diff --git a/osu-framework b/osu-framework
index da5fbf8c58..3db7e23165 160000
--- a/osu-framework
+++ b/osu-framework
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit da5fbf8c580b079671298f6da54be10a00bf434c
+Subproject commit 3db7e231653ec6ffe28b5dcd1a86230ec754cc1c
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
index 4f02ce1bf6..a642f72821 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
@@ -11,14 +11,12 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transforms;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
-using osu.Framework.MathUtils;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
@@ -49,6 +47,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
             SetInfo = setInfo;
         }
 
+        private readonly EdgeEffectParameters edgeEffectNormal = new EdgeEffectParameters
+        {
+            Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow,
+            Offset = new Vector2(0f, 1f),
+            Radius = 2f,
+            Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.25f),
+        };
+
+        private readonly EdgeEffectParameters edgeEffectHovered = new EdgeEffectParameters
+        {
+            Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow,
+            Offset = new Vector2(0f, 5f),
+            Radius = 10f,
+            Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.3f),
+        };
+
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(permitNulls: true)]
         private void load(APIAccess api, BeatmapManager beatmaps, OsuColour colours, NotificationOverlay notifications)
         {
@@ -60,13 +75,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Masking = true,
-                EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
-                {
-                    Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow,
-                    Offset = new Vector2(0f, 1f),
-                    Radius = 2f,
-                    Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.25f),
-                },
+                EdgeEffect = edgeEffectNormal,
                 Children = new[]
                 {
                     // temporary blackness until the actual background loads.
@@ -92,8 +101,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
 
         protected override bool OnHover(InputState state)
         {
-            content.FadeEdgeEffectTo(1f, hover_transition_time, Easing.OutQuint);
-            content.TransformTo(content.PopulateTransform(new TransformEdgeEffectRadius(), 14, hover_transition_time, Easing.OutQuint));
+            content.TweenEdgeEffectTo(edgeEffectHovered, hover_transition_time, Easing.OutQuint);
             content.MoveToY(-4, hover_transition_time, Easing.OutQuint);
 
             return base.OnHover(state);
@@ -101,8 +109,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
 
         protected override void OnHoverLost(InputState state)
         {
-            content.FadeEdgeEffectTo(0.25f, hover_transition_time, Easing.OutQuint);
-            content.TransformTo(content.PopulateTransform(new TransformEdgeEffectRadius(), 2, hover_transition_time, Easing.OutQuint));
+            content.TweenEdgeEffectTo(edgeEffectNormal, hover_transition_time, Easing.OutQuint);
             content.MoveToY(0, hover_transition_time, Easing.OutQuint);
 
             base.OnHoverLost(state);
@@ -278,30 +285,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
                 Value = value;
             }
         }
-
-        private class TransformEdgeEffectRadius : Transform<float, Container>
-        {
-            /// <summary>
-            /// Current value of the transformed colour in linear colour space.
-            /// </summary>
-            private float valueAt(double time)
-            {
-                if (time < StartTime) return StartValue;
-                if (time >= EndTime) return EndValue;
-
-                return Interpolation.ValueAt(time, StartValue, EndValue, StartTime, EndTime, Easing);
-            }
-
-            public override string TargetMember => "EdgeEffect.Colour";
-
-            protected override void Apply(Container c, double time)
-            {
-                EdgeEffectParameters e = c.EdgeEffect;
-                e.Radius = valueAt(time);
-                c.EdgeEffect = e;
-            }
-
-            protected override void ReadIntoStartValue(Container d) => StartValue = d.EdgeEffect.Radius;
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/KeyBindingRow.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/KeyBindingRow.cs
index ee997a2185..046e56573f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/KeyBindingRow.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/KeyBindingRow.cs
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.KeyBinding
 
         protected override bool OnHover(InputState state)
         {
-            this.FadeEdgeEffectTo<Container>(1, transition_time, Easing.OutQuint);
+            FadeEdgeEffectTo(1, transition_time, Easing.OutQuint);
 
             return base.OnHover(state);
         }
 
         protected override void OnHoverLost(InputState state)
         {
-            this.FadeEdgeEffectTo<Container>(0, transition_time, Easing.OutQuint);
+            FadeEdgeEffectTo(0, transition_time, Easing.OutQuint);
 
             base.OnHoverLost(state);
         }