diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs
index 25830c9d54..6f6292c3b2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
         /// </summary>
         public const float BREAK_LIGHTEN_AMOUNT = 0.3f;
 
-        protected const double BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION = 800;
+        public const double BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION = 800;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether or not user-configured settings relating to brightness of elements should be ignored
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 5c4a42852c..8546dfeeaa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 if (!this.IsCurrentScreen())
                     return;
 
-                ApplyToBackground(b => b.BlurAmount.Value = e.NewValue ? BACKGROUND_BLUR : 0);
+                ApplyToBackground(applyBlurToBackground);
             });
 
             LoadComponentAsync(Carousel = new BeatmapCarousel
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                                     {
                                         ParallaxAmount = 0.005f,
                                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                        Alpha = 0,
                                         Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                                         Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                                         Child = new WedgeBackground
@@ -766,10 +768,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             ApplyToBackground(backgroundModeBeatmap =>
             {
                 backgroundModeBeatmap.Beatmap = beatmap;
-                backgroundModeBeatmap.BlurAmount.Value = configBackgroundBlur.Value ? BACKGROUND_BLUR : 0f;
                 backgroundModeBeatmap.IgnoreUserSettings.Value = true;
-                backgroundModeBeatmap.DimWhenUserSettingsIgnored.Value = 0.4f;
                 backgroundModeBeatmap.FadeColour(Color4.White, 250);
+
+                applyBlurToBackground(backgroundModeBeatmap);
             });
 
             beatmapInfoWedge.Beatmap = beatmap;
@@ -787,6 +789,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             }
         }
 
+        private void applyBlurToBackground(BackgroundScreenBeatmap backgroundModeBeatmap)
+        {
+            backgroundModeBeatmap.BlurAmount.Value = configBackgroundBlur.Value ? BACKGROUND_BLUR : 0f;
+            backgroundModeBeatmap.DimWhenUserSettingsIgnored.Value = configBackgroundBlur.Value ? 0 : 0.4f;
+
+            wedgeBackground.FadeTo(configBackgroundBlur.Value ? 0.5f : 0.2f, UserDimContainer.BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+        }
+
         private readonly WeakReference<ITrack?> lastTrack = new WeakReference<ITrack?>(null);
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/WedgeBackground.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/WedgeBackground.cs
index fd4b91bf5f..2e2b43cd70 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/WedgeBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/WedgeBackground.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 // 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.
 
-#nullable disable
-
-using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 {
@@ -22,7 +19,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Size = new Vector2(1, 0.5f),
-                    Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.2f),
+                    Colour = Color4.Black,
                     Shear = new Vector2(0.15f, 0),
                     EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(2, 0),
                 },
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                     RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Y,
                     Size = new Vector2(1, -0.5f),
                     Position = new Vector2(0, 1),
-                    Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.2f),
+                    Colour = Color4.Black,
                     Shear = new Vector2(-0.15f, 0),
                     EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(2, 0),
                 },