diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Panel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Panel.cs
index 6a1b5cc3a6..2a0044908c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Panel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Panel.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 {
     public abstract partial class Panel : PoolableDrawable, ICarouselPanel, IHasContextMenu
     {
-        private const float corner_radius = 10;
+        public const float CORNER_RADIUS = 10;
 
         private const float active_x_offset = 25f;
 
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 
         protected float PanelXOffset { get; init; }
 
-        private Box backgroundBorder = null!;
-        private Box backgroundGradient = null!;
-        private Container backgroundLayerHorizontalPadding = null!;
         private Container backgroundContainer = null!;
         private Container iconContainer = null!;
 
@@ -50,6 +47,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 
         public Container TopLevelContent { get; private set; } = null!;
 
+        private Container contentPaddingContainer = null!;
         protected Container Content { get; private set; } = null!;
 
         public Drawable Background
@@ -109,42 +107,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             InternalChild = TopLevelContent = new Container
             {
                 Masking = true,
-                CornerRadius = corner_radius,
+                CornerRadius = CORNER_RADIUS,
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                X = corner_radius,
-                EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
-                {
-                    Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow,
-                    Hollow = true,
-                    Radius = 2,
-                },
+                X = CORNER_RADIUS,
                 Children = new[]
                 {
-                    backgroundBorder = new Box
+                    backgroundContainer = new Container
                     {
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Colour = Color4.Black,
-                    },
-                    backgroundLayerHorizontalPadding = new Container
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Child = new Container
-                        {
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Masking = true,
-                            CornerRadius = corner_radius,
-                            Children = new Drawable[]
-                            {
-                                backgroundGradient = new Box
-                                {
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                },
-                                backgroundContainer = new Container
-                                {
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                },
-                            }
-                        },
                     },
                     iconContainer = new Container
                     {
@@ -152,10 +122,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
                         Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                         AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     },
-                    Content = new Container
+                    contentPaddingContainer = new Container
                     {
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Padding = new MarginPadding { Right = PanelXOffset + corner_radius },
+                        Child = Content = new Container
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            CornerRadius = CORNER_RADIUS,
+                            Masking = true,
+                        },
                     },
                     hoverLayer = new Box
                     {
@@ -190,8 +165,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
                     new HoverSounds(),
                 }
             };
-
-            backgroundGradient.Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colourProvider.Background3, colourProvider.Background4);
         }
 
         public partial class PulsatingBox : BeatSyncedContainer
@@ -306,8 +279,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         {
             var backgroundColour = accentColour ?? Color4.White;
 
-            backgroundBorder.Colour = backgroundColour;
-
             selectionLayer.Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(backgroundColour.Opacity(0), backgroundColour.Opacity(0.5f));
 
             updateSelectedState(animated: false);
@@ -318,7 +289,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             bool selectedOrExpanded = Expanded.Value || Selected.Value;
 
             var edgeEffectColour = accentColour ?? Color4Extensions.FromHex(@"4EBFFF");
-            TopLevelContent.FadeEdgeEffectTo(selectedOrExpanded ? edgeEffectColour.Opacity(0.8f) : Color4.Black.Opacity(0.4f), animated ? DURATION : 0, Easing.OutQuint);
+
+            if (selectedOrExpanded)
+            {
+                TopLevelContent.EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
+                {
+                    Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow,
+                    Radius = 2f,
+                    Hollow = true,
+                };
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                TopLevelContent.EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
+                {
+                    Type = EdgeEffectType.Shadow,
+                    Radius = 4f,
+                    Hollow = true,
+                    Offset = new Vector2(0f, 1f),
+                };
+            }
+
+            TopLevelContent.FadeEdgeEffectTo(selectedOrExpanded ? edgeEffectColour.Opacity(0.8f) : Color4.Black.Opacity(0.2f), animated ? DURATION : 0, Easing.OutQuint);
 
             if (selectedOrExpanded)
                 selectionLayer.FadeIn(100, Easing.OutQuint);
@@ -328,7 +320,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 
         private void updateXOffset(bool animated = true)
         {
-            float x = PanelXOffset + corner_radius;
+            float x = PanelXOffset + CORNER_RADIUS;
 
             if (!Expanded.Value && !Selected.Value)
             {
@@ -359,8 +351,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         protected override void Update()
         {
             base.Update();
-            Content.Padding = Content.Padding with { Left = iconContainer.DrawWidth };
-            backgroundLayerHorizontalPadding.Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = iconContainer.DrawWidth };
+            contentPaddingContainer.Padding = contentPaddingContainer.Padding with { Left = iconContainer.DrawWidth };
         }
 
         public abstract MenuItem[]? ContextMenuItems { get; }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmap.cs
index a06c77448f..a569476dec 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmap.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         private IBindable<StarDifficulty>? starDifficultyBindable;
         private CancellationTokenSource? starDifficultyCancellationSource;
 
-        private Box backgroundAccentGradient = null!;
+        private Box backgroundBorder = null!;
+        private Box backgroundDifficultyTint = null!;
 
         private TrianglesV2 triangles = null!;
 
@@ -84,100 +85,105 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
                 Colour = colourProvider.Background5,
             };
 
