diff --git a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
index 896eff16..25e87e42 100644
--- a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
@@ -2857,10 +2857,24 @@ void GameScreen::renderTargetFrame(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
                     ImVec2 textSize = ImGui::CalcTextSize(timeStr);
                     float cx = iconMin.x + (iconMax.x - iconMin.x - textSize.x) * 0.5f;
                     float cy = iconMax.y - textSize.y - 1.0f;
+                    // Color by urgency (matches player buff bar)
+                    ImU32 tTimerColor;
+                    if (tRemainMs < 10000) {
+                        float pulse = 0.7f + 0.3f * std::sin(
+                            static_cast<float>(ImGui::GetTime()) * 6.0f);
+                        tTimerColor = IM_COL32(
+                            static_cast<int>(255 * pulse),
+                            static_cast<int>(80 * pulse),
+                            static_cast<int>(60 * pulse), 255);
+                    } else if (tRemainMs < 30000) {
+                        tTimerColor = IM_COL32(255, 165, 0, 255);
+                    } else {
+                        tTimerColor = IM_COL32(255, 255, 255, 255);
+                    }
                     ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddText(ImVec2(cx + 1, cy + 1),
                         IM_COL32(0, 0, 0, 200), timeStr);
                     ImGui::GetWindowDrawList()->AddText(ImVec2(cx, cy),
-                        IM_COL32(255, 255, 255, 255), timeStr);
+                        tTimerColor, timeStr);
                 }
 
                 // Stack / charge count — upper-left corner