diff --git a/scenes/drop_area.gd b/scenes/drop_area.gd
index 0abe499..cd8db0c 100644
--- a/scenes/drop_area.gd
+++ b/scenes/drop_area.gd
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ func _ready():
 	
 func _mouse_entered(_area):
 	hovered = true
+	var tween = Tween.new()
+	tween.interpolate_property($Highlight/Sprite.material, "shader_param/hovered", 0, 1, 0.1, Tween.TRANS_CUBIC, Tween.EASE_IN_OUT)
+	add_child(tween)
+	tween.start()
 
 func _mouse_exited(_area):
 	hovered = false
+	var tween = Tween.new()
+	tween.interpolate_property($Highlight/Sprite.material, "shader_param/hovered", 1, 0, 0.1, Tween.TRANS_CUBIC, Tween.EASE_IN_OUT)
+	add_child(tween)
+	tween.start()
 	
 func _input(event):
 	if event is InputEventMouseButton:
diff --git a/scenes/drop_area.tscn b/scenes/drop_area.tscn
index 6185c75..b297917 100644
--- a/scenes/drop_area.tscn
+++ b/scenes/drop_area.tscn
@@ -4,21 +4,25 @@
 [ext_resource path="res://nodes/blob.svg" type="Texture" id=2]
 
 [sub_resource type="CircleShape2D" id=1]
-radius = 23.5871
+radius = 63.1532
 
 [sub_resource type="Shader" id=2]
 code = "shader_type canvas_item;
 
+uniform float hovered;
+
 void fragment() {
 	vec2 center = vec2(0.5, 0.5);
 	float d = distance(UV, center);
-	COLOR = vec4(0.4, 0.65, 1, smoothstep(0.5,0.2,d));
+	COLOR = vec4(0.4 + hovered*0.2, 0.65 + hovered*0.2, 1, smoothstep(0.5,0.2 + hovered*0.1,d));
 }
 "
 custom_defines = ""
 
 [sub_resource type="ShaderMaterial" id=3]
+resource_local_to_scene = true
 shader = SubResource( 2 )
+shader_param/hovered = 0.0
 
 [node name="DropArea" type="Node2D" groups=[
 "drop_areas",