diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/skill/file-tree/tree-node.tsx b/web/app/components/workflow/skill/file-tree/tree-node.tsx
index fecd25c290..67efe17e15 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/skill/file-tree/tree-node.tsx
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/skill/file-tree/tree-node.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ const TreeNode = ({ node, style, dragHandle }: NodeRendererProps<TreeNodeData>)
     handleKeyDown,
   } = useTreeNodeHandlers({ node })
 
-  const { isDragOver, dragHandlers } = useFolderFileDrop(node)
+  const { isDragOver, isBlinking, dragHandlers } = useFolderFileDrop(node)
 
   const handleMoreClick = useCallback((e: React.MouseEvent) => {
     e.stopPropagation()
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ const TreeNode = ({ node, style, dragHandle }: NodeRendererProps<TreeNodeData>)
         'focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-inset focus-visible:ring-components-input-border-active',
         isSelected && 'bg-state-base-active',
         hasContextMenu && !isSelected && 'bg-state-base-hover',
-        // Drag over highlight for folders - use ring instead of border to avoid layout shift
+        // Drag over highlight for folders
         isDragOver && 'bg-state-accent-hover ring-1 ring-inset ring-state-accent-solid',
+        // Blink animation when about to auto-expand (VSCode-style)
+        isBlinking && 'animate-drag-blink',
       )}
       onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
       onContextMenu={handleContextMenu}
diff --git a/web/app/components/workflow/skill/hooks/use-folder-file-drop.ts b/web/app/components/workflow/skill/hooks/use-folder-file-drop.ts
index 00a6a2f93a..b7a7997523 100644
--- a/web/app/components/workflow/skill/hooks/use-folder-file-drop.ts
+++ b/web/app/components/workflow/skill/hooks/use-folder-file-drop.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 import type { NodeApi } from 'react-arborist'
 import type { TreeNodeData } from '../type'
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useStore } from '@/app/components/workflow/store'
 import { isFileDrag } from '../utils/drag-utils'
 import { useFileDrop } from './use-file-drop'
 
 type UseFolderFileDropReturn = {
   isDragOver: boolean
+  isBlinking: boolean
   dragHandlers: {
     onDragEnter: (e: React.DragEvent) => void
     onDragOver: (e: React.DragEvent) => void
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ type UseFolderFileDropReturn = {
   }
 }
 
+// Blink starts at 1s, folder expands at 2s
+const BLINK_START_DELAY_MS = 1000
 const AUTO_EXPAND_DELAY_MS = 2000
 
 export function useFolderFileDrop(node: NodeApi<TreeNodeData>): UseFolderFileDropReturn {
@@ -27,21 +30,42 @@ export function useFolderFileDrop(node: NodeApi<TreeNodeData>): UseFolderFileDro
   const { handleDragOver, handleDrop } = useFileDrop()
 
   const expandTimerRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null)
+  const blinkTimerRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout | null>(null)
   const dragCounterRef = useRef(0)
+  const [isBlinking, setIsBlinking] = useState(false)
+
+  const clearBlinkTimer = useCallback(() => {
+    if (blinkTimerRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(blinkTimerRef.current)
+      blinkTimerRef.current = null
+    }
+    setIsBlinking(false)
+  }, [])
 
   const clearExpandTimer = useCallback(() => {
     if (expandTimerRef.current) {
       clearTimeout(expandTimerRef.current)
       expandTimerRef.current = null
     }
-  }, [])
+    clearBlinkTimer()
+  }, [clearBlinkTimer])
 
   const scheduleAutoExpand = useCallback(() => {
+    // Skip if not a folder or already open
     if (!isFolder || node.isOpen)
       return
     clearExpandTimer()
+
+    // Start blinking after 1 second
+    blinkTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+      blinkTimerRef.current = null
+      setIsBlinking(true)
+    }, BLINK_START_DELAY_MS)
+
+    // Expand folder after 2 seconds
     expandTimerRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
       expandTimerRef.current = null
+      setIsBlinking(false)
       if (!node.isOpen)
         node.open()
     }, AUTO_EXPAND_DELAY_MS)
@@ -94,6 +118,7 @@ export function useFolderFileDrop(node: NodeApi<TreeNodeData>): UseFolderFileDro
 
   return {
     isDragOver,
+    isBlinking,
     dragHandlers,
   }
 }
diff --git a/web/tailwind-common-config.ts b/web/tailwind-common-config.ts
index 6fd8c8fada..e120e7df87 100644
--- a/web/tailwind-common-config.ts
+++ b/web/tailwind-common-config.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ const config = {
       },
       animation: {
         'spin-slow': 'spin 2s linear infinite',
+        'drag-blink': 'drag-blink 400ms ease-in-out infinite',
+      },
+      keyframes: {
+        'drag-blink': {
+          '0%, 100%': { opacity: '1' },
+          '50%': { opacity: '0' },
+        },
       },
     },
   },