diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0fe6f93..267546b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /target
 .emacs.desktop*
+hue.key
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 2b394b8..1434ec3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 futures-util = "0.3"
 log = "0.4.11"
 pretty_env_logger = "0.4.0"
+reqwest = { version = "0.10", default-features = false }
 rppal = { git = "https://github.com/golemparts/rppal/", rev = "2e980caf76756c97bb0b18fb3ab08fb51ed1f90e" }
 smallvec = "1.4.2"
 tokio = { version = "0.2", features = ["macros"] }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 450b06b..00b0f11 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ use futures_util::{FutureExt, select, stream, StreamExt};
 use rppal::gpio::{Gpio, Level, Trigger};
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use tokio::{ sync::mpsc,
-             time::interval };
+             time::{delay_for, interval} };
 use warp::{Filter, sse, sse::ServerSentEvent};
 
+const HUE_ADDRESS: &str = "philips-hue.local";
 const OUTDOOR_CHIME_FILE: &str = "static/outdoor.mp3";
 
+const HUE_KEY: &str = include_str!("../hue.key");
 const BUTTON_PIN: u8 = 26;
 const CHANNEL_VEC_SIZE: usize = 32;
 
@@ -34,12 +36,14 @@ async fn main() {
   pin.set_async_interrupt(Trigger::FallingEdge, move |level| button_pressed(level, &clients))
      .expect("set interrupt");
 
+  let reqwest = reqwest::Client::new();
   let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel(1);
   events_clients.lock().unwrap().push(tx);
-  let pushes = rx.for_each(|()| {
+  let pushes = rx.for_each(|()| async {
     if !audio_busy() { play_chime() }
     else { debug!("doorbell still ringing, not playing new chime"); }
-    futures_util::future::ready(())
+
+    flash_patio(&reqwest).await;
   });
 
   select! {
@@ -121,3 +125,21 @@ fn play_chime() {
     Err(err) => error!("Error playing outdoor chime: {}", err)
   };
 }
+
+fn hue_base(reqwest: &reqwest::Client) -> reqwest::RequestBuilder {
+   reqwest.put(&format!("http://{}/api/{}/lights/10/state", HUE_ADDRESS, HUE_KEY))
+}
+
+async fn flash_patio(reqwest: &reqwest::Client) {
+  for _ in 0..5 {
+    let _ = hue_base(reqwest).body(r#"{"transitiontime":0,"sat":254, "bri":254,"hue":2125}"#)  // orange
+                             .send().await;
+    delay_for(Duration::from_millis(250)).await;
+    let _ = hue_base(reqwest).body(r#"{"transitiontime":0,"hue":25500}"#)  // green
+                             .send().await;
+    delay_for(Duration::from_millis(250)).await;
+    let _ = hue_base(reqwest).body(r#"{"transitiontime":0,"hue":56228}"#)  // purple
+                             .send().await;
+    delay_for(Duration::from_millis(250)).await;
+  }
+}