diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/inputFromSchema.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/inputFromSchema.vue
index 33c674c6..c9f95188 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/inputFromSchema.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/inputFromSchema.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         <input
           v-model="internalValue"
           class="uk-form-small numeric-setting-line-input"
+          :class="{ edited: isEdited, flash: animateUpdate }"
           type="number"
           @focusin="focusIn"
           @focusout="focusOut"
@@ -35,7 +36,9 @@
           :key="i"
           v-model="internalValue[i - 1]"
           class="uk-form-small numeric-setting-line-input"
+          :class="{ edited: isEdited, flash: animateUpdate }"
           type="number"
+          @input="updateIsEdited"
           @focusin="focusIn"
           @focusout="focusOut"
           @keydown="keyDown"
@@ -51,7 +54,9 @@
           <input
             v-model="internalValue[key]"
             class="uk-form-small numeric-setting-line-input"
+            :class="{ edited: isEdited, flash: animateUpdate }"
             type="number"
+            @input="updateIsEdited"
             @focusin="focusIn"
             @focusout="focusOut"
             @keydown="keyDown"
@@ -95,19 +100,50 @@ export default {
       type: String,
       default: ""
     },
+    animate: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      default: false
+    }
   },
 
   data() {
     return {
-      internalValue: this.value,
-      valueOnEnter: undefined,
-      focused: false
+      // Initialise with a copy. As this is faster than stringifying and parsing.
+      internalValue: Array.isArray(this.value)
+          ? [...this.value]
+          : typeof this.value === 'object'
+            ? { ...this.value }
+            : this.value,
+      // Is edited can't be computed as we mutate internalValue
+      isEdited: false,
+      animateUpdate: false,
     };
   },
 
+  mounted() {
+  if (this.value !== undefined) {
+      this.resetInternalValue();
+    }
+  },
+
   watch: {
-    value(newValue) {
-      this.internalValue = newValue;
+    value() {
+      // Fire updateIsEdited on both value and internal value change,
+      // as change in value may not causse internalValue to change.
+      this.updateIsEdited();
+      this.resetInternalValue();
+    },
+    internalValue() {
+      this.updateIsEdited();
+    },
+    animate(updated) {
+      if (updated) {
+        this.animateUpdate = true;
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          this.animateUpdate = false;
+          this.$emit('animationShown');
+        }, 700);
+      }
     }
   },
   computed: {
@@ -170,6 +206,10 @@ export default {
   },
 
   methods: {
+    resetInternalValue: function() {
+      // stringify and parse to ensure no internal mutation for objects
+      this.internalValue = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.value));
+    },
     requestUpdate: async function() {
       this.$emit("requestUpdate")
     },
@@ -195,7 +235,23 @@ export default {
       if (event.keyCode == 13) {
         this.sendValue();
       }
+    },
+    updateIsEdited: function() {
+      this.isEdited = this.deepStringify(this.internalValue) !== this.deepStringify(this.value);
+    },
+    deepStringify: function(val) {
+      if (Array.isArray(val)) {
+        return JSON.stringify(val.map(String));
+      }
+      if (val && typeof val === 'object') {
+        const normalized = Object.fromEntries(
+          Object.entries(val).map(([k, v]) => [k, String(v)])
+        );
+        return JSON.stringify(normalized);
+      }
+      return JSON.stringify(String(val));
     }
+
   }
 };
 </script>
@@ -215,4 +271,14 @@ export default {
   margin-right: 5px;
   width: 6em;
 }
+.edited {
+  background-color: #fff3cd;
+}
+@keyframes green-flash {
+  0%   { background-color: #3fda63; }
+  100% { background-color: white; }
+}
+.flash {
+  animation: green-flash 0.7s ease;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/propertyControl.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/propertyControl.vue
index 055bbc9d..e9bc99c2 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/propertyControl.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/propertyControl.vue
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
     v-model="value"
     :data-schema="propertyDescription"
     :label="label"
+    :animate="animate"
     @requestUpdate="readProperty"
     @sendValue="writeProperty"
+    @animationShown="resetAnimate"
   />
 </template>
 
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ export default {
 
   data() {
     return {
-      value: undefined
+      value: undefined,
+      animate: false
     };
   },
 
@@ -98,14 +101,15 @@ export default {
           await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, this.readBackDelay));
           let newVal = await this.readProperty();
           if (newVal == requestedValue) {
-            await this.modalNotify(`Set ${this.label} to ${newVal}.`);
+            this.animate = true;
           } else {
+            this.animate = true;
             await this.modalNotify(
-              `Set ${this.label} to ${newVal} (requested ${requestedValue}).`
+              `Set ${this.label} to ${newVal} (closest valid value to requested ${requestedValue}).`
             );
           }
         } else {
-          await this.modalNotify(`Set ${this.label} to ${this.value}.`);
+          this.animate = true;
         }
       } catch (error) {
         // Use mixin to display error
@@ -113,6 +117,9 @@ export default {
         // Re-read property to try to update to server value
         this.readProperty();
       }
+    },
+    resetAnimate: function() {
+        this.animate = false;
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/backgroundDetectComponents/paneBackgroundDetect.vue b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/backgroundDetectComponents/paneBackgroundDetect.vue
index f7e4abdd..2e7f1eba 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/backgroundDetectComponents/paneBackgroundDetect.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/backgroundDetectComponents/paneBackgroundDetect.vue
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
               v-model="backgroundDetectorStatus.settings"
               :data-schema="backgroundDetectorStatus.settings_schema"
               label=""
+              :animate="animate"
               @requestUpdate="readSettings"
               @sendValue="writeSettings"
+              @animationShown="resetAnimate"
             />
           </div>
         </li>
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export default {
   data() {
     return {
       backgroundDetectorStatus: undefined,
+      animate: false
     };
   },
 
@@ -87,6 +90,11 @@ export default {
         "update_detector_settings",
         {"data": requestedValue}
       );
+      this.animate = true;
+      this.readSettings();
+    },
+    resetAnimate: function() {
+        this.animate = false;
     }
   },
   async created() {