diff --git a/src/js/utilities.js b/src/js/utilities.js
index 663a4fb..cfa4e2d 100644
--- a/src/js/utilities.js
+++ b/src/js/utilities.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export function addMessage(messageText, time = 5000, extraClass = false) {
   if (extraClass !== false) {
     element.classList.add(extraClass);
   }
-  element.innerHTML = '<a class="close-button">&times;&#xFE0E;</a>' + messageText;
+  element.innerHTML = `<a class="close-button" style="animation-duration: ${time / 1000}s;">&times;&#xFE0E;</a>` + messageText;
   messagingSection.appendChild(element);
 
   const closeButton = element.querySelector('.close-button');
diff --git a/src/scss/_structure.scss b/src/scss/_structure.scss
index 3f76586..e08cf91 100644
--- a/src/scss/_structure.scss
+++ b/src/scss/_structure.scss
@@ -364,6 +364,28 @@ $nav-font-height: 16px;
       font-size: 25px;
       line-height: 10px;
       cursor: pointer;
+
+      &:before {
+        content: '';
+        position: absolute;
+        top: -2px;
+        right: -2px;
+        width: 20px;
+        height: 20px;
+        background-color: #455455;
+        opacity: 0.5;
+        transform-origin: center left;
+        transform: scaleX(0);
+        animation-name: fill;
+        animation-duration: inherit;
+        animation-timing-function: linear;
+        animation-iteration-count: infinite;
+      }
+      @keyframes fill {
+        100% {
+          transform: scaleX(1);
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }