diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/acceleration/sparkles/acceleration-sparkles.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/acceleration/sparkles/acceleration-sparkles.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf0080344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/acceleration/sparkles/acceleration-sparkles.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div class="sparkles" #sparkleAnchor>
+  <div *ngFor="let sparkle of sparkles" class="sparkle" [style]="sparkle.style">
+    <span class="inner-sparkle" [style]="sparkle.rotation">+</span>
+  </div>
+</div>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/acceleration/sparkles/acceleration-sparkles.component.scss b/frontend/src/app/components/acceleration/sparkles/acceleration-sparkles.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35f6e32d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/acceleration/sparkles/acceleration-sparkles.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+.sparkles {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: var(--block-size);
+  height: 50px;
+  right: 0;
+}
+
+.sparkle {
+  position: absolute;
+  color: rgba(152, 88, 255, 0.75);
+  opacity: 0;
+  transform: scale(0.8) rotate(0deg);
+  animation: pop ease 2000ms forwards, sparkle ease 500ms infinite;
+}
+
+.inner-sparkle {
+  display: block;
+}
+
+@keyframes pop {
+  0% {
+    transform: scale(0.8) rotate(0deg);
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  20% {
+    transform: scale(1) rotate(72deg);
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+  100% {
+    transform: scale(0) rotate(360deg);
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes sparkle {
+  0% {
+    color: rgba(152, 88, 255, 0.75);
+  }
+  50% {
+    color: rgba(198, 162, 255, 0.75);
+  }
+  100% {
+    color: rgba(152, 88, 255, 0.75);
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/acceleration/sparkles/acceleration-sparkles.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/acceleration/sparkles/acceleration-sparkles.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2316c996d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/acceleration/sparkles/acceleration-sparkles.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, ElementRef, Input, OnChanges, SimpleChanges, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-acceleration-sparkles',
+  templateUrl: './acceleration-sparkles.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./acceleration-sparkles.component.scss'],
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+})
+export class AccelerationSparklesComponent implements OnChanges {
+  @Input() arrow: ElementRef<HTMLDivElement>;
+  @Input() run: boolean = false;
+
+  @ViewChild('sparkleAnchor')
+  sparkleAnchor: ElementRef<HTMLDivElement>;
+
+  constructor(
+    private cd: ChangeDetectorRef,
+  ) {}
+
+  endTimeout: any;
+  lastSparkle: number = 0;
+  sparkleWidth: number = 0;
+  sparkles: any[] = [];
+
+  ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges): void {
+    if (changes.run) {
+      if (this.endTimeout) {
+        clearTimeout(this.endTimeout);
+        this.endTimeout = null;
+      }
+      if (this.run) {
+        this.doSparkle();
+      } else {
+        this.endTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+          this.sparkles = [];
+        }, 2000);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  doSparkle(): void {
+    if (this.run) {
+      const now = performance.now();
+      if (now - this.lastSparkle > 20) {
+        this.lastSparkle = now;
+        if (this.arrow?.nativeElement && this.sparkleAnchor?.nativeElement) {
+          const anchor = this.sparkleAnchor.nativeElement.getBoundingClientRect().right;
+          const right = this.arrow.nativeElement.getBoundingClientRect().right;
+          const dx = (anchor - right) + 30;
+          const numSparkles = Math.ceil(Math.random() * 3);
+          for (let i = 0; i < numSparkles; i++) {
+            this.sparkles.push({
+              style: {
+                right: (dx + (Math.random() * 10)) + 'px',
+                top: (15 + (Math.random() * 30)) + 'px',
+              },
+              rotation: {
+                transform: `rotate(${Math.random() * 360}deg)`,
+              }
+            });
+          }
+          while (this.sparkles.length > 200) {
+            this.sparkles.shift();
+          }
+          this.cd.markForCheck();
+        }
+      }
+      requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        this.doSparkle();
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.html
index 24f229598..b979e032b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.html
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
         </div>
       </ng-template>
     </div>
-    <div *ngIf="arrowVisible" id="arrow-up" [ngStyle]="{'right': rightPosition + (blockWidth * 0.3) + containerOffset + 'px', transition: transition }" [class.blink]="txPosition?.accelerated"></div>
+    <app-acceleration-sparkles [style]="{ position: 'absolute', right: 0}" [arrow]="arrowElement" [run]="acceleratingArrow"></app-acceleration-sparkles>
+    <div *ngIf="arrowVisible" #arrowUp id="arrow-up" [ngStyle]="{'right': rightPosition + (blockWidth * 0.3) + containerOffset + 'px', transition: transition }" [class.blink]="txPosition?.accelerated"></div>
   </div>
 </ng-container>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.ts
index 13608bb73..a0958ec40 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/mempool-blocks/mempool-blocks.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, HostListener, Input, OnChanges, SimpleChanges, Output, EventEmitter } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit, OnDestroy, ChangeDetectionStrategy, ChangeDetectorRef, HostListener, Input, OnChanges, SimpleChanges, Output, EventEmitter, ViewChild, ElementRef } from '@angular/core';
 import { Subscription, Observable, of, combineLatest } from 'rxjs';
 import { MempoolBlock } from '../../interfaces/websocket.interface';
 import { StateService } from '../../services/state.service';
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ export class MempoolBlocksComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
   maxArrowPosition = 0;
   rightPosition = 0;
   transition = 'background 2s, right 2s, transform 1s';
+  @ViewChild('arrowUp')
+  arrowElement: ElementRef<HTMLDivElement>;
+  acceleratingArrow: boolean = false;
 
