diff --git a/lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages.view.dart b/lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages.view.dart
index 4ba73e2..273aca8 100644
--- a/lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages.view.dart
+++ b/lib/src/views/chats/chat_messages.view.dart
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import 'package:twonly/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/entries/chat_dat
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/message_input.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/chats/chat_messages_components/response_container.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/components/avatar_icon.component.dart';
+import 'package:twonly/src/views/components/blink.component.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/components/flame.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/components/verified_shield.dart';
 import 'package:twonly/src/views/contact/contact.view.dart';
@@ -372,36 +373,25 @@ class _ChatMessagesViewState extends State<ChatMessagesView> {
                       );
                     } else {
                       final chatMessage = messages[i].message!;
-                      return Transform.translate(
-                        offset: Offset(
-                          (focusedScrollItem == i)
-                              ? (chatMessage.senderId == null)
-                                  ? -8
-                                  : 8
-                              : 0,
-                          0,
-                        ),
-                        child: Transform.scale(
-                          scale: (focusedScrollItem == i) ? 1.05 : 1,
-                          child: ChatListEntry(
-                            key: Key(chatMessage.messageId),
-                            message: messages[i].message!,
-                            nextMessage:
-                                (i > 0) ? messages[i - 1].message : null,
-                            prevMessage: ((i + 1) < messages.length)
-                                ? messages[i + 1].message
-                                : null,
-                            group: group,
-                            galleryItems: galleryItems,
-                            userIdToContact: userIdToContact,
-                            scrollToMessage: scrollToMessage,
-                            onResponseTriggered: () {
-                              setState(() {
-                                quotesMessage = chatMessage;
-                              });
-                              textFieldFocus.requestFocus();
-                            },
-                          ),
+                      return BlinkWidget(
+                        enabled: focusedScrollItem == i,
+                        child: ChatListEntry(
+                          key: Key(chatMessage.messageId),
+                          message: messages[i].message!,
+                          nextMessage: (i > 0) ? messages[i - 1].message : null,
+                          prevMessage: ((i + 1) < messages.length)
+                              ? messages[i + 1].message
+                              : null,
+                          group: group,
+                          galleryItems: galleryItems,
+                          userIdToContact: userIdToContact,
+                          scrollToMessage: scrollToMessage,
+                          onResponseTriggered: () {
+                            setState(() {
+                              quotesMessage = chatMessage;
+                            });
+                            textFieldFocus.requestFocus();
+                          },
                         ),
                       );
                     }
diff --git a/lib/src/views/components/blink.component.dart b/lib/src/views/components/blink.component.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a9c094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/views/components/blink.component.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/scheduler.dart';
+
+class BlinkWidget extends StatefulWidget {
+  const BlinkWidget({
+    required this.child,
+    required this.enabled,
+    super.key,
+    this.blinkDuration = const Duration(milliseconds: 2500),
+    this.interval = const Duration(milliseconds: 250),
+    this.visibleOpacity = 1.0,
+    this.hiddenOpacity = 0.4,
+  });
+  final bool enabled;
+  final Widget child;
+  final Duration blinkDuration;
+  final Duration interval;
+  final double visibleOpacity;
+  final double hiddenOpacity;
+
+  @override
+  State<BlinkWidget> createState() => _BlinkWidgetState();
+}
+
+class _BlinkWidgetState extends State<BlinkWidget>
+    with SingleTickerProviderStateMixin {
+  late Ticker _ticker;
+  bool _visible = true;
+
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    super.initState();
+    _ticker = createTicker(_onTick);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void didUpdateWidget(covariant BlinkWidget oldWidget) {
+    if (oldWidget.enabled != widget.enabled) {
+      if (widget.enabled) {
+        _ticker
+          ..stop()
+          ..start();
+      }
+    }
+    super.didUpdateWidget(oldWidget);
+  }
+
+  void _onTick(Duration elapsed) {
+    var visible = true;
+    if (elapsed.inMilliseconds < widget.blinkDuration.inMilliseconds) {
+      visible = elapsed.inMilliseconds % (widget.interval.inMilliseconds * 2) <
+          widget.interval.inMilliseconds;
+    } else {
+      _ticker.stop();
+    }
+    setState(() => _visible = visible);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  void dispose() {
+    _ticker.dispose();
+    super.dispose();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return AnimatedOpacity(
+      opacity: _visible ? widget.visibleOpacity : widget.hiddenOpacity,
+      duration: Duration(
+        milliseconds: widget.blinkDuration.inMilliseconds ~/ 3,
+      ),
+      child: widget.child,
+    );
+  }
+}