diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapSetCover.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapSetCover.cs
index c7c4c1fb1e..16eecb7198 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapSetCover.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapSetCover.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables
 {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables
             Child = new Box
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Colour = Color4.Black,
+                Colour = ColourInfo.GradientVertical(OsuColour.Gray(0.2f), OsuColour.Gray(0.1f)),
             };
         }