   markIndex: number;
   txPosition: MempoolPosition;
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@ export class MempoolBlocksComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
 
     this.markBlocksSubscription = this.stateService.markBlock$
       .subscribe((state) => {
+        const oldTxPosition = this.txPosition;
         this.markIndex = undefined;
         this.txPosition = undefined;
         this.txFeePerVSize = undefined;
@@ -209,6 +213,12 @@ export class MempoolBlocksComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
         }
         if (state.mempoolPosition) {
           this.txPosition = state.mempoolPosition;
+          if (this.txPosition.accelerated && !oldTxPosition.accelerated) {
+            this.acceleratingArrow = true;
+            setTimeout(() => {
+              this.acceleratingArrow = false;
+            }, 2000);
+          }
         }
         if (state.txFeePerVSize) {
           this.txFeePerVSize = state.txFeePerVSize;
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/frontend/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 89bcfafbb..2d5b4d0f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ import { MempoolErrorComponent } from './components/mempool-error/mempool-error.
 import { AccelerationsListComponent } from '../components/acceleration/accelerations-list/accelerations-list.component';
 import { PendingStatsComponent } from '../components/acceleration/pending-stats/pending-stats.component';
 import { AccelerationStatsComponent } from '../components/acceleration/acceleration-stats/acceleration-stats.component';
+import { AccelerationSparklesComponent } from '../components/acceleration/sparkles/acceleration-sparkles.component';
 
 import { BlockViewComponent } from '../components/block-view/block-view.component';
 import { EightBlocksComponent } from '../components/eight-blocks/eight-blocks.component';
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ import { OnlyVsizeDirective, OnlyWeightDirective } from './components/weight-dir
     AccelerationsListComponent,
     AccelerationStatsComponent,
     PendingStatsComponent,
+    AccelerationSparklesComponent,
     HttpErrorComponent,
     TwitterWidgetComponent,
     FaucetComponent,
@@ -355,6 +357,7 @@ import { OnlyVsizeDirective, OnlyWeightDirective } from './components/weight-dir
     AccelerationsListComponent,
     AccelerationStatsComponent,
     PendingStatsComponent,
+    AccelerationSparklesComponent,
     HttpErrorComponent,
     TwitterWidgetComponent,
     TwitterLogin,