diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs
index 706222761d..3980f6f4b9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 {
     public abstract class ModSelectScreen : ShearedOverlayContainer
     {
+        protected const int BUTTON_WIDTH = 200;
+
         [Cached]
         public Bindable<IReadOnlyList<Mod>> SelectedMods { get; private set; } = new Bindable<IReadOnlyList<Mod>>(Array.Empty<Mod>());
 
@@ -65,12 +67,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 
         protected virtual IEnumerable<ShearedButton> CreateFooterButtons() => new[]
         {
-            customisationButton = new ShearedToggleButton(200)
+            customisationButton = new ShearedToggleButton(BUTTON_WIDTH)
             {
                 Text = ModSelectScreenStrings.ModCustomisation,
                 Active = { BindTarget = customisationVisible }
             },
-            new ShearedButton(200)
+            new ShearedButton(BUTTON_WIDTH)
             {
                 Text = CommonStrings.DeselectAll,
                 Action = DeselectAll
@@ -83,8 +85,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
         private ModSettingsArea modSettingsArea = null!;
         private ColumnScrollContainer columnScroll = null!;
         private ColumnFlowContainer columnFlow = null!;
-        private ShearedToggleButton? customisationButton;
+
         private FillFlowContainer<ShearedButton> footerButtonFlow = null!;
+        private ShearedButton backButton = null!;
+        private ShearedToggleButton? customisationButton;
 
         protected ModSelectScreen(OverlayColourScheme colourScheme = OverlayColourScheme.Green)
             : base(colourScheme)
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                     Horizontal = 70
                 },
                 Spacing = new Vector2(10),
-                ChildrenEnumerable = CreateFooterButtons().Prepend(new ShearedButton(200)
+                ChildrenEnumerable = CreateFooterButtons().Prepend(backButton = new ShearedButton(BUTTON_WIDTH)
                 {
                     Text = CommonStrings.Back,
                     Action = Hide,
@@ -378,9 +382,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
             if (e.Repeat)
                 return false;
 
-            if (e.Action == GlobalAction.Back && customisationVisible.Value)
+            if (e.Action == GlobalAction.Back)
             {
-                customisationVisible.Value = false;
+                if (customisationVisible.Value)
+                    customisationVisible.Value = false;
+                else
+                    backButton.TriggerClick();
                 return true;
             }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/CircularDistanceSnapGrid.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/CircularDistanceSnapGrid.cs
index 91fad08aff..2c6bb766ad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/CircularDistanceSnapGrid.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/CircularDistanceSnapGrid.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 {
@@ -51,14 +55,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             {
                 float diameter = (i + 1) * DistanceBetweenTicks * 2;
 
-                AddInternal(new CircularProgress
+                AddInternal(new Ring(ReferenceObject, GetColourForIndexFromPlacement(i))
                 {
-                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Position = StartPosition,
-                    Current = { Value = 1 },
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Size = new Vector2(diameter),
                     InnerRadius = 4 * 1f / diameter,
-                    Colour = GetColourForIndexFromPlacement(i)
                 });
             }
         }
@@ -100,5 +102,45 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
             return (snappedPosition, snappedTime);
         }
+
+        private class Ring : CircularProgress
+        {
+            [Resolved]
+            private IDistanceSnapProvider snapProvider { get; set; }
+
+            [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+            private EditorClock editorClock { get; set; }
+
+            private readonly HitObject referenceObject;
+
+            private readonly Color4 baseColour;
+
+            public Ring(HitObject referenceObject, Color4 baseColour)
+            {
+                this.referenceObject = referenceObject;
+
+                Colour = this.baseColour = baseColour;
+
+                Current.Value = 1;
+            }
+
+            protected override void Update()
+            {
+                base.Update();
+
+                if (editorClock == null)
+                    return;
+
+                float distanceSpacingMultiplier = (float)snapProvider.DistanceSpacingMultiplier.Value;
+                double timeFromReferencePoint = editorClock.CurrentTime - referenceObject.GetEndTime();
+
+                float distanceForCurrentTime = snapProvider.DurationToDistance(referenceObject, timeFromReferencePoint)
+                                               * distanceSpacingMultiplier;
+
+                float timeBasedAlpha = 1 - Math.Clamp(Math.Abs(distanceForCurrentTime - Size.X / 2) / 30, 0, 1);
+
+                Colour = baseColour.Opacity(Math.Max(baseColour.A, timeBasedAlpha));
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/DistanceSnapGrid.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/DistanceSnapGrid.cs
index 2f39db06d4..1f64a50c02 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/DistanceSnapGrid.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/DistanceSnapGrid.cs
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
 using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Layout;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 {
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="placementIndex">The 0-based beat index from the point of placement.</param>
         /// <returns>The applicable colour.</returns>
-        protected ColourInfo GetColourForIndexFromPlacement(int placementIndex)
+        protected Color4 GetColourForIndexFromPlacement(int placementIndex)
         {
             var timingPoint = Beatmap.ControlPointInfo.TimingPointAt(StartTime);
             double beatLength = timingPoint.BeatLength / beatDivisor.Value;
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             var colour = BindableBeatDivisor.GetColourFor(BindableBeatDivisor.GetDivisorForBeatIndex(beatIndex + placementIndex + 1, beatDivisor.Value), Colours);
 
             int repeatIndex = placementIndex / beatDivisor.Value;
-            return ColourInfo.SingleColour(colour).MultiplyAlpha(0.5f / (repeatIndex + 1));
+            return colour.Opacity(0.5f / (repeatIndex + 1));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/FreeModSelectScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/FreeModSelectScreen.cs
index b6b40ca5a6..e92de5e083 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/FreeModSelectScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/FreeModSelectScreen.cs
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay
 
         protected override IEnumerable<ShearedButton> CreateFooterButtons() => new[]
         {
-            new ShearedButton(200)
+            new ShearedButton(BUTTON_WIDTH)
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                 Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                 Text = CommonStrings.SelectAll,
                 Action = SelectAll
             },
-            new ShearedButton(200)
+            new ShearedButton(BUTTON_WIDTH)
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                 Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,