diff --git a/convo.py b/convo.py
index 030cdf4..daf7bc6 100644
--- a/convo.py
+++ b/convo.py
@@ -616,7 +616,12 @@ class PesterConvo(QtGui.QFrame):
             # ok if it has a tabconvo parent, send that the notify.
             if self.parent():
                 self.parent().notifyNewMessage(self.title())
-                self.mainwindow.gainAttention.emit(self.parent())
+                if type(self.parent()).__name__ == "PesterTabWindow":
+                  if self.mainwindow.config.blink() & self.mainwindow.config.PBLINK:
+                    self.mainwindow.gainAttention.emit(self.parent())
+                elif type(self.parent()).__name__ == "MemoTabWindow":
+                  if self.mainwindow.config.blink() & self.mainwindow.config.MBLINK:
+                    self.mainwindow.gainAttention.emit(self.parent())
             # if not change the window title and update system tray
             else:
                 self.newmessage = True
@@ -624,7 +629,12 @@ class PesterConvo(QtGui.QFrame):
                 def func():
                     self.showChat()
                 self.mainwindow.waitingMessages.addMessage(self.title(), func)
-                self.mainwindow.gainAttention.emit(self)
+                if type(self).__name__ == "PesterConvo":
+                  if self.mainwindow.config.blink() & self.mainwindow.config.PBLINK:
+                    self.mainwindow.gainAttention.emit(self)
+                elif type(self).__name__ == "PesterMemo":
+                  if self.mainwindow.config.blink() & self.mainwindow.config.MBLINK:
+                    self.mainwindow.gainAttention.emit(self)
 
     def clearNewMessage(self):
         if self.parent():
diff --git a/menus.py b/menus.py
index 407e2d5..b8d68ea 100644
--- a/menus.py
+++ b/menus.py
@@ -1071,6 +1071,13 @@ class PesterOptions(QtGui.QDialog):
         layout_close.addWidget(QtGui.QLabel("Close"))
         layout_close.addWidget(self.closeBox)
 
+        self.pesterBlink = QtGui.QCheckBox("Blink Taskbar on Pesters", self)
+        if self.config.blink() & self.config.PBLINK:
+            self.pesterBlink.setChecked(True)
+        self.memoBlink = QtGui.QCheckBox("Blink Taskbar on Memos", self)
+        if self.config.blink() & self.config.MBLINK:
+            self.memoBlink.setChecked(True)
+
         if parent.advanced:
             self.modechange = QtGui.QLineEdit(self)
             layout_change = QtGui.QHBoxLayout()
@@ -1125,6 +1132,8 @@ class PesterOptions(QtGui.QDialog):
         layout_interface.addWidget(self.tabcheck)
         layout_interface.addLayout(layout_mini)
         layout_interface.addLayout(layout_close)
+        layout_interface.addWidget(self.pesterBlink)
+        layout_interface.addWidget(self.memoBlink)
         self.pages.addWidget(widget)
 
         # Sound
diff --git a/pesterchum.py b/pesterchum.py
index 31e19fb..4c9dea2 100644
--- a/pesterchum.py
+++ b/pesterchum.py
@@ -316,6 +316,9 @@ class userConfig(object):
         # Use for bit flag log setting
         self.LOG = 1
         self.STAMP = 2
+        # Use for bit flag blink
+        self.PBLINK = 1
+        self.MBLINK = 2
         if sys.platform != "darwin":
             self.filename = "pesterchum.js"
         else:
@@ -423,6 +426,8 @@ class userConfig(object):
         return self.config.get('lastUCheck', 0)
     def checkMSPA(self):
         return self.config.get('mspa', False)
+    def blink(self):
+        return self.config.get('blink', self.PBLINK | self.MBLINK)
     def addChum(self, chum):
         if chum.handle not in self.chums():
             fp = open(self.filename) # what if we have two clients open??
@@ -2709,6 +2714,15 @@ class PesterWindow(MovingWindow):
         curmspacheck = self.config.checkMSPA()
         if mspachecksetting != curmspacheck:
             self.config.set('mspa', mspachecksetting)
+        # Taskbar blink
+        blinksetting = 0
+        if self.optionmenu.pesterBlink.isChecked():
+          blinksetting = blinksetting | self.config.PBLINK
+        if self.optionmenu.memoBlink.isChecked():
+          blinksetting = blinksetting | self.config.MBLINK
+        curblink = self.config.blink()
+        if blinksetting != curblink:
+          self.config.set('blink', blinksetting)
         # advanced
         ## user mode
         if self.advanced: