diff --git a/client/instance.css b/client/instance.css
index d2064c61..978ce740 100644
--- a/client/instance.css
+++ b/client/instance.css
@@ -379,6 +379,23 @@ button.equip {
     text-align: center;
 }
 
+.equip-spec {
+    animation: equip-spec 1s infinite ease-in-out alternate;
+}
+
+@keyframes equip-spec {
+    0% {
+        color: #333;
+        stroke: #333;
+    }
+
+    100% {
+        color:  #7a7a7a;
+        stroke:  #7a7a7a;
+
+    }
+}
+
 
 .instance-equip .specs figcaption {
     font-size: 75%;
diff --git a/client/src/components/instance.cryps.jsx b/client/src/components/instance.cryps.jsx
index c2c18ae3..7ff64a87 100644
--- a/client/src/components/instance.cryps.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/instance.cryps.jsx
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ function Cryp(props) {
         }
 
         if (!s) {
+            const equip = specList.includes(vbox.bound[activeVar]) ? 'equip-spec' : 'gray';
             return (
-                <figure key={i} className="gray" onClick={blankSpecClick}>
-                    {shapes.diamond('stat-icon gray')}
+                <figure key={i} onClick={blankSpecClick}>
+                    {shapes.diamond(`stat-icon ${equip}`)}
                     <figcaption>&nbsp;</figcaption>
                 </figure>
             );