diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index d26fc2ec43..fff5dc62c6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
 
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.ToolbarClockDisplayMode, ToolbarClockDisplayMode.Full);
 
-            SetDefault(OsuSetting.SongSelectBackgoundBlurLevel, 1f, 0, 1f, 0.01f);
+            SetDefault(OsuSetting.SongSelectBackgoundBlur, true);
 
             // Online settings
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.Username, string.Empty);
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         ChatDisplayHeight,
         BeatmapListingCardSize,
         ToolbarClockDisplayMode,
-        SongSelectBackgoundBlurLevel,
+        SongSelectBackgoundBlur,
         Version,
         ShowFirstRunSetup,
         ShowConvertedBeatmaps,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/UserInterface/SongSelectSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/UserInterface/SongSelectSettings.cs
index 3228ebfe44..ab5a3a1280 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/UserInterface/SongSelectSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/UserInterface/SongSelectSettings.cs
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.UserInterface
                     Current = config.GetBindable<ModSelectHotkeyStyle>(OsuSetting.ModSelectHotkeyStyle),
                     ClassicDefault = ModSelectHotkeyStyle.Classic
                 },
-                new SettingsSlider<float>
+                new SettingsCheckbox
                 {
                     LabelText = UserInterfaceStrings.SongSelectBackgroundBlurLevel,
-                    Current = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.SongSelectBackgoundBlurLevel)
+                    Current = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.SongSelectBackgoundBlur)
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index dbd948ff86..bbb88052aa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         [Resolved]
         internal IOverlayManager? OverlayManager { get; private set; }
 
-        private Bindable<float> backgroundBlurLevel { get; set; } = new BindableFloat();
+        private Bindable<bool> backgroundBlurLevel { get; set; } = new BindableBool();
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(AudioManager audio, OsuColour colours, ManageCollectionsDialog? manageCollectionsDialog, DifficultyRecommender? recommender, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
-            backgroundBlurLevel = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.SongSelectBackgoundBlurLevel);
+            backgroundBlurLevel = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.SongSelectBackgoundBlur);
             backgroundBlurLevel.BindValueChanged(e =>
             {
                 if (this.IsCurrentScreen())
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                     ApplyToBackground(background =>
                     {
                         background.IgnoreUserSettings.Value = true;
-                        background.BlurAmount.Value = e.NewValue * BACKGROUND_BLUR;
+                        background.BlurAmount.Value = e.NewValue ? BACKGROUND_BLUR : 0;
                     });
                 }
             }, true);
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             ApplyToBackground(backgroundModeBeatmap =>
             {
                 backgroundModeBeatmap.Beatmap = beatmap;
-                backgroundModeBeatmap.BlurAmount.Value = backgroundBlurLevel.Value * BACKGROUND_BLUR;
+                backgroundModeBeatmap.BlurAmount.Value = backgroundBlurLevel.Value ? BACKGROUND_BLUR : 0f;
                 backgroundModeBeatmap.FadeColour(Color4.White, 250);
             });