diff --git a/assets/animation.json b/assets/animation.json
index aa01bef..e09d5fd 100644
--- a/assets/animation.json
+++ b/assets/animation.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       "frame_height": 341
     },
     "sequences": {
-      "idle": {"frames": [0, 1, 2], "durations": [25, 5, 20] }
+      "idle": {"frames": [0, 1, 2], "durations": [10, 5, 15] }
     },
     "transforms": {
       "basic": {
diff --git a/assets/config.json b/assets/config.json
index 0882342..e0ba13b 100644
--- a/assets/config.json
+++ b/assets/config.json
@@ -95,6 +95,11 @@
     {"path": "assets/stories/win_story.png",
       "frame_width": 1280,
       "frame_height": 720
+    },
+    "combat_active":
+    {"path": "assets/sprites/combat_active.png",
+      "frame_width": 170,
+      "frame_height": 170
     }
   },
   "worldgen": {
diff --git a/assets/sprites/combat_active.png b/assets/sprites/combat_active.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc72bd0
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/sprites/combat_active.png differ
diff --git a/src/gui/fsm.cpp b/src/gui/fsm.cpp
index 69cafdd..8c8c393 100644
--- a/src/gui/fsm.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/fsm.cpp
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ namespace gui {
         $systems.runPickup();
         break;
       case COMBAT_START:
-        fmt::println("!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMBAT START in IDLE");
+        $main_ui.show_combat();
         break;
       case COMBAT_STOP:
-        fmt::println("!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMBAT STOP in IDLE");
+        $main_ui.close_combat();
         break;
       default:
         break; // ignore everything else
diff --git a/src/gui/main_ui.cpp b/src/gui/main_ui.cpp
index 3f8c546..5cef5e2 100644
--- a/src/gui/main_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/main_ui.cpp
@@ -157,4 +157,12 @@ namespace gui {
       $window.draw(*$hand.sprite);
     }
   }
+
+  void MainUI::show_combat() {
+    $overlay_ui.show_sprite("top_right", "combat_active");
+  }
+
+  void MainUI::close_combat() {
+    $overlay_ui.close_sprite("top_right");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/main_ui.hpp b/src/gui/main_ui.hpp
index 6fb5e1a..9a429bc 100644
--- a/src/gui/main_ui.hpp
+++ b/src/gui/main_ui.hpp
@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@ namespace gui {
     void play_hands();
     bool hands_playing();
     void render_hands();
+    void show_combat();
+    void close_combat();
   };
 }