diff --git a/VDS/Components/Buttons/Button/ButtonBase.swift b/VDS/Components/Buttons/Button/ButtonBase.swift
index 887fff2c..121ae8f6 100644
--- a/VDS/Components/Buttons/Button/ButtonBase.swift
+++ b/VDS/Components/Buttons/Button/ButtonBase.swift
@@ -43,9 +43,23 @@ open class ButtonBase: UIButton, Buttonable, Handlerable, ViewProtocol, Resettab
     open var surface: Surface = .light { didSet { didChange() }}
     
     open var disabled: Bool = false { didSet { isEnabled = !disabled } }
-        
-    open override var isHighlighted: Bool { didSet { if isHighlighted != oldValue { updateView() } } }
-
+    
+    var isHighlightAnimating = false
+    open override var isHighlighted: Bool {
+        didSet {
+            if isHighlightAnimating == false {
+                isHighlightAnimating = true
+                UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.1, animations: { [weak self] in
+                    self?.updateView()
+                }) { [weak self] _ in
+                    //you update the view since this is typically a quick change
+                    self?.updateView()
+                    self?.isHighlightAnimating = false
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+  
     open var typograpicalStyle: TypographicalStyle { .defaultStyle }
     
     open var textColor: UIColor { .black }
@@ -129,7 +143,6 @@ open class ButtonBase: UIButton, Buttonable, Handlerable, ViewProtocol, Resettab
     // MARK: - PRIVATE
     //--------------------------------------------------
     private func updateLabel() {
-        
         let font = typograpicalStyle.font
         
         //clear the arrays holding actions