diff --git a/sumorobot.js b/sumorobot.js
index 0adf185..7b87e5e 100755
--- a/sumorobot.js
+++ b/sumorobot.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ var hotkeys = true;
 /* the sumorobot code */
 var sumocode = "";
 
+var block_highlight = null;
+
 var Sumorobot = function(wsUri) {
     /* assign the WebSocket URI */
     this.wsUri = wsUri;
@@ -419,6 +421,15 @@ window.onload = function() {
         setLocalStorageItem("sumorobot.robotID" + index, robotID);
         /* connect to the selected robot channel */
         sumorobot = new Sumorobot("ws://" + robotServer + ":80/p2p/browser/" + robotID + "/");
+        block_highlight = new WebSocket("ws://" + robotServer + ":80/p2p/browser/" + robotID + "-highlight/");
+        /* when there is a message from the WebSocket */
+        block_highlight.onmessage = function(evt) {
+            /* when scope is received */
+            if (evt.data.length == 20) {
+                workspace.highlightBlock(evt.data);
+                highlighted = evt.data;
+            }
+        };
         /* hide the configuration panel */
         $("#panel").hide();
     });