diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs
index 9a5fd769cd..ea9ccd3492 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Graphics/LayoutSettings.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
 {
@@ -11,11 +12,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
     {
         protected override string Header => "Layout";
 
-        private SettingsSlider<double> letterboxPositionX;
-        private SettingsSlider<double> letterboxPositionY;
+        private FillFlowContainer letterboxSettings;
 
         private Bindable<bool> letterboxing;
 
+        private const int transition_duration = 400;
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(FrameworkConfigManager config)
         {
@@ -33,34 +35,40 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Graphics
                     LabelText = "Letterboxing",
                     Bindable = letterboxing,
                 },
-                letterboxPositionX = new SettingsSlider<double>
+                letterboxSettings = new FillFlowContainer
                 {
-                    LabelText = "Horizontal position",
-                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(FrameworkSetting.LetterboxPositionX)
-                },
-                letterboxPositionY = new SettingsSlider<double>
-                {
-                    LabelText = "Vertical position",
-                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(FrameworkSetting.LetterboxPositionY)
+                    Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    AutoSizeDuration = transition_duration,
+                    AutoSizeEasing = EasingTypes.OutQuint,
+                    Masking = true,
+
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    {
+                        new SettingsSlider<double>
+                        {
+                            LabelText = "Horizontal position",
+                            Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(FrameworkSetting.LetterboxPositionX)
+                        },
+                        new SettingsSlider<double>
+                        {
+                            LabelText = "Vertical position",
+                            Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(FrameworkSetting.LetterboxPositionY)
+                        },
+                    }
                 },
             };
 
-            letterboxing.ValueChanged += visibilityChanged;
-            letterboxing.TriggerChange();
-        }
+            letterboxing.ValueChanged += isVisible =>
+            {
+                letterboxSettings.ClearTransforms();
+                letterboxSettings.AutoSizeAxes = isVisible ? Axes.Y : Axes.None;
 
-        private void visibilityChanged(bool newVisibility)
-        {
-            if (newVisibility)
-            {
-                letterboxPositionX.Show();
-                letterboxPositionY.Show();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                letterboxPositionX.Hide();
-                letterboxPositionY.Hide();
-            }
+                if(!isVisible)
+                    letterboxSettings.ResizeHeightTo(0, transition_duration, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+            };
+            letterboxing.TriggerChange();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index 1e57c2ba2a..115611c244 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         public readonly SongProgress Progress;
         public readonly ModDisplay ModDisplay;
 
-        private Bindable<bool> showKeyCounter;
         private Bindable<bool> showHud;
 
         private static bool hasShownNotificationOnce;
@@ -67,24 +66,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(OsuConfigManager config, NotificationManager notificationManager)
         {
-            showKeyCounter = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay);
-            showKeyCounter.ValueChanged += keyCounterVisibility =>
-            {
-                if (keyCounterVisibility)
-                    KeyCounter.FadeIn(duration);
-                else
-                    KeyCounter.FadeOut(duration);
-            };
-            showKeyCounter.TriggerChange();
-
             showHud = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowInterface);
-            showHud.ValueChanged += hudVisibility =>
-            {
-                if (hudVisibility)
-                    content.FadeIn(duration);
-                else
-                    content.FadeOut(duration);
-            };
+            showHud.ValueChanged += hudVisibility => content.FadeTo(hudVisibility ? 1 : 0, duration);
             showHud.TriggerChange();
 
             if (!showHud && !hasShownNotificationOnce)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs
index 4a561e6036..6e1c8a34e5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
     public class KeyCounterCollection : FillFlowContainer<KeyCounter>
     {
+        private const int duration = 100;
+
+        private Bindable<bool> showKeyCounter;
+
         public KeyCounterCollection()
         {
             AlwaysReceiveInput = true;
@@ -34,6 +41,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 counter.ResetCount();
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            showKeyCounter = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay);
+            showKeyCounter.ValueChanged += keyCounterVisibility => FadeTo(keyCounterVisibility ? 1 : 0, duration);
+            showKeyCounter.TriggerChange();
+        }
+
         //further: change default values here and in KeyCounter if needed, instead of passing them in every constructor
         private bool isCounting;
         public bool IsCounting