diff --git a/src/app/globals.css b/src/app/globals.css
index 837ee79..87ac32a 100644
--- a/src/app/globals.css
+++ b/src/app/globals.css
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 @import "tailwindcss";
 
+@theme {
+	--animate-like: like 0.5s ease;
+
+	@keyframes like {
+		0% {
+			transform: scale(1);
+		}
+		30% {
+			transform: scale(1.25);
+		}
+		60% {
+			transform: scale(0.95);
+		}
+		100% {
+			transform: scale(1);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 body {
 	@apply bg-amber-50;
 
diff --git a/src/components/like-button.tsx b/src/components/like-button.tsx
index e796a2d..b8050bb 100644
--- a/src/components/like-button.tsx
+++ b/src/components/like-button.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
-import { Icon } from "@iconify/react";
+import { Icon, loadIcons } from "@iconify/react";
 import { abbreviateNumber } from "@/lib/abbreviation";
 
 interface Props {
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ interface Props {
 export default function LikeButton({ likes, isLiked, miiId, isLoggedIn, disabled, abbreviate, big }: Props) {
 	const [isLikedState, setIsLikedState] = useState(isLiked);
 	const [likesState, setLikesState] = useState(likes);
+	const [isAnimating, setIsAnimating] = useState(false);
 
 	const onClick = async () => {
 		if (disabled) return;
@@ -26,6 +27,12 @@ export default function LikeButton({ likes, isLiked, miiId, isLoggedIn, disabled
 		setIsLikedState(!isLikedState);
 		setLikesState(isLikedState ? likesState - 1 : likesState + 1);
 
+		// Trigger animation
+		if (!isLikedState) {
+			setIsAnimating(true);
+			setTimeout(() => setIsAnimating(false), 1000); // match animation duration
+		}
+
 		const response = await fetch(`/api/mii/${miiId}/like`, { method: "PATCH" });
 
 		if (response.ok) {
@@ -38,9 +45,22 @@ export default function LikeButton({ likes, isLiked, miiId, isLoggedIn, disabled
 		}
 	};
 
+	// Preload like button icons
+	useEffect(() => {
+		loadIcons(["icon-park-solid:like", "icon-park-outline:like"]);
+	}, []);
+
 	return (
 		<button onClick={onClick} className={`flex items-center gap-2 text-red-400 ${disabled ? "" : "cursor-pointer"} ${big ? "text-3xl" : "text-xl"}`}>
-			<Icon icon={isLikedState ? "icon-park-solid:like" : "icon-park-outline:like"} />
+			<div className="relative">
+				<Icon icon={isLikedState ? "icon-park-solid:like" : "icon-park-outline:like"} className={`${isAnimating ? "animate-like " : ""}`} />
+				<div
+					className={`absolute left-1/2 top-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 size-6 rounded-full bg-red-400/0 ${
+						isAnimating ? "bg-red-400/40 animate-ping" : ""
+					}`}
+				></div>
+			</div>
+
 			<span>{abbreviate ? abbreviateNumber(likesState) : likesState}</span>
 		</button>
 	);