diff --git a/src/resources/css/animations/ripple.css b/src/resources/css/animations/ripple.css
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+:root {
+    --ripple-color: #fff;
+    --ripple-radius: 9999px;
+    --ripple-duration: 600ms;
+    --ripple-timing-function: linear;
+}
+
+.ripple {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    bottom: 0;
+    right: 0;
+}
+
+.ripple span {
+    position: absolute;
+    border-radius: var(--ripple-radius);
+    opacity: 0.5;
+    background: var(--ripple-color);
+    transform: scale(0);
+    animation: ripple var(--ripple-duration) var(--ripple-timing-function);
+}
+
+@keyframes ripple {
+    to {
+        transform: scale(4);
+        opacity: 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/resources/js/ripple.js b/src/resources/js/ripple.js
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+import { getCustomColorFromModifiers, getCustomRadiusFromModifiers, willHaveAMouseUpEvent, toStyles } from './utils';
+
+let rippleClass = 'ripple';
+let removeTimeout = 1000;
+
+/**
+ * Add a ripple effect to the element.
+ *
+ * @param {MouseEvent} event
+ * @param {HTMLElement} el
+ * @param {Array} modifiers
+ */
+export const addRipple = (event, el, modifiers) => {
+    if (! willHaveAMouseUpEvent(event)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const ripple = document.createElement('span');
+    rippleClass.split(' ').forEach(className => ripple.classList.add(className));
+
+    el.appendChild(ripple);
+
+    const size = ripple.offsetWidth,
+        position = ripple.getBoundingClientRect(),
+        innerRipple = document.createElement('span');
+
+    const x = event.pageX - position.left - (size / 2),
+        y = event.pageY - position.top - (size / 2);
+
+    const style = {
+        top: `${y}px`,
+        left: `${x}px`,
+        width: `${size}px`,
+        height: `${size}px`,
+    };
+
+    const color = getCustomColorFromModifiers(modifiers);
+    if (color.indexOf('bg-') === 0) {
+        // Prefix with '!' for !important (requires Tailwind).
+        innerRipple.classList.add(`!${color}`);
+    } else if (color.indexOf('#') === 0 || color.indexOf('rgb') === 0) {
+        style['--ripple-color'] = color;
+    }
+
+    const radius = getCustomRadiusFromModifiers(modifiers);
+    if (radius) {
+        style['--ripple-radius'] = radius;
+    }
+
+    ripple.appendChild(innerRipple);
+    innerRipple.setAttribute('style', toStyles(style));
+};
+
+/**
+ * Remove the ripple from the element.
+ *
+ * @param {HTMLElement} el
+ */
+export const removeRipple = el => {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+        // We are only removing the first instance to prevent ripples from subsequent clicks
+        // being removed too quickly before the ripple effect can properly be seen.
+        const ripple = el.querySelector(`.${rippleClass.replace(' ', '.')}`);
+
+        ripple && ripple.remove();
+    }, removeTimeout);
+};
+
+function Ripple(Alpine) {
+    Alpine.directive('ripple', (el, { modifiers, expression }, { cleanup }) => {
+        const clickHandler = event => addRipple(event, el, modifiers);
+        const mouseUpHandler = () => removeRipple(el);
+
+        el.addEventListener('mousedown', clickHandler);
+        el.addEventListener('mouseup', mouseUpHandler);
+
+        cleanup(() => {
+            el.removeEventListener('mousedown', clickHandler);
+            el.removeEventListener('mouseup', mouseUpHandler);
+        });
+    });
+}
+
+Ripple.configure = config => {
+    if (config.hasOwnProperty('class') && typeof config.class === 'string') {
+        rippleClass = config.class;
+    }
+
+    if (config.hasOwnProperty('removeTimeout') && typeof config.removeTimeout === 'number') {
+        removeTimeout = config.removeTimeout;
+    }
+
+    return Ripple;
+};
+
+export default Ripple;
diff --git a/src/resources/js/utils.js b/src/resources/js/utils.js
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+export const getCustomColorFromModifiers = modifiers => {
+    if (! modifiers.includes('color')) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    const nextModifier = modifiers[modifiers.indexOf('color') + 1] || 'invalid-color';
+    if (nextModifier.indexOf('#') === 0 || nextModifier.indexOf('rgb') === 0) {
+        return nextModifier;
+    }
+
+    return nextModifier.indexOf('bg') === 0
+        ? nextModifier
+        : `bg-${nextModifier}`;
+};
+
+export const getCustomRadiusFromModifiers = modifiers => {
+    if (! modifiers.includes('radius')) {
+        return '';
+    }
+
+    let nextModifier = modifiers[modifiers.indexOf('radius') + 1] || 'invalid-radius';
+
+    // _ allows us to use decimals, such as 0.5.
+    nextModifier = nextModifier.replace('_', '.');
+
+    // Separate the numeric value from the unit in nextModifier.
+    // Possible values for nextModifier: 50, 50.5, 50.5px, 50px, 50%, 50rem, 50em
+    const numericValue = nextModifier.match(/^[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?/)[0];
+    let unit = nextModifier.replace(numericValue, '');
+    if (! unit) {
+        unit = '%';
+    }
+
+    return `${numericValue}${unit}`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert an object of style properties to a string of CSS.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} styles
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+export const toStyles = styles => Object.entries(styles).map(([key, value]) => `${formatStyleKey(key)}: ${value}`).join(';');
+
+/**
+ * Convert a style key to a CSS property.
+ * Example: backgroundColor -> background-color
+ *
+ * @param {string} key
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+const formatStyleKey = key => key.replace(/([A-Z])/g, '-$1').toLowerCase();
+
+/**
+ * Some events, such as a right click or ctrl + left click won't trigger a mouseup event,
+ * so we need to prevent the ripple from being added in those cases.
+ *
+ * @param {MouseEvent} event
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ */
+export const willHaveAMouseUpEvent = event => {
+    if (event.ctrlKey) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return event.button === 0 || event.button === 1;
+};