diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneSongTicker.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneSongTicker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7f23f5cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneSongTicker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
+{
+    public class TestSceneSongTicker : OsuTestScene
+    {
+        [Cached]
+        private MusicController musicController = new MusicController();
+
+        public TestSceneSongTicker()
+        {
+            AddRange(new Drawable[]
+            {
+                musicController,
+                new SongTicker
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                },
+                new NowPlayingOverlay
+                {
+                    Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
+                    State = { Value = Visibility.Visible }
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
index b28d572b5c..27b87e4fa5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
@@ -69,29 +69,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
         private ExitConfirmOverlay exitConfirmOverlay;
 
+        private ParallaxContainer buttonsContainer;
+        private SongTicker songTicker;
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(DirectOverlay direct, SettingsOverlay settings, OsuConfigManager config, SessionStatics statics)
         {
             holdDelay = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.UIHoldActivationDelay);
             loginDisplayed = statics.GetBindable<bool>(Static.LoginOverlayDisplayed);
 
-            if (host.CanExit)
-            {
-                AddInternal(exitConfirmOverlay = new ExitConfirmOverlay
-                {
-                    Action = () =>
-                    {
-                        if (holdDelay.Value > 0)
-                            confirmAndExit();
-                        else
-                            this.Exit();
-                    }
-                });
-            }
-
             AddRangeInternal(new Drawable[]
             {
-                new ParallaxContainer
+                buttonsContainer = new ParallaxContainer
                 {
                     ParallaxAmount = 0.01f,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
@@ -107,8 +96,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                     }
                 },
                 sideFlashes = new MenuSideFlashes(),
+                songTicker = new SongTicker
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
+                    Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
+                    Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 15, Top = 5 }
+                }
             });
 
+            if (host.CanExit)
+            {
+                AddInternal(exitConfirmOverlay = new ExitConfirmOverlay
+                {
+                    Action = () =>
+                    {
+                        if (holdDelay.Value > 0)
+                            confirmAndExit();
+                        else
+                            this.Exit();
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
             buttons.StateChanged += state =>
             {
                 switch (state)
@@ -190,7 +199,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                 buttons.State = ButtonSystemState.TopLevel;
 
                 this.FadeIn(FADE_IN_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
-                this.MoveTo(new Vector2(0, 0), FADE_IN_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+                buttonsContainer.MoveTo(new Vector2(0, 0), FADE_IN_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
 
                 sideFlashes.Delay(FADE_IN_DURATION).FadeIn(64, Easing.InQuint);
             }
@@ -227,7 +236,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             buttons.State = ButtonSystemState.EnteringMode;
 
             this.FadeOut(FADE_OUT_DURATION, Easing.InSine);
-            this.MoveTo(new Vector2(-800, 0), FADE_OUT_DURATION, Easing.InSine);
+            buttonsContainer.MoveTo(new Vector2(-800, 0), FADE_OUT_DURATION, Easing.InSine);
 
             sideFlashes.FadeOut(64, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
@@ -262,6 +271,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             }
 
             buttons.State = ButtonSystemState.Exit;
+
+            songTicker.Hide();
+
             this.FadeOut(3000);
             return base.OnExiting(next);
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/SongTicker.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/SongTicker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4943e77d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/SongTicker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osuTK;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
+{
+    public class SongTicker : Container
+    {
+        private const int fade_duration = 800;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private Bindable<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap { get; set; }
+
+        private readonly OsuSpriteText title, artist;
+
+        public override bool IsPresent => base.IsPresent || Scheduler.HasPendingTasks;
+
+        public SongTicker()
+        {
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            Child = new FillFlowContainer
+            {
+                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                Spacing = new Vector2(0, 3),
+                Children = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    title = new OsuSpriteText
+                    {
+                        Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
+                        Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
+                        Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 24, weight: FontWeight.Light, italics: true)
+                    },
+                    artist = new OsuSpriteText
+                    {
+                        Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
+                        Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
+                        Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 16)
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            beatmap.BindValueChanged(_ => Scheduler.AddOnce(show), true);
+        }
+
+        private void show()
+        {
+            var metadata = beatmap.Value.Metadata;
+
+            title.Text = new LocalisedString((metadata.TitleUnicode, metadata.Title));
+            artist.Text = new LocalisedString((metadata.ArtistUnicode, metadata.Artist));
+
+            this.FadeInFromZero(fade_duration / 2f)
+                .Delay(4000)
+                .Then().FadeOut(fade_duration);
+        }
+    }
+}