--- scripts/icons.gd
+++ scripts/icons.gd
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ static func tile(kind: String, id: String, name: String, fill: Color, px: float,
 		tr.mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
 		box.add_child(tr)
 		box.set_meta("has_icon", true)
+		if kind == "skills" and UiSkin.v3():
+			# UI v3f: rhythmic glint + glow pulse on skill icons (ui/ui_skin.gd shimmer); a Control layer so the
+			# PanelContainer does not lay the shimmer out as a second content child
+			var layer := Control.new()
+			layer.mouse_filter = Control.MOUSE_FILTER_IGNORE
+			box.add_child(layer)
+			var sh: Control = UiSkin.add_shimmer(layer)
+			if sh:
+				sh.set_anchors_and_offsets_preset(Control.PRESET_FULL_RECT)
 		return box
 	box.set_meta("has_icon", false)
 	var light := fill.get_luminance() > 0.62