diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Control/DS4LightBar.cs b/DS4Windows/DS4Control/DS4LightBar.cs
index 02914f6..15847c5 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Control/DS4LightBar.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Control/DS4LightBar.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ using System.Text;
 using System.Drawing;
 using static System.Math;
 using static DS4Windows.Global;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+
 namespace DS4Windows
 {
     public class DS4LightBar
@@ -24,11 +26,13 @@ namespace DS4Windows
         };
         static double[] counters = new double[4] { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
         public static double[] fadetimer = new double[4] { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+        public static Stopwatch[] fadewatches = { new Stopwatch(), new Stopwatch(), new Stopwatch(), new Stopwatch() };
         static bool[] fadedirection = new bool[4] { false, false, false, false };
         static DateTime oldnow = DateTime.UtcNow;
         public static bool[] forcelight = new bool[4] { false, false, false, false };
         public static DS4Color[] forcedColor = new DS4Color[4];
         public static byte[] forcedFlash = new byte[4];
+        internal const int PULSE_FLASH_DURATION = 2000;
 
         public static void updateLightBar(DS4Device device, int deviceNum, DS4State cState,
             DS4StateExposed eState, Mouse tp)
@@ -104,17 +108,46 @@ namespace DS4Windows
 
                     if (getFlashType(deviceNum) == 1)
                     {
-                        if (fadetimer[deviceNum] <= 0.0)
-                            fadedirection[deviceNum] = true;
-                        else if (fadetimer[deviceNum] >= 100.0)
-                            fadedirection[deviceNum] = false;
+                        double ratio = 0.0;
 
-                        if (fadedirection[deviceNum])
-                            fadetimer[deviceNum] += 1;
+                        if (!fadewatches[deviceNum].IsRunning)
+                        {
+                            bool temp = fadedirection[deviceNum];
+                            fadedirection[deviceNum] = !temp;
+                            fadewatches[deviceNum].Restart();
+                            ratio = temp ? 100.0 : 0.0;
+                        }
                         else
-                            fadetimer[deviceNum] -= 1;
+                        {
+                            long elapsed = fadewatches[deviceNum].ElapsedMilliseconds;
 
-                        color = getTransitionedColor(color, new DS4Color(0, 0, 0), fadetimer[deviceNum]);
+                            if (fadedirection[deviceNum])
+                            {
+                                if (elapsed < PULSE_FLASH_DURATION)
+                                {
+                                    ratio = 100.0 * (elapsed / (double)PULSE_FLASH_DURATION);
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    ratio = 100.0;
+                                    fadewatches[deviceNum].Stop();
+                                }
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                if (elapsed < PULSE_FLASH_DURATION)
+                                {
+                                    ratio = (0 - 100.0) * (elapsed / (double)PULSE_FLASH_DURATION) + 100.0;
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    ratio = 0.0;
+                                    fadewatches[deviceNum].Stop();
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        color = getTransitionedColor(color, new DS4Color(0, 0, 0), ratio);
                     }
                 }