-            Background = new Container
+            Background = backgroundBorder = new Box
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Children = new Drawable[]
-                {
-                    backgroundAccentGradient = new Box
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    },
-                    triangles = new TrianglesV2
-                    {
-                        ScaleAdjust = 1.2f,
-                        Thickness = 0.01f,
-                        Velocity = 0.3f,
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    },
-                }
             };
 
-            Content.Child = new FillFlowContainer
+            Content.Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                Spacing = new Vector2(5),
-                Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = 6.5f },
-                Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
-                Children = new Drawable[]
+                new Box
                 {
-                    localRank = new PanelLocalRankDisplay
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colourProvider.Background3, colourProvider.Background4),
+                },
+                backgroundDifficultyTint = new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                },
+                triangles = new TrianglesV2
+                {
+                    ScaleAdjust = 1.2f,
+                    Thickness = 0.01f,
+                    Velocity = 0.3f,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                },
+                new FillFlowContainer
+                {
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                    Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                    Spacing = new Vector2(5),
+                    Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = 6.5f },
+                    Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        Scale = new Vector2(0.8f),
-                        Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                        Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                    },
-                    mainFill = new FillFlowContainer
-                    {
-                        Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                        Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                        Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
-                        AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Padding = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 3.5f },
-                        Children = new Drawable[]
+                        localRank = new PanelLocalRankDisplay
                         {
-                            new FillFlowContainer
+                            Scale = new Vector2(0.8f),
+                            Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                            Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                        },
+                        mainFill = new FillFlowContainer
+                        {
+                            Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                            Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                            Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Padding = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 3.5f },
+                            Children = new Drawable[]
                             {
-                                Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
-                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                Padding = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 4 },
-                                Children = new Drawable[]
+                                new FillFlowContainer
                                 {
-                                    keyCountText = new OsuSpriteText
+                                    Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 4 },
+                                    Children = new Drawable[]
                                     {
-                                        Font = OsuFont.Style.Body.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Alpha = 0,
-                                    },
-                                    difficultyText = new OsuSpriteText
-                                    {
-                                        Font = OsuFont.Style.Body.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 3f },
-                                    },
-                                    authorText = new OsuSpriteText
-                                    {
-                                        Colour = colourProvider.Content2,
-                                        Font = OsuFont.Style.Caption1.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            },
-                            new FillFlowContainer
-                            {
-                                Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
-                                Spacing = new Vector2(3),
-                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                Children = new Drawable[]
-                                {
-                                    starRatingDisplay = new StarRatingDisplay(default, StarRatingDisplaySize.Small, animated: true)
-                                    {
-                                        Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                                        Scale = new Vector2(0.875f),
-                                    },
-                                    starCounter = new StarCounter
-                                    {
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                                        Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                                        Scale = new Vector2(0.4f)
+                                        keyCountText = new OsuSpriteText
+                                        {
+                                            Font = OsuFont.Style.Body.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Alpha = 0,
+                                        },
+                                        difficultyText = new OsuSpriteText
+                                        {
+                                            Font = OsuFont.Style.Body.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 3f },
+                                        },
+                                        authorText = new OsuSpriteText
+                                        {
+                                            Colour = colourProvider.Content2,
+                                            Font = OsuFont.Style.Caption1.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 },
+                                new FillFlowContainer
+                                {
+                                    Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                                    Spacing = new Vector2(3),
+                                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                                    {
+                                        starRatingDisplay = new StarRatingDisplay(default, StarRatingDisplaySize.Small, animated: true)
+                                        {
+                                            Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                            Scale = new Vector2(0.875f),
+                                        },
+                                        starCounter = new StarCounter
+                                        {
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                            Scale = new Vector2(0.4f)
+                                        }
+                                    },
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -268,7 +274,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
                 AccentColour = diffColour;
                 starCounter.Colour = diffColour;
 
-                backgroundAccentGradient.Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(diffColour.Opacity(0.25f), diffColour.Opacity(0f));
+                backgroundBorder.Colour = diffColour;
+                backgroundDifficultyTint.Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(diffColour.Opacity(0.25f), diffColour.Opacity(0f));
 
                 difficultyIcon.Colour = starRatingDisplay.DisplayedStars.Value > OsuColour.STAR_DIFFICULTY_DEFINED_COLOUR_CUTOFF ? colours.Orange1 : colourProvider.Background5;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapSet.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapSet.cs
index 2864980fce..9743d2aed5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapSet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapSet.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 {
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
     {
         public const float HEIGHT = CarouselItem.DEFAULT_HEIGHT * 1.6f;
 
-        private PanelSetBackground background = null!;
+        private Box chevronBackground = null!;
+        private PanelSetBackground setBackground = null!;
 
         private OsuSpriteText titleText = null!;
         private OsuSpriteText artistText = null!;
@@ -86,13 +89,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
                 },
             };
 
-            Background = background = new PanelSetBackground
+            Background = chevronBackground = new Box
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Colour = Color4.White,
+                Alpha = 0f,
             };
 
-            Content.Children = new[]
+            Content.Children = new Drawable[]
             {
+                setBackground = new PanelSetBackground(),
                 new FillFlowContainer
                 {
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
@@ -155,11 +161,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         {
             if (Expanded.Value)
             {
-                chevronIcon.ResizeWidthTo(18, 600, Easing.OutElasticQuarter);
+                chevronBackground.FadeIn(DURATION / 2, Easing.OutQuint);
+                chevronIcon.ResizeWidthTo(18, DURATION * 1.5f, Easing.OutElasticQuarter);
                 chevronIcon.FadeTