diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
index 9de9f5cec8..681ce701d0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         public override void OnSuspending(IScreen next)
         {
+            BackgroundBrightnessReduction = false;
             base.OnSuspending(next);
             cancelLoad();
         }
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             cancelLoad();
 
             Background.EnableUserDim.Value = false;
+            BackgroundBrightnessReduction = false;
 
             return base.OnExiting(next);
         }
@@ -273,6 +275,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             }
         }
 
+        private bool backgroundBrightnessReduction;
+
+        protected bool BackgroundBrightnessReduction
+        {
+            get => backgroundBrightnessReduction;
+            set
+            {
+                if (value == backgroundBrightnessReduction)
+                    return;
+
+                backgroundBrightnessReduction = value;
+
+                Background.FadeColour(OsuColour.Gray(backgroundBrightnessReduction ? 0.8f : 1), 200);
+            }
+        }
+
         protected override void Update()
         {
             base.Update();
@@ -287,12 +305,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 // Preview user-defined background dim and blur when hovered on the visual settings panel.
                 Background.EnableUserDim.Value = true;
                 Background.BlurAmount.Value = 0;
+
+                BackgroundBrightnessReduction = false;
             }
             else
             {
                 // Returns background dim and blur to the values specified by PlayerLoader.
                 Background.EnableUserDim.Value = false;
                 Background.BlurAmount.Value = BACKGROUND_BLUR;
+
+                BackgroundBrightnessReduction = true;
             }
         }