diff --git a/src/components/ContentPanel.tsx b/src/components/ContentPanel.tsx
index 76f80d76..6bf73346 100644
--- a/src/components/ContentPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ContentPanel.tsx
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ const ContentPanel: React.FC<ContentPanelProps> = ({
       console.log('📍 Scrolling to highlight in article:', selectedHighlightId.slice(0, 8))
       markElement.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'center' })
       
-      // Temporarily enhance the highlight to show it's selected
-      const originalBackground = (markElement as HTMLElement).style.background
-      ;(markElement as HTMLElement).style.background = 'rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.7)'
+      // Add pulsing animation to show it's selected
+      const htmlElement = markElement as HTMLElement
+      htmlElement.classList.add('highlight-pulse')
       
       setTimeout(() => {
-        (markElement as HTMLElement).style.background = originalBackground
+        htmlElement.classList.remove('highlight-pulse')
       }, 1500)
     } else {
       console.log('⚠️ Could not find mark element for highlight:', selectedHighlightId.slice(0, 8))
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 604b6fdb..3d1bb1e7 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -1374,6 +1374,29 @@ body {
   box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.3);
 }
 
+.content-highlight.highlight-pulse {
+  animation: highlight-pulse-animation 1.5s ease-in-out;
+}
+
+@keyframes highlight-pulse-animation {
+  0%, 100% {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.2);
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+  25% {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.6);
+    transform: scale(1.02);
+  }
+  50% {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.2);
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+  75% {
+    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(255, 255, 0, 0.6);
+    transform: scale(1.02);
+  }
+}
+
 .reader-html .content-highlight,
 .reader-markdown .content-highlight {
   color: inherit;