diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/CooldownGraphic.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/CooldownGraphic.cs
index 4e1cd2f484..6bd8f3bade 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/CooldownGraphic.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/CooldownGraphic.cs
@@ -3,11 +3,26 @@ using Robust.Client.Interfaces.GameObjects.Components;
 using Robust.Client.Interfaces.Graphics;
 using Robust.Shared.Maths;
 using System;
+using Robust.Client.Graphics.Shaders;
+using Robust.Shared.IoC;
+using Robust.Shared.Prototypes;
 
 namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
 {
+
     public class CooldownGraphic : Control
     {
+
+        [Dependency] private readonly IPrototypeManager _protoMan = default!;
+
+        private ShaderInstance _shader;
+
+        public CooldownGraphic()
+        {
+            IoCManager.InjectDependencies(this);
+            _shader = _protoMan.Index<ShaderPrototype>("CooldownAnimation").InstanceUnique();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         ///     Progress of the cooldown animation.
         ///     Possible values range from 1 to -1, where 1 to 0 is a depleting circle animation and 0 to -1 is a blink animation.
@@ -16,41 +31,26 @@ namespace Robust.Client.UserInterface.Controls
 
         protected override void Draw(DrawingHandleScreen handle)
         {
-            const int maxSegments = 64;
-            const float segment = MathHelper.TwoPi / maxSegments;
+            Color color;
 
-            var effective_fraction = Progress >= 0f ? Progress : 1f; // we want the full circle for the blink
-
-            var segments = (int)Math.Max(2, Math.Ceiling(maxSegments * effective_fraction) + 1); // ensure that we always have at least 3 vertices, we also need one more segment
-            var max = MathHelper.TwoPi * effective_fraction;
-            var outer_radius = (Math.Min(SizeBox.Height, SizeBox.Width) / 2) * 0.875f; // 28/32 = 0.875 - 2 pixels inwards from the edge
-            var inner_radius = (Math.Min(SizeBox.Height, SizeBox.Width) / 2) * 0.5625f; // 18/32 = 0.5625 - 5 pixels thick
-
-            Span <Vector2> vertices = stackalloc Vector2[segments * 2];
-            var center = PixelPosition + SizeBox.Center;
-            for (int i = 0; i < segments; i++)
-            {
-                var angle = MathHelper.Pi + Math.Min(max, segment * i);
-                vertices[2*i] = center + new Vector2((float) Math.Sin(angle) * outer_radius, (float) Math.Cos(angle) * outer_radius);
-                vertices[2*i + 1] = center + new Vector2((float) Math.Sin(angle) * inner_radius, (float) Math.Cos(angle) * inner_radius);
-            }
-
-            Color draw_color;
-
-            var fraction_lerp = 1f - Math.Abs(Progress); // for future bikeshedding purposes
+            var lerp = 1f - Math.Abs(Progress); // for future bikeshedding purposes
 
             if (Progress >= 0f)
             {
-                var hue = (5f / 18f) * fraction_lerp;
-                draw_color = Color.FromHsv((hue, 0.75f, 0.75f, 0.50f));
+                var hue = (5f / 18f) * lerp;
+                color = Color.FromHsv((hue, 0.75f, 0.75f, 0.50f));
             }
             else
             {
-                var alpha = Math.Clamp(0.5f * fraction_lerp, 0f, 0.5f);
-                draw_color = new Color(1f, 1f, 1f, alpha);
+                var alpha = Math.Clamp(0.5f * lerp, 0f, 0.5f);
+                color = new Color(1f, 1f, 1f, alpha);
             }
 
-            handle.DrawPrimitives(DrawPrimitiveTopology.TriangleStrip, vertices, draw_color);
+            _shader.SetParameter("progress", Progress);
+            handle.UseShader(_shader);
+            handle.DrawRect(PixelSizeBox, color);
         }
+
     }
+
 }
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Shaders/cooldown.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Shaders/cooldown.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51da84e393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Shaders/cooldown.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+- type: shader
+  id: CooldownAnimation
+  kind: source
+  path: "/Shaders/cooldown.swsl"
+  params:
+    progress: 0
diff --git a/Resources/Shaders/cooldown.swsl b/Resources/Shaders/cooldown.swsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90b215a1c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Shaders/cooldown.swsl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+light_mode unshaded;
+
+const float PI = 3.14159265;
+
+uniform float progress = 0.0;
+
+void fragment() {
+    vec4 col = texture(TEXTURE, UV);
+    vec2 center = vec2(0.5,0.5);
+    vec2 delta = UV.xy - center;
+    
+    float angle = atan(delta.x, -delta.y) + PI;
+
+    float dist = length(delta);
+    float dist_fwidth = fwidth(dist) * 0.67;
+    
+    float dist_alpha = smoothstep(0.1-dist_fwidth, 0.1, abs(dist-0.35));
+    
+    float angle_delta = (progress * PI * 2) - angle;
+    float arc_length = angle_delta * dist;
+    
+    float angle_alpha = progress > 0 ? smoothstep(dist_fwidth, 0.0, arc_length) : 0.0;
+
+    COLOR = vec4(col.xyz, 1-max(dist_alpha, angle_alpha));
+}
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