diff --git a/src/objects/broly.c b/src/objects/broly.c
index 4c283a175..d8e2c8ffd 100644
--- a/src/objects/broly.c
+++ b/src/objects/broly.c
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
 #include "../p_local.h"
 #include "../s_sound.h"
 
-// TODO: generic function
-static void P_InstaScale(mobj_t *thing, fixed_t scale)
-{
-	P_SetScale(thing, scale);
-	thing->destscale = scale;
-}
-
 /* An object may not be visible on the same tic:
    1) that it spawned
    2) that it cycles to the next state */
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 7e3cf6666..491921adb 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -154,11 +154,17 @@ FUNCINLINE static ATTRINLINE void P_CycleStateAnimation(mobj_t *mobj)
 
 	if (mobj->sprite != SPR_PLAY)
 	{
+		const UINT8 start = mobj->state->frame & FF_FRAMEMASK;
+
+		UINT8 frame = mobj->frame & FF_FRAMEMASK;
+
 		// compare the current sprite frame to the one we started from
 		// if more than var1 away from it, swap back to the original
 		// else just advance by one
-		if (((++mobj->frame) & FF_FRAMEMASK) - (mobj->state->frame & FF_FRAMEMASK) > (UINT32)mobj->state->var1)
-			mobj->frame = (mobj->state->frame & FF_FRAMEMASK) | (mobj->frame & ~FF_FRAMEMASK);
+		if ((mobj->frame & FF_REVERSEANIM ? (start - (--frame)) : ((++frame) - start)) > mobj->state->var1)
+			frame = start;
+
+		mobj->frame = frame | (mobj->frame & ~FF_FRAMEMASK);
 
 		return;
 	}
@@ -4948,6 +4954,17 @@ void P_SetScale(mobj_t *mobj, fixed_t newscale)
 	}
 }
 
+//
+// P_InstaScale
+//
+// Set the object's current scale and destscale together
+//
+void P_InstaScale(mobj_t *thing, fixed_t scale)
+{
+	P_SetScale(thing, scale);
+	thing->destscale = scale;
+}
+
 void P_Attract(mobj_t *source, mobj_t *dest, boolean nightsgrab) // Home in on your target
 {
 	fixed_t dist, ndist, speedmul;
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.h b/src/p_mobj.h
index b29bab014..df453b0c2 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.h
+++ b/src/p_mobj.h
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ boolean P_PrecipThinker(precipmobj_t *mobj);
 void P_NullPrecipThinker(precipmobj_t *mobj);
 void P_FreePrecipMobj(precipmobj_t *mobj);
 void P_SetScale(mobj_t *mobj, fixed_t newscale);
+void P_InstaScale(mobj_t *mobj, fixed_t newscale);
 void P_XYMovement(mobj_t *mo);
 void P_RingXYMovement(mobj_t *mo);
 void P_SceneryXYMovement(mobj_t *mo);
diff --git a/src/p_pspr.h b/src/p_pspr.h
index 82fe1af74..9d3b78ea4 100644
--- a/src/p_pspr.h
+++ b/src/p_pspr.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define FF_REVERSESUBTRACT	((AST_REVERSESUBTRACT-1)<<FF_BLENDSHIFT)
 #define FF_MODULATE			((AST_MODULATE-1)<<FF_BLENDSHIFT)
 #define FF_OVERLAY			((AST_OVERLAY-1)<<FF_BLENDSHIFT)
+/// \brief Frame flags: B/W inverted colors (hitlag flashing)
+#define FF_INVERT 0x8000
 
 /// \brief Frame flags: 0 = no trans(opaque), 1-15 = transl. table
 #define FF_TRANSMASK 0xf0000
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #define FF_GLOBALANIM 0x20000000
 /// \brief Frame flags - Animate: Start at a random place in the animation (mutually exclusive with above)
 #define FF_RANDOMANIM 0x40000000
+/// \brief Frame flags - Animate: Animate in reverse
+#define FF_REVERSEANIM 0x80000000
 
 /**	\brief translucency tables
 
diff --git a/src/r_things.c b/src/r_things.c
index a890676ca..ca164a398 100644
--- a/src/r_things.c
+++ b/src/r_things.c
@@ -815,6 +815,7 @@ static boolean baddie_is_flashing(mobj_t *thing)
 boolean R_ThingIsFlashing(mobj_t *thing)
 {
 	return
+		(thing->frame & FF_INVERT) ||
 		hitlag_is_flashing(thing) ||
 		baddie_is_flashing(thing);
 }