diff --git a/cursorless-talon/src/spoken_forms.json b/cursorless-talon/src/spoken_forms.json
index 249b75abcf..013857a84b 100644
--- a/cursorless-talon/src/spoken_forms.json
+++ b/cursorless-talon/src/spoken_forms.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
       "drink": "editNewLineBefore",
       "drop": "insertEmptyLineBefore",
       "extract": "extractVariable",
+      "flash": "flashTargets",
       "float": "insertEmptyLineAfter",
       "fold": "foldRegion",
       "follow split": "followLinkAside",
diff --git a/data/fixtures/recorded/actions/flashToken.yml b/data/fixtures/recorded/actions/flashToken.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2439c42d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/fixtures/recorded/actions/flashToken.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+languageId: plaintext
+command:
+  version: 7
+  spokenForm: flash token
+  action:
+    name: flashTargets
+    target:
+      type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - type: containingScope
+          scopeType: {type: token}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: false
+initialState:
+  documentContents: foo
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: foo
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
+  thatMark:
+    - type: TokenTarget
+      contentRange:
+        start: {line: 0, character: 0}
+        end: {line: 0, character: 3}
+      isReversed: false
+      hasExplicitRange: true
diff --git a/packages/common/src/types/command/ActionDescriptor.ts b/packages/common/src/types/command/ActionDescriptor.ts
index 8b067b37f2..c27a35f7ad 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/types/command/ActionDescriptor.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/types/command/ActionDescriptor.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const simpleActionNames = [
   "extractVariable",
   "findInDocument",
   "findInWorkspace",
+  "flashTargets",
   "foldRegion",
   "followLink",
   "followLinkAside",
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/CommandHistory.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/CommandHistory.ts
index 65a148539c..4162f03b3a 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/CommandHistory.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/CommandHistory.ts
@@ -134,19 +134,26 @@ function sanitizeActionInPlace(action: ActionDescriptor): void {
     case "addSelectionAfter":
     case "addSelectionBefore":
     case "breakLine":
+    case "callAsFunction":
     case "clearAndSetSelection":
     case "copyToClipboard":
     case "cutToClipboard":
     case "decrement":
     case "deselect":
+    case "editNew":
     case "editNewLineAfter":
     case "editNewLineBefore":
     case "experimental.setInstanceReference":
     case "extractVariable":
+    case "findInDocument":
     case "findInWorkspace":
+    case "flashTargets":
     case "foldRegion":
     case "followLink":
     case "followLinkAside":
+    case "generateSnippet":
+    case "getText":
+    case "highlight":
     case "increment":
     case "indentLine":
     case "insertCopyAfter":
@@ -155,13 +162,21 @@ function sanitizeActionInPlace(action: ActionDescriptor): void {
     case "insertEmptyLineBefore":
     case "insertEmptyLinesAround":
     case "joinLines":
+    case "moveToTarget":
     case "outdentLine":
+    case "parsed":
+    case "pasteFromClipboard":
+    case "private.getTargets":
+    case "private.setKeyboardTarget":
+    case "private.showParseTree":
     case "randomizeTargets":
     case "remove":
     case "rename":
+    case "replaceWithTarget":
     case "revealDefinition":
     case "revealTypeDefinition":
     case "reverseTargets":
+    case "rewrapWithPairedDelimiter":
     case "scrollToBottom":
     case "scrollToCenter":
     case "scrollToTop":
@@ -173,25 +188,11 @@ function sanitizeActionInPlace(action: ActionDescriptor): void {
     case "showQuickFix":
     case "showReferences":
     case "sortTargets":
+    case "swapTargets":
     case "toggleLineBreakpoint":
     case "toggleLineComment":
     case "unfoldRegion":
-    case "private.showParseTree":
-    case "private.getTargets":
-    case "callAsFunction":
-    case "editNew":
-    case "generateSnippet":
-    case "getText":
-    case "highlight":
-    case "moveToTarget":
-    case "pasteFromClipboard":
-    case "replaceWithTarget":
-    case "rewrapWithPairedDelimiter":
-    case "swapTargets":
     case "wrapWithPairedDelimiter":
-    case "findInDocument":
-    case "private.setKeyboardTarget":
-    case "parsed":
       break;
 
     default: {
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/Actions.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/Actions.ts
index 3bdd24e28c..3566916a68 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/Actions.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/Actions.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { EditNew } from "./EditNew";
 import { EditNewAfter, EditNewBefore } from "./EditNewLineAction";
 import ExecuteCommand from "./ExecuteCommand";
 import { FindInDocument, FindInWorkspace } from "./Find";
+import { FlashTargets } from "./FlashTargets";
 import FollowLink from "./FollowLink";
 import GenerateSnippet from "./GenerateSnippet";
 import GetTargets from "./GetTargets";
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ export class Actions implements ActionRecord {
   extractVariable = new ExtractVariable(this.rangeUpdater);
   findInDocument = new FindInDocument(this);
   findInWorkspace = new FindInWorkspace(this);
+  flashTargets = new FlashTargets();
   foldRegion = new Fold(this.rangeUpdater);
   followLink = new FollowLink({ openAside: false });
   followLinkAside = new FollowLink({ openAside: true });
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/FlashTargets.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/FlashTargets.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a336dd72c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/actions/FlashTargets.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { FlashStyle } from "@cursorless/common";
+import { ide } from "../singletons/ide.singleton";
+import type { Target } from "../typings/target.types";
+import { flashTargets } from "../util/targetUtils";
+import type { ActionReturnValue, SimpleAction } from "./actions.types";
+
+export class FlashTargets implements SimpleAction {
+  constructor() {
+    this.run = this.run.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  async run(targets: Target[]): Promise<ActionReturnValue> {
+    await flashTargets(ide(), targets, FlashStyle.referenced);
+
+    return { thatTargets: targets };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/spokenForms/defaultSpokenFormMapCore.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/spokenForms/defaultSpokenFormMapCore.ts
index c9a2661173..5c85732876 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/spokenForms/defaultSpokenFormMapCore.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/spokenForms/defaultSpokenFormMapCore.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ export const defaultSpokenFormMapCore: DefaultSpokenFormMapDefinition = {
     foldRegion: "fold",
     followLink: "follow",
     followLinkAside: "follow split",
+    flashTargets: "flash",
     deselect: "give",
     highlight: "highlight",
     showHover: "hover",