diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
index c81195bbd3..e4cf26f2ce 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         /// </summary>
         protected bool UsingThemedIntro { get; private set; }
 
+        protected override BackgroundScreen CreateBackground() => new BackgroundScreenDefault(false)
+        {
+            Colour = Color4.Black
+        };
+
         protected IntroScreen([CanBeNull] Func<MainMenu> createNextScreen = null)
         {
             this.createNextScreen = createNextScreen;
@@ -201,6 +206,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         {
             this.FadeIn(300);
 
+            ApplyToBackground(b => b.FadeColour(Color4.Black));
+
             double fadeOutTime = exit_delay;
 
             var track = musicController.CurrentTrack;
@@ -243,13 +250,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             base.OnResuming(e);
         }
 
+        private bool backgroundFaded;
+
+        protected void FadeInBackground(float fadeInTime)
+        {
+            backgroundFaded = true;
+            ApplyToBackground(b => b.FadeColour(Color4.White, fadeInTime));
+        }
+
         public override void OnSuspending(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
         {
             base.OnSuspending(e);
             initialBeatmap = null;
-        }
 
-        protected override BackgroundScreen CreateBackground() => new BackgroundScreenBlack();
+            if (!backgroundFaded)
+                FadeInBackground(200);
+        }
 
         protected virtual void StartTrack()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroTriangles.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroTriangles.cs
index ad098ae8df..7a5d970ef6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroTriangles.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroTriangles.cs
@@ -8,19 +8,18 @@ using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
-using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
-using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
-using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -32,16 +31,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
         protected override string BeatmapFile => "triangles.osz";
 
-        protected override BackgroundScreen CreateBackground() => background = new BackgroundScreenDefault(false)
-        {
-            Alpha = 0,
-        };
-
         [Resolved]
         private AudioManager audio { get; set; }
 
-        private BackgroundScreenDefault background;
-
         private Sample welcome;
 
         private DecoupleableInterpolatingFramedClock decoupledClock;
@@ -75,7 +67,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                 if (UsingThemedIntro)
                     decoupledClock.ChangeSource(Track);
 
-                LoadComponentAsync(intro = new TrianglesIntroSequence(logo, background)
+                LoadComponentAsync(intro = new TrianglesIntroSequence(logo, () => FadeInBackground(0))
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Clock = decoupledClock,
@@ -95,19 +87,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         {
             base.OnSuspending(e);
 
-            // ensure the background is shown, even if the TriangleIntroSequence failed to do so.
-            background.ApplyToBackground(b => b.Show());
-
             // important as there is a clock attached to a track which will likely be disposed before returning to this screen.
             intro.Expire();
         }
 
-        public override void OnResuming(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
-        {
-            base.OnResuming(e);
-            background.FadeOut(100);
-        }
-
         protected override void StartTrack()
         {
             decoupledClock.Start();
@@ -116,7 +99,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         private class TrianglesIntroSequence : CompositeDrawable
         {
             private readonly OsuLogo logo;
-            private readonly BackgroundScreenDefault background;
+            private readonly Action showBackgroundAction;
             private OsuSpriteText welcomeText;
 
             private RulesetFlow rulesets;
@@ -128,10 +111,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
             public Action LoadMenu;
 
-            public TrianglesIntroSequence(OsuLogo logo, BackgroundScreenDefault background)
+            public TrianglesIntroSequence(OsuLogo logo, Action showBackgroundAction)
             {
                 this.logo = logo;
-                this.background = background;
+                this.showBackgroundAction = showBackgroundAction;
             }
 
             [Resolved]
@@ -205,7 +188,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
                 rulesets.Hide();
                 lazerLogo.Hide();
-                background.ApplyToBackground(b => b.Hide());
 
                 using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(0))
                 {
@@ -267,7 +249,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
                             logo.FadeIn();
 
-                            background.ApplyToBackground(b => b.Show());
+                            showBackgroundAction();
 
                             game.Add(new GameWideFlash());
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroWelcome.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroWelcome.cs
index 031c8d7902..9e56a3a0b7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroWelcome.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroWelcome.cs
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 
 using System;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
-using osuTK;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
-using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
@@ -17,8 +15,8 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
-using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
@@ -35,13 +33,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         private ISample pianoReverb;
         protected override string SeeyaSampleName => "Intro/Welcome/seeya";
 
-        protected override BackgroundScreen CreateBackground() => background = new BackgroundScreenDefault(false)
-        {
-            Alpha = 0,
-        };
-
-        private BackgroundScreenDefault background;
-
         public IntroWelcome([CanBeNull] Func<MainMenu> createNextScreen = null)
             : base(createNextScreen)
         {
@@ -100,7 +91,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                         logo.ScaleTo(1);
                         logo.FadeIn(fade_in_time);
 
-                        background.FadeIn(fade_in_time);
+                        FadeInBackground(fade_in_time);
 
                         LoadMenu();
                     }, delay_step_two);
@@ -108,12 +99,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             }
         }
 
-        public override void OnResuming(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
-        {
-            base.OnResuming(e);
-            background.FadeOut(100);
-        }
-
         private class WelcomeIntroSequence : Container
         {
             private Drawable welcomeText;