diff --git a/src/main/resources/public/css/app.css b/src/main/resources/public/css/app.css
index aaf9a3e..af5e7f1 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/public/css/app.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/public/css/app.css
@@ -455,3 +455,24 @@ code {
 #tab-resize-handle:hover {
   background-color: #666;
 }
+
+.pulsate-tasks .btn-group:has(.overlay-button) {
+  animation: 3s linear 1s infinite pulsate;
+}
+
+@keyframes pulsate {
+  25% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0 #000000aa);
+  }
+
+  50% {
+    transform: scale(1.2);
+    filter: drop-shadow(3px 3px 1px #000000aa);
+  }
+
+  75% {
+    transform: scale(1);
+    filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0 #000000aa);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/public/js/view-process-instance.js b/src/main/resources/public/js/view-process-instance.js
index 949074f..7ff9922 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/public/js/view-process-instance.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/public/js/view-process-instance.js
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ function loadProcessInstanceView() {
         // wait until BPMN is loaded
         loadProcessInstanceDetailsViews();
         loadElementInfoOfProcessInstance();
+
+        pulsateTasks();
       });
 
       bpmnViewIsLoaded = true;
@@ -110,6 +112,34 @@ function loadProcessInstanceView() {
   }
 }
 
+function pulsateTasks() {
+  if (
+    !history.filter(({ action }) =>
+      [
+        "completeJob",
+        "timeTravel",
+        "publishMessage",
+        "failJob",
+        "throwJob",
+      ].includes(action)
+    ).length
+  ) {
+    // if we don't have any completed jobs in the instance history
+    // we add a class to the canvas that makes the overlay buttons pulsate
+    const canvas = document.querySelector("#canvas");
+    if (!canvas) return;
+
+    canvas.classList.add("pulsate-tasks");
+
+    canvas.addEventListener("click", (evt) => {
+      // stop pulsating when the user clicks a button group with the overlay button
+      if (evt.target.closest(".btn-group")?.querySelector(".overlay-button")) {
+        canvas.classList.remove("pulsate-tasks");
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 function loadProcessInstanceDetailsViews() {
   loadVariablesOfProcessInstance();
   loadParentInstanceOfProcessInstance();