diff --git a/dachlatten-compose/src/main/kotlin/de/sipgate/dachlatten/compose/shimmer/Shimmer.kt b/dachlatten-compose/src/main/kotlin/de/sipgate/dachlatten/compose/shimmer/Shimmer.kt
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+package de.sipgate.dachlatten.compose.shimmer
+
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.LinearEasing
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.RepeatMode
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.StartOffset
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateFloat
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.infiniteRepeatable
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.rememberInfiniteTransition
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.composed
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.drawBehind
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Brush
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.TileMode
+import kotlin.time.Duration
+import kotlin.time.Duration.Companion.milliseconds
+
+@Composable
+fun Modifier.shimmer(
+    visible: Boolean,
+    defaultColor: Color,
+    highlightColor: Color
+) =
+    when (visible) {
+        true ->
+            then(
+                Modifier.animatedGradientBackground(
+                    defaultColor = defaultColor,
+                    highlightColor = highlightColor,
+                )
+            )
+
+        else -> this
+    }
+
+
+private fun Modifier.animatedGradientBackground(
+    defaultColor: Color,
+    highlightColor: Color,
+    startOffset: Duration = Duration.ZERO,
+    duration: Duration = 2500.milliseconds
+): Modifier = composed {
+    val colorList = listOf(defaultColor, defaultColor, highlightColor, defaultColor, defaultColor)
+    val infiniteTransition = rememberInfiniteTransition(label = "Shimmer Animation")
+    val animatedOffset by
+    infiniteTransition.animateFloat(
+        initialValue = -2f,
+        targetValue = 1f,
+        animationSpec =
+        infiniteRepeatable(
+            animation = tween(duration.inWholeMilliseconds.toInt(), easing = LinearEasing),
+            repeatMode = RepeatMode.Restart,
+            initialStartOffset =
+            StartOffset(offsetMillis = startOffset.inWholeMilliseconds.toInt())
+        ),
+        label = "Shimmer Animation Offset"
+    )
+
+    this.then(
+        Modifier.drawBehind {
+            drawRect(
+                brush =
+                Brush.horizontalGradient(
+                    colors = colorList,
+                    startX = size.width * animatedOffset,
+                    endX = size.width * (animatedOffset + 1f),
+                    tileMode = TileMode.Clamp
+                ),
+                size = size
+            )
+        }
+    )
+}