diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
index 4549f1663d..756f16abc2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Alpha = 1,
-                    EnableVisualSettings = { Value = true }
+                    EnableUserDim = { Value = true }
                 };
             }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs
index 68c9c89226..3593394495 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs
@@ -20,31 +20,37 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
     {
         private const float background_fade_duration = 800;
 
-        private Bindable<double> dimLevel { get; set; }
-
-        private Bindable<double> blurLevel { get; set; }
-
-        private Bindable<bool> showStoryboard { get; set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether or not user-configured dim levels should be applied to the container.
         /// </summary>
-        public readonly Bindable<bool> EnableVisualSettings = new Bindable<bool>();
+        public readonly Bindable<bool> EnableUserDim = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether or not the storyboard loaded should completely hide the background behind it.
         /// </summary>
         public readonly Bindable<bool> StoryboardReplacesBackground = new Bindable<bool>();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The amount of blur to be applied to the background in addition to user-specified blur.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Used in contexts where there can potentially be both user and screen-specified blurring occuring at the same time, such as in <see cref="PlayerLoader"/>
+        /// </remarks>
+        public Bindable<float> AddedBlur = new Bindable<float>();
+
+        private Bindable<double> dimLevel { get; set; }
+
+        private Bindable<double> blurLevel { get; set; }
+
+        private Bindable<bool> showStoryboard { get; set; }
+
         protected Container DimContainer { get; }
 
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => DimContainer;
 
         private readonly bool isStoryboard;
 
-        public Bindable<float> AddedBlur = new Bindable<float>();
-
-        public Vector2 BlurTarget => EnableVisualSettings.Value
+        private Vector2 blurTarget => EnableUserDim.Value
             ? new Vector2(AddedBlur.Value + (float)blurLevel.Value * 25)
             : new Vector2(AddedBlur.Value);
 
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
             dimLevel = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.DimLevel);
             blurLevel = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.BlurLevel);
             showStoryboard = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowStoryboard);
-            EnableVisualSettings.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateVisuals();
+            EnableUserDim.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateVisuals();
             dimLevel.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateVisuals();
             blurLevel.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateVisuals();
             showStoryboard.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateVisuals();
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
             UpdateVisuals();
         }
 
-        public void UpdateVisuals()
+        public void UpdateVisuals(bool instant = false)
         {
             if (isStoryboard)
             {
@@ -97,13 +103,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
                 foreach (Drawable c in DimContainer)
                 {
                     // Only blur if this container contains a background
-                    // We can't blur the container like we did with the dim because buffered containers add considerable draw overhead.
-                    // As a result, this blurs the background directly.
-                    ((Background)c)?.BlurTo(BlurTarget, background_fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    // We can't blur the container like we did with the dim because buffered containers add considerable draw overhead. As a result, this blurs the background directly.
+                    // We need to support instant blurring here in the case of SongSelect, where blurring shouldn't be from 0 every time the beatmap is changed.
+                    ((Background)c)?.BlurTo(blurTarget, instant ? 0 : background_fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
                 }
             }
 
-            DimContainer.FadeColour(EnableVisualSettings.Value ? OsuColour.Gray(1 - (float)dimLevel.Value) : Color4.White, background_fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+            DimContainer.FadeColour(EnableUserDim.Value ? OsuColour.Gray(1 - (float)dimLevel.Value) : Color4.White, background_fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
index 901d1aa2e5..1baa711f86 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
 
                         b.Depth = newDepth;
                         fadeContainer.Add(Background = b);
-                        fadeContainer.UpdateVisuals();
-                        Background.BlurSigma = fadeContainer.BlurTarget;
+                        fadeContainer.UpdateVisuals(true);
                         StoryboardReplacesBackground.BindTo(fadeContainer.StoryboardReplacesBackground);
                     }));
                 });
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
         {
             Beatmap = beatmap;
             InternalChild = fadeContainer = CreateFadeContainer();
-            fadeContainer.EnableVisualSettings.BindTo(EnableVisualSettings);
+            fadeContainer.EnableUserDim.BindTo(EnableVisualSettings);
             fadeContainer.AddedBlur.BindTo(AddedBlur);
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 12977aaae3..fc24e55de2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
             Alpha = 1,
-            EnableVisualSettings = { Value = true }
+            EnableUserDim = { Value = true }
         };
 
         public bool LoadedBeatmapSuccessfully => RulesetContainer?.Objects.Any() == true;