xff51e87e;
 ARGBColor ColorManager::hudWarningColor = 0xffedd62d;
diff --git a/src/gui/ColorManager.h b/src/gui/ColorManager.h
index d508e42c7..61c7320aa 100644
--- a/src/gui/ColorManager.h
+++ b/src/gui/ColorManager.h
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ class ColorManager {
         return shieldGaugeColor;
     }
 
+    static inline ARGBColor getShieldDamageColor() {
+        return shieldDamageColor;
+    }
+
+    static inline ARGBColor getShieldZapColor() {
+        return shieldZapColor;
+    }
+
     static inline ARGBColor getHUDColor() {
         return hudColor;
     }
@@ -226,6 +234,8 @@ class ColorManager {
     static ARGBColor plasmaSightsOffColor;
     static ARGBColor plasmaSightsOnColor;
     static ARGBColor shieldGaugeColor;
+    static ARGBColor shieldDamageColor;
+    static ARGBColor shieldZapColor;
     static ARGBColor teamColors[kMaxTeamColors + 1];
     static ARGBColor teamTextColors[kMaxTeamColors + 1];
     static std::string teamColorNames[kMaxTeamColors + 1];