diff --git a/ui/component/DialogueTextbox.gd b/ui/component/DialogueTextbox.gd
index a439593..caff224 100644
--- a/ui/component/DialogueTextbox.gd
+++ b/ui/component/DialogueTextbox.gd
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ var _advancementMode:AdvancementMode = AdvancementMode.PLAYER
 
 @onready var _speakerLabel:Label = $VBoxContainer/SpeakerLabel
 @onready var _bodyLabel:RichTextLabel = $VBoxContainer/BodyLabel
+@onready var _advanceIndicator:Label = $VBoxContainer/AdvanceIndicator
 
 func _ready() -> void:
   size.x = MAX_WIDTH
@@ -63,6 +64,9 @@ func _process(delta:float) -> void:
     return
 
   _updateWorldPosition()
+  _advanceIndicator.visible = _isWaitingForInput
+  if _isWaitingForInput:
+    _advanceIndicator.modulate.a = 0.5 + 0.5 * sin(Time.get_ticks_msec() / 300.0)
 
   if _isRevealing:
     _processReveal(delta)
@@ -151,6 +155,8 @@ func _processAutoAdvance(delta:float) -> void:
     _advance()
 
 func _advance() -> void:
+  _advanceIndicator.visible = false
+  _advanceIndicator.modulate.a = 1.0
   var hasMorePages:bool = _startLine + _linesPerPage < _bodyLabel.get_line_count()
   if hasMorePages:
     _startLine += _linesPerPage
diff --git a/ui/component/DialogueTextbox.tscn b/ui/component/DialogueTextbox.tscn
index 7278031..6049448 100644
--- a/ui/component/DialogueTextbox.tscn
+++ b/ui/component/DialogueTextbox.tscn
@@ -25,3 +25,9 @@ size_flags_vertical = 3
 bbcode_enabled = true
 scroll_active = true
 autowrap_mode = 3
+
+[node name="AdvanceIndicator" type="Label" parent="VBoxContainer"]
+layout_mode = 2
+text = "▼"
+horizontal_alignment = 2
+visible = false