diff --git a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5abb763a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using osu.Game;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
+using osu.Framework.Platform;
+using osu.Framework.Desktop.Platform;
+using osu.Game.Database;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop
+{
+    class OsuGameDesktop : OsuGame
+    {
+        public OsuGameDesktop(string[] args = null)
+            : base(args)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        public override void SetHost(BasicGameHost host)
+        {
+            base.SetHost(host);
+            var desktopWindow = host.Window as DesktopGameWindow;
+            if (desktopWindow != null)
+            {
+                desktopWindow.DragEnter += dragEnter;
+                desktopWindow.DragDrop += dragDrop;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void dragDrop(DragEventArgs e)
+        {
+            // this method will only be executed if e.Effect in dragEnter gets set to something other that None.
+            var dropData = e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop) as object[];
+            var filePaths = dropData.Select(f => f.ToString()).ToArray();
+            ImportBeatmaps(filePaths);
+        }
+
+        private void dragEnter(DragEventArgs e)
+        {
+            // dragDrop will only be executed if e.Effect gets set to something other that None in this method.
+            bool isFile = e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop);
+            if (isFile)
+            {
+                var paths = (e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop) as object[]).Select(f => f.ToString()).ToArray();
+                if (paths.Any(p => !p.EndsWith(".osz")))
+                    e.Effect = DragDropEffects.None;
+                else
+                    e.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Program.cs b/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
index ef2a4b8ba1..62100f9b36 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Program.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                     Ruleset.Register(new ManiaRuleset());
                     Ruleset.Register(new CatchRuleset());
 
-                    BaseGame osu = new OsuGame(args);
+                    BaseGame osu = new OsuGameDesktop(args);
                     host.Add(osu);
                     host.Run();
                 }
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index ce0e39b6d9..9df4148ac0 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="mscorlib" />
+    <Reference Include="OpenTK, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=bad199fe84eb3df4" />
     <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="..\osu.licenseheader">
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="OsuGameDesktop.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Program.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Beatmaps\IO\LegacyFilesystemReader.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index ede86db1db..7bbdc1e952 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar;
 using osu.Game.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
 using OpenTK;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace osu.Game
 {
@@ -63,13 +64,18 @@ namespace osu.Game
             }
 
             if (args?.Length > 0)
-                Schedule(delegate { Dependencies.Get<BeatmapDatabase>().Import(args); });
+                ImportBeatmaps(args);
 
             Dependencies.Cache(this);
 
             PlayMode = LocalConfig.GetBindable<PlayMode>(OsuConfig.PlayMode);
         }
 
+        public void ImportBeatmaps(params string[] paths)
+        {
+            Schedule(delegate { Dependencies.Get<BeatmapDatabase>().Import(paths); });
+        }
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Pause/PauseButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Pause/PauseButton.cs
index 80e0fb06a5..bb707a70b1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Pause/PauseButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Pause/PauseButton.cs
@@ -205,10 +205,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Pause
                                 },
                                 new Triangles
                                 {
-                                    BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive,
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                     TriangleScale = 4,
-                                    Alpha = 0.05f,
+                                    ColourDark = OsuColour.Gray(0.88f),
                                     Shear = new Vector2(-0.2f, 0)
                                 }
                             }