diff --git a/stepmania/src/LightsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/LightsManager.cpp
index 5775765242..06d66bbc05 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LightsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/LightsManager.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ LightsManager::LightsManager()
 	ZERO( m_fSecsLeftInGameButtonBlink );
 	ZERO( m_fActorLights );
 	ZERO( m_fSecsLeftInActorLightBlink );
+	m_iQueuedCoinCounterPulses = 0;
+	m_CoinCounterTimer.SetZero();
 
 	m_LightsMode = LIGHTSMODE_JOINING;
 	RString sDriver = g_sLightsDriver.Get();
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ LightsManager::~LightsManager()
 // XXX: make themable
 static const float g_fLightEffectRiseSeconds = 0.075f;
 static const float g_fLightEffectFalloffSeconds = 0.35f;
+static const float g_fCoinPulseTime = 0.100f;
 
 void LightsManager::BlinkActorLight( CabinetLight cl )
 {
@@ -162,6 +165,23 @@ void LightsManager::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 		ZERO( m_LightsState.m_bGameButtonLights );
 	}
 
+	{
+		m_LightsState.m_bCoinCounter = false;
+		if( !m_CoinCounterTimer.IsZero() )
+		{
+			float fAgo = m_CoinCounterTimer.Ago();
+			if( fAgo < g_fCoinPulseTime )
+				m_LightsState.m_bCoinCounter = true;
+			else if( fAgo >= g_fCoinPulseTime * 2 )
+				m_CoinCounterTimer.SetZero();
+		}
+		else if( m_iQueuedCoinCounterPulses )
+		{
+			m_CoinCounterTimer.Touch();
+			--m_iQueuedCoinCounterPulses;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if( m_LightsMode == LIGHTSMODE_TEST_AUTO_CYCLE )
 	{
 		m_fTestAutoCycleCurrentIndex += fDeltaTime;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/LightsManager.h b/stepmania/src/LightsManager.h
index 5d31d28d32..4a58c1379a 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/LightsManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/LightsManager.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "GameInput.h"
 #include "EnumHelper.h"
 #include "Preference.h"
+#include "RageTimer.h"
 
 extern Preference<float>	g_fLightsFalloffSeconds;
 extern Preference<float>	g_fLightsAheadSeconds;
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ struct LightsState
 {
 	bool m_bCabinetLights[NUM_CabinetLight];
 	bool m_bGameButtonLights[NUM_GameController][NUM_GameButton];
+
+	// This isn't actually a light, but it's typically implemented in the same way.
+	bool m_bCoinCounter;
 };
 
 class LightsDriver;
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ public:
 	void BlinkCabinetLight( CabinetLight cl );
 	void BlinkGameButton( GameInput gi );
 	void BlinkActorLight( CabinetLight cl );
+	void PulseCoinCounter() { ++m_iQueuedCoinCounterPulses; }
 	float GetActorLightLatencySeconds() const;
 
 	void SetLightsMode( LightsMode lm );
@@ -90,6 +95,9 @@ private:
 	LightsMode m_LightsMode;
 	LightsState m_LightsState;
 
+	int m_iQueuedCoinCounterPulses;
+	RageTimer m_CoinCounterTimer;
+
 	int GetTestAutoCycleCurrentIndex() { return (int)m_fTestAutoCycleCurrentIndex; }
 
 	float			m_fTestAutoCycleCurrentIndex;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 5225ddcd7a..496e7742e1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -1195,6 +1195,8 @@ RString StepMania::SaveScreenshot( RString sDir, bool bSaveCompressed, bool bMak
 
 void StepMania::InsertCoin( int iNum, const RageTimer *pTime )
 {
+	for( int i = 0; i < iNum; ++i )
+		LIGHTSMAN->PulseCoinCounter();
 	GAMESTATE->m_iCoins += iNum;
 	LOG->Trace("%i coins inserted, %i needed to play", GAMESTATE->m_iCoins, PREFSMAN->m_iCoinsPerCredit.Get() );
 	BOOKKEEPER->CoinInserted();