diff --git a/src/components/common/messaging/Message.tsx b/src/components/common/messaging/Message.tsx
index f2ca22cd9ba30917aa51eb88b0536d94f748798d..8e87ae282fdb2a77be755f4ae27786409f8ff2c3 100644
--- a/src/components/common/messaging/Message.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/messaging/Message.tsx
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ interface Props {
     attachContext?: boolean;
     queued?: QueuedMessage;
     message: MessageObject;
+    highlight?: boolean;
     contrast?: boolean;
     content?: Children;
     head?: boolean;
 }
 
 function Message({
+    highlight,
     attachContext,
     message,
     contrast,
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ function Message({
                 />
             ))}
             <MessageBase
+                highlight={highlight}
                 head={head && !(message.replies && message.replies.length > 0)}
                 contrast={contrast}
                 sending={typeof queued !== "undefined"}
diff --git a/src/components/common/messaging/MessageBase.tsx b/src/components/common/messaging/MessageBase.tsx
index e040168ef1043971b8ab184a41b0c1c3738561f3..56b82e7edc6d436261cdfcbaecdaff4dcb1281df 100644
--- a/src/components/common/messaging/MessageBase.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/messaging/MessageBase.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import styled, { css } from "styled-components";
+import styled, { css, keyframes } from "styled-components";
 import { decodeTime } from "ulid";
 
 import { Text } from "preact-i18n";
@@ -17,8 +17,15 @@ export interface BaseMessageProps {
     blocked?: boolean;
     sending?: boolean;
     contrast?: boolean;
+    highlight?: boolean;
 }
 
+const highlight = keyframes`
+    0% { background: var(--mention); }
+    66% { background: var(--mention); }
+    100% { background: transparent; }
+`;
+
 export default styled.div<BaseMessageProps>`
     display: flex;
     overflow: none;
@@ -70,6 +77,14 @@ export default styled.div<BaseMessageProps>`
             color: var(--error);
         `}
 
+    ${(props) =>
+        props.highlight &&
+        css`
+            animation-name: ${highlight};
+            animation-timing-function: ease;
+            animation-duration: 3s;
+        `}
+
     .detail {
         gap: 8px;
         display: flex;
diff --git a/src/components/common/messaging/SystemMessage.tsx b/src/components/common/messaging/SystemMessage.tsx
index c08229249b504b6ef8ce1e9273a4961b55a3bd4c..67e0d49965b469f35389ea04bc53f488819d3197 100644
--- a/src/components/common/messaging/SystemMessage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/common/messaging/SystemMessage.tsx
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ type SystemMessageParsed =
 interface Props {
     attachContext?: boolean;
     message: MessageObject;
+    highlight?: boolean;
 }
 
-export function SystemMessage({ attachContext, message }: Props) {
+export function SystemMessage({ attachContext, message, highlight }: Props) {
     const ctx = useForceUpdate();
 
     let data: SystemMessageParsed;
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ export function SystemMessage({ attachContext, message }: Props) {
 
     return (
         <MessageBase
+            highlight={highlight}
             onContextMenu={
                 attachContext
                     ? attachContextMenu("Menu", {
diff --git a/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageArea.tsx b/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageArea.tsx
index 5f5f439e5df65cddb20b4eecd556ecf6fc18df35..a5da03be07714cc6fa74e8b8181919ace957f84b 100644
--- a/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageArea.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageArea.tsx
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ export function MessageArea({ id }: Props) {
     const status = useContext(StatusContext);
     const { focusTaken } = useContext(IntermediateContext);
 
+    // ? Required data for message links.
     const { message } = useParams<{ message: string }>();
+    const [highlight, setHighlight] = useState<string | undefined>(undefined);
 
     // ? This is the scroll container.
     const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ export function MessageArea({ id }: Props) {
                 });
             } else if (scrollState.current.type === "ScrollToView") {
                 document.getElementById(scrollState.current.id)
-                    ?.scrollIntoView();
+                    ?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'center' });
                 
                 setScrollState({ type: "Free" });
             } else if (scrollState.current.type === "OffsetTop") {
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ export function MessageArea({ id }: Props) {
     // ? If message present or changes, load it as well.
     useEffect(() => {
         if (message) {
+            setHighlight(message);
             SingletonMessageRenderer.init(id, message);
 
             let channel = client.channels.get(id);
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@ export function MessageArea({ id }: Props) {
                         </RequiresOnline>
                     )}
                     {state.type === "RENDER" && (
-                        <MessageRenderer id={id} state={state} />
+                        <MessageRenderer id={id} state={state} highlight={highlight} />
                     )}
                     {state.type === "EMPTY" && <ConversationStart id={id} />}
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageRenderer.tsx b/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageRenderer.tsx
index d573578b29c2ed560960845a1c4ed1ec8c02ebdc..7201da1d4680b3a1d23c8e42f7470a6a2e399d19 100644
--- a/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/channels/messaging/MessageRenderer.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import MessageEditor from "./MessageEditor";
 interface Props {
     id: string;
     state: RenderState;
+    highlight?: string;
     queue: QueuedMessage[];
 }
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ const BlockedMessage = styled.div`
     }
 `;
 
-function MessageRenderer({ id, state, queue }: Props) {
+function MessageRenderer({ id, state, queue, highlight }: Props) {
     if (state.type !== "RENDER") return null;
 
     const client = useContext(AppContext);
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ function MessageRenderer({ id, state, queue }: Props) {
                     key={message._id}
                     message={message}
                     attachContext
+                    highlight={highlight === message._id}
                 />,
             );
         } else {
@@ -158,6 +160,7 @@ function MessageRenderer({ id, state, queue }: Props) {
                             ) : undefined
                         }
                         attachContext
+                        highlight={highlight === message._id}
                     />,
                 );
             }