diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index e4d3462f..44db5e7e 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ void Game::init(void)
 
     activetele = false;
     readytotele = 0;
+    oldreadytotele = 0;
     activity_lastprompt = "";
     activity_r = 0;
     activity_g = 0;
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.h b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
index 48a669f1..9ca5f39b 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.h
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ public:
     SDL_Rect teleblock;
     bool activetele;
     int readytotele;
+    int oldreadytotele;
     int activity_r, activity_g, activity_b;
     std::string activity_lastprompt;
 
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
index eb9e55a8..ee5da48e 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Logic.cpp
@@ -1490,6 +1490,7 @@ void gamelogic()
 
     game.activeactivity = obj.checkactivity();
 
+    game.oldreadytotele = game.readytotele;
     if (game.activetele)
     {
         int i = obj.getplayer();
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
index 1c2626b4..808b7cd3 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
@@ -1441,13 +1441,14 @@ void gamerender()
 
     if (game.readytotele > 100 && !game.advancetext && game.hascontrol && !script.running && !game.intimetrial)
     {
+        int alpha = graphics.lerp(game.oldreadytotele, game.readytotele);
         if(graphics.flipmode)
         {
-            graphics.bprint(5, 20, "- Press ENTER to Teleport -", game.readytotele - 20 - (help.glow / 2), game.readytotele - 20 - (help.glow / 2), game.readytotele, true);
+            graphics.bprint(5, 20, "- Press ENTER to Teleport -", alpha - 20 - (help.glow / 2), alpha - 20 - (help.glow / 2), alpha, true);
         }
         else
         {
-            graphics.bprint(5, 210, "- Press ENTER to Teleport -", game.readytotele - 20 - (help.glow / 2), game.readytotele - 20 - (help.glow / 2), game.readytotele, true);
+            graphics.bprint(5, 210, "- Press ENTER to Teleport -", alpha - 20 - (help.glow / 2), alpha - 20 - (help.glow / 2), alpha, true);
         }
     }