diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs
index af4483251d..604c4aae28 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 {
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         private CarouselContainer carousel;
         private TrackManager trackManager;
-        private Container backgroundWedgesContainer;
 
         private static readonly Vector2 wedged_container_size = new Vector2(0.5f, 225);
         private static readonly Vector2 wedged_container_shear = new Vector2(0.15f, 0);
@@ -45,46 +45,60 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         private static readonly Vector2 BACKGROUND_BLUR = new Vector2(20);
         private CancellationTokenSource initialAddSetsTask;
 
+        class WedgeBackground : Container
+        {
+            public WedgeBackground()
+            {
+                Children = new[]
+                {
+                    new Box
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Size = new Vector2(1, 0.5f),
+                        Colour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.5f),
+                        Shear = new Vector2(0.15f, 0),
+                        EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(2, 0),
+                    },
+                    new Box
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Y,
+                        Size = new Vector2(1, -0.5f),
+                        Position = new Vector2(0, 1),
+                        Colour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.5f),
+                        Shear = new Vector2(-0.15f, 0),
+                        EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(2, 0),
+                    },
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <param name="database">Optionally provide a database to use instead of the OsuGame one.</param>
         public PlaySongSelect(BeatmapDatabase database = null)
         {
             this.database = database;
 
-            const float scrollWidth = 640;
+            const float carouselWidth = 640;
             const float bottomToolHeight = 50;
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                backgroundWedgesContainer = new Container
+                new ParallaxContainer
                 {
+                    ParallaxAmount = 0.005f,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Size = Vector2.One,
-                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Right = scrollWidth },
-                    Children = new[]
+                    Children = new []
                     {
-                        new Box
+                        new WedgeBackground
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Size = new Vector2(1, 0.5f),
-                            Colour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.5f),
-                            Shear = new Vector2(0.15f, 0),
-                            EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(2, 0),
-                        },
-                        new Box
-                        {
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Y,
-                            Size = new Vector2(1, -0.5f),
-                            Position = new Vector2(0, 1),
-                            Colour = new Color4(0, 0, 0, 0.5f),
-                            Shear = new Vector2(-0.15f, 0),
-                            EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(2, 0),
+                            Padding = new MarginPadding { Right = carouselWidth * 0.76f },
                         },
                     }
                 },
                 carousel = new CarouselContainer
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                    Size = new Vector2(scrollWidth, 1),
+                    Size = new Vector2(carouselWidth, 1),
                     Anchor = Anchor.CentreRight,
                     Origin = Anchor.CentreRight,
                 },