diff --git a/src/main/osd/osd_elements.c b/src/main/osd/osd_elements.c
index 0a11aff5864..99c1ae599f8 100644
--- a/src/main/osd/osd_elements.c
+++ b/src/main/osd/osd_elements.c
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ static void osdElementWarnings2(osdElementParms_t *element)
 {
     osdElementWarnings(element);
 
-    if (strlen(element->buff) == 0) {
+    if (blinkState || (strlen(element->buff) == 0)) {
         osdElementLinkQuality(element);
     }