diff --git a/docs/formats.txt b/docs/formats.txt
index 6b6cf354..6dabc43c 100644
--- a/docs/formats.txt
+++ b/docs/formats.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
    %c      %C      %6      cyan            bold cyan       cyan
    %w      %W      %7      white           bold white      white
    %n      %N              Turn off all colors and other formatting
+   %F                      Blinking on/off (think: flash)
    %U                      Underline on/off
    %8                      Reverse on/off
    %9      %_              Bold on/off
diff --git a/src/core/channels.c b/src/core/channels.c
index 1878dc02..e3728eb5 100644
--- a/src/core/channels.c
+++ b/src/core/channels.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void channel_destroy(CHANNEL_REC *channel)
 	signal_emit("channel destroyed", 1, channel);
 
         MODULE_DATA_DEINIT(channel);
+	g_free_not_null(channel->hilight_color);
 	g_free_not_null(channel->topic);
 	g_free_not_null(channel->topic_by);
 	g_free_not_null(channel->key);
diff --git a/src/core/queries.c b/src/core/queries.c
index 1888bfdc..d1c51352 100644
--- a/src/core/queries.c
+++ b/src/core/queries.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ void query_destroy(QUERY_REC *query)
 	signal_emit("query destroyed", 1, query);
 
         MODULE_DATA_DEINIT(query);
+	g_free_not_null(query->hilight_color);
         g_free_not_null(query->server_tag);
         g_free_not_null(query->address);
 	g_free(query->name);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/formats.c b/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
index eb554973..a8a2ac7f 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/formats.c
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ int format_expand_styles(GString *out, char format)
 		g_string_append_c(out, FORMAT_STYLE_INDENT);
 		break;
 	case 'F':
-		/* flashing - ignore */
+		/* blink */
+		g_string_append_c(out, 4);
+		g_string_append_c(out, FORMAT_STYLE_BLINK);
 		break;
 	case 'n':
 	case 'N':
@@ -845,6 +847,9 @@ void format_send_to_gui(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, const char *text)
 			/* user specific colors */
 			flags &= ~PRINTFLAG_MIRC_COLOR;
 			switch (*ptr) {
+			case FORMAT_STYLE_BLINK:
+				flags ^= PRINTFLAG_BLINK;
+				break;
 			case FORMAT_STYLE_UNDERLINE:
 				flags ^= PRINTFLAG_UNDERLINE;
 				break;
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/formats.h b/src/fe-common/core/formats.h
index fde5be01..86c53e69 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/formats.h
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/formats.h
@@ -101,11 +101,12 @@ void format_send_to_gui(TEXT_DEST_REC *dest, const char *text);
 #define FORMAT_COLOR_NOCHANGE	('0'-1) /* don't change this, at least hilighting depends this value */
 
 #define FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL	0x60
-#define FORMAT_STYLE_UNDERLINE	(0x01 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
-#define FORMAT_STYLE_BOLD	(0x02 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
-#define FORMAT_STYLE_REVERSE	(0x03 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
-#define FORMAT_STYLE_INDENT	(0x04 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
-#define FORMAT_STYLE_DEFAULTS	(0x05 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
+#define FORMAT_STYLE_BLINK	(0x01 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
+#define FORMAT_STYLE_UNDERLINE	(0x02 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
+#define FORMAT_STYLE_BOLD	(0x03 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
+#define FORMAT_STYLE_REVERSE	(0x04 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
+#define FORMAT_STYLE_INDENT	(0x05 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
+#define FORMAT_STYLE_DEFAULTS	(0x06 + FORMAT_STYLE_SPECIAL)
 int format_expand_styles(GString *out, char format);
 
 void formats_init(void);
diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/themes.c b/src/fe-common/core/themes.c
index 997395a3..ee053cd5 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/themes.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/themes.c
@@ -186,16 +186,13 @@ static void theme_format_append_next(THEME_REC *theme, GString *str,
                         chr = **format;
 			if (**format == 'n') {
 				/* %n = change to default color */
-				if (default_fg == 'n' || default_bg == 'n') {
-					if (*last_fg != 'n')
-						g_string_append(str, "%n");
-					*last_bg = *last_fg = 'n';
-				}
-				if (default_bg != *last_bg) {
+				g_string_append(str, "%n");
+
+				if (default_bg != 'n') {
 					g_string_append_c(str, '%');
 					g_string_append_c(str, default_bg);
 				}
-				if (default_fg != *last_fg) {
+				if (default_fg != 'n') {
 					g_string_append_c(str, '%');
 					g_string_append_c(str, default_fg);
 				}
diff --git a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
index a79033d5..e7e763b2 100644
--- a/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-text/gui-printtext.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static void get_colors(int flags, int *fg, int *bg)
 		*fg |= 8;
 	}
 	if (flags & PRINTFLAG_UNDERLINE) *fg |= ATTR_UNDERLINE;
-	if (flags & PRINTFLAG_BLINK) *bg |= 0x80;
+	if (flags & PRINTFLAG_BLINK) *bg |= 0x08;
 }
 
 static void linebuf_add(GUI_WINDOW_REC *gui, const char *str, int len)