diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/AnnotationLayer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/AnnotationLayer.svelte
index cb862772..4dbe4c28 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/AnnotationLayer.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/AnnotationLayer.svelte
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ let {
 	blockNumbers = {},
 	activeAnnotationId = null,
 	dimmed = false,
+	flashAnnotationId = null,
 	onDraw,
 	onAnnotationClick
 }: {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ let {
 	blockNumbers?: Record<string, number>;
 	activeAnnotationId?: string | null;
 	dimmed?: boolean;
+	flashAnnotationId?: string | null;
 	onDraw: (rect: DrawRect) => void;
 	onAnnotationClick?: (id: string) => void;
 } = $props();
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ const containerStyle = $derived(
 		<div
 			data-testid="annotation-{annotation.id}"
 			data-annotation
+			class:annotation-flash={flashAnnotationId === annotation.id}
 			role="button"
 			tabindex="0"
 			aria-label="Block anzeigen"
@@ -175,3 +178,20 @@ const containerStyle = $derived(
 		></div>
 	{/if}
 </div>
+
+<style>
+@keyframes annotation-flash-anim {
+	0% {
+		outline: 3px solid rgba(0, 199, 177, 0.8);
+		outline-offset: 0px;
+	}
+	100% {
+		outline: 3px solid rgba(0, 199, 177, 0);
+		outline-offset: 2px;
+	}
+}
+
+.annotation-flash {
+	animation: annotation-flash-anim 1.5s ease-out;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentViewer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentViewer.svelte
index 707ae0ba..c48d1f2a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentViewer.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/DocumentViewer.svelte
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type Props = {
 	annotationReloadKey?: number;
 	activeAnnotationId: string | null;
 	annotationsDimmed?: boolean;
+	flashAnnotationId?: string | null;
 	onAnnotationClick: (id: string) => void;
 	onTranscriptionDraw?: (rect: DrawRect) => void;
 };
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ let {
 	annotationReloadKey = 0,
 	activeAnnotationId = $bindable(),
 	annotationsDimmed = false,
+	flashAnnotationId = null,
 	onAnnotationClick,
 	onTranscriptionDraw
 }: Props = $props();
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ let {
 			annotationReloadKey={annotationReloadKey}
 			bind:activeAnnotationId={activeAnnotationId}
 			annotationsDimmed={annotationsDimmed}
+			flashAnnotationId={flashAnnotationId}
 			onAnnotationClick={onAnnotationClick}
 			onTranscriptionDraw={onTranscriptionDraw}
 			documentFileHash={doc.fileHash ?? null}
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/PdfViewer.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/PdfViewer.svelte
index 05373848..7705620b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/PdfViewer.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/PdfViewer.svelte
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ let {
 	onAnnotationClick,
 	onTranscriptionDraw,
 	documentFileHash,
-	annotationsDimmed = false
+	annotationsDimmed = false,
+	flashAnnotationId = null
 }: {
 	url: string;
 	documentId?: string;
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ let {
 	onTranscriptionDraw?: (rect: DrawRect) => void;
 	documentFileHash?: string | null;
 	annotationsDimmed?: boolean;
+	flashAnnotationId?: string | null;
 } = $props();
 
 let pdfDoc = $state<PDFDocumentProxy | null>(null);
@@ -459,6 +461,7 @@ function zoomOut() {
 								blockNumbers={blockNumbers}
 								activeAnnotationId={activeAnnotationId}
 								dimmed={annotationsDimmed}
+								flashAnnotationId={flashAnnotationId}
 								onDraw={handleDraw}
 								onAnnotationClick={handleAnnotationClick}
 							/>
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
index f4f5d4eb..2b1005a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/documents/[id]/+page.svelte
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ let transcribeMode = $state(false);
 let panelMode = $state<'read' | 'edit'>('read');
 let activeAnnotationId = $state<string | null>(null);
 let highlightBlockId = $state<string | null>(null);
+let flashAnnotationId = $state<string | null>(null);
 
 // ── Transcription blocks ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -177,6 +178,10 @@ async function handleAnnotationClick(annotationId: string) {
 
 function handleParagraphClick(annotationId: string) {
 	activeAnnotationId = annotationId;
+	flashAnnotationId = annotationId;
+	setTimeout(() => {
+		flashAnnotationId = null;
+	}, 1500);
 }
 
 // Load blocks when transcribe mode is entered and set default panel mode
@@ -241,6 +246,7 @@ onMount(() => {
 				blockNumbers={blockNumbers}
 				annotationReloadKey={annotationReloadKey}
 				annotationsDimmed={transcribeMode && panelMode === 'read'}
+				flashAnnotationId={flashAnnotationId}
 				bind:activeAnnotationId={activeAnnotationId}
 				onAnnotationClick={handleAnnotationClick}
 				onTranscriptionDraw={createBlockFromDraw}