diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index e0971d238a..26f72d3455 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
 
             Set(OsuSetting.MenuBackgroundSource, BackgroundSource.Skin);
             Set(OsuSetting.SeasonalBackgroundMode, SeasonalBackgroundMode.Sometimes);
+
+            Set(OsuSetting.EditorWaveformOpacity, 1f);
         }
 
         public OsuConfigManager(Storage storage)
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         HitLighting,
         MenuBackgroundSource,
         GameplayDisableWinKey,
-        SeasonalBackgroundMode
+        SeasonalBackgroundMode,
+        EditorWaveformOpacity,
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
index f95c7fe7a6..13d1f378a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
         private MusicController music { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours, GameHost host)
+        private void load(OsuColour colours, GameHost host, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
             beatDivisor.Value = Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.BeatDivisor;
             beatDivisor.BindValueChanged(divisor => Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.BeatDivisor = divisor.NewValue);
@@ -208,6 +209,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
                                         copyMenuItem = new EditorMenuItem("Copy", MenuItemType.Standard, Copy),
                                         pasteMenuItem = new EditorMenuItem("Paste", MenuItemType.Standard, Paste),
                                     }
+                                },
+                                new MenuItem("View")
+                                {
+                                    Items = new[]
+                                    {
+                                        new WaveformOpacityMenu(config)
+                                    }
                                 }
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/WaveformOpacityMenu.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/WaveformOpacityMenu.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d209ae141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/WaveformOpacityMenu.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// 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 System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
+{
+    internal class WaveformOpacityMenu : MenuItem
+    {
+        private readonly Bindable<float> waveformOpacity;
+
+        private readonly Dictionary<float, ToggleMenuItem> menuItemLookup = new Dictionary<float, ToggleMenuItem>();
+
+        public WaveformOpacityMenu(OsuConfigManager config)
+            : base("Waveform opacity")
+        {
+            Items = new[]
+            {
+                createMenuItem(0.25f),
+                createMenuItem(0.5f),
+                createMenuItem(0.75f),
+                createMenuItem(1f),
+            };
+
+            waveformOpacity = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.EditorWaveformOpacity);
+            waveformOpacity.BindValueChanged(opacity =>
+            {
+                foreach (var kvp in menuItemLookup)
+                    kvp.Value.State.Value = kvp.Key == opacity.NewValue;
+            }, true);
+        }
+
+        private ToggleMenuItem createMenuItem(float opacity)
+        {
+            var item = new ToggleMenuItem($"{opacity * 100}%", MenuItemType.Standard, _ => updateOpacity(opacity));
+            menuItemLookup[opacity] = item;
+            return item;
+        }
+
+        private void updateOpacity(float opacity) => waveformOpacity.Value = opacity;
+    }
+}