diff --git a/public/css/style.less b/public/css/style.less
index 9e05474668..e0ba9d9f44 100644
--- a/public/css/style.less
+++ b/public/css/style.less
@@ -460,6 +460,17 @@ body .navbar .nodebb-inline-block {
 			max-height: 24px;
 			margin-right: 1em;
 		}
+
+		&.pulse {
+			-webkit-animation: pulsate 2500ms linear;
+			-webkit-animation-iteration-count: infinite;
+		}
+
+		@-webkit-keyframes pulsate {
+			0% { background: none; }
+			50% { background: rgb(170, 220, 170); }
+			100% { background: none; }
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -631,9 +642,6 @@ body .navbar .nodebb-inline-block {
 	}
 }
 
-
-
-
 #mobile-sidebar {
 	height: 100%;
 	position: absolute;
diff --git a/public/src/modules/taskbar.js b/public/src/modules/taskbar.js
index a53f1fab64..28ae40b3fa 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/taskbar.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/taskbar.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ define(function() {
 								'</a>';
 			btnEl.setAttribute('data-module', module);
 			btnEl.setAttribute('data-uuid', uuid);
-			btnEl.className = 'active';
+			btnEl.className = options.state || 'active';
 			taskbar.tasklist.appendChild(btnEl);
 
 			taskbar.update();