diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/UnitLayer.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/UnitLayer.ts
index 5cae90c36..6fc7d1b30 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/UnitLayer.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/UnitLayer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Colord } from "colord";
+import { colord, Colord } from "colord";
 import { Theme } from "../../../core/configuration/Config";
 import { Unit, UnitType, Player } from "../../../core/game/Game";
 import { Layer } from "./Layer";
@@ -240,15 +240,20 @@ export class UnitLayer implements Layer {
       return;
     }
 
+    let outerColor = this.theme.territoryColor(unit.owner().info());
+    if (unit.targetId()) {
+      const targetOwner = this.game
+        .units()
+        .find((u) => u.id() == unit.targetId())
+        .owner();
+      if (targetOwner == this.myPlayer) {
+        outerColor = colord({ r: 200, b: 0, g: 0 });
+      }
+    }
+
     // Paint outer territory
     for (const t of this.game.bfs(unit.tile(), euclDistFN(unit.tile(), 5))) {
-      this.paintCell(
-        this.game.x(t),
-        this.game.y(t),
-        rel,
-        this.theme.territoryColor(unit.owner().info()),
-        255,
-      );
+      this.paintCell(this.game.x(t), this.game.y(t), rel, outerColor, 255);
     }
 
     // Paint border
diff --git a/src/core/execution/WarshipExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/WarshipExecution.ts
index 088e96cfb..70d944d01 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/WarshipExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/WarshipExecution.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export class WarshipExecution implements Execution {
         return distSortUnit(this.mg, this.warship)(a, b);
       })[0] ?? null;
 
+    this.warship.setTarget(this.target);
     if (this.target == null || this.target.type() != UnitType.TradeShip) {
       // Patrol unless we are hunting down a tradeship
       const result = this.pathfinder.nextTile(
diff --git a/src/core/game/Game.ts b/src/core/game/Game.ts
index ab2286f00..1019269f2 100644
--- a/src/core/game/Game.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/Game.ts
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ export class PlayerInfo {
 }
 
 export interface Unit {
+  id(): number;
+
   // Properties
   type(): UnitType;
   troops(): number;
@@ -209,6 +211,9 @@ export interface Unit {
   hasHealth(): boolean;
   health(): number;
   modifyHealth(delta: number): void;
+  // State for warships (currently)
+  setTarget(target: Unit): void;
+  target(): Unit;
 
   // Mutations
   setTroops(troops: number): void;
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts b/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
index 4ed5f9ace..dbf740e39 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export interface UnitUpdate {
   isActive: boolean;
   health?: number;
   constructionType?: UnitType;
+  targetId?: number;
 }
 
 export interface AttackUpdate {
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameView.ts b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
index b7e24a07d..8b534e1dd 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameView.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   Player,
   PlayerActions,
   PlayerProfile,
-  Unit,
 } from "./Game";
 import { AttackUpdate, PlayerUpdate } from "./GameUpdates";
 import { UnitUpdate } from "./GameUpdates";
@@ -92,6 +91,9 @@ export class UnitView {
   constructionType(): UnitType | undefined {
     return this.data.constructionType;
   }
+  targetId() {
+    return this.data.targetId;
+  }
 }
 
 export class PlayerView {
diff --git a/src/core/game/UnitImpl.ts b/src/core/game/UnitImpl.ts
index 564557148..76bbb1de8 100644
--- a/src/core/game/UnitImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/UnitImpl.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export class UnitImpl implements Unit {
   private _active = true;
   private _health: bigint;
   private _lastTile: TileRef = null;
+  // Currently only warship use it
+  private _target: Unit = null;
 
   private _constructionType: UnitType = undefined;
 
@@ -28,6 +30,10 @@ export class UnitImpl implements Unit {
     this._lastTile = _tile;
   }
 
+  id() {
+    return this._id;
+  }
+
   toUpdate(): UnitUpdate {
     return {
       type: GameUpdateType.Unit,
@@ -40,6 +46,7 @@ export class UnitImpl implements Unit {
       lastPos: this._lastTile,
       health: this.hasHealth() ? Number(this._health) : undefined,
       constructionType: this._constructionType,
+      targetId: this.target() ? this.target().id() : null,
     };
   }
 
@@ -150,4 +157,12 @@ export class UnitImpl implements Unit {
   dstPort(): Unit {
     return this._dstPort;
   }
+
+  setTarget(target: Unit) {
+    this._target = target;
+  }
+
+  target() {
+    return this._target;
+  }
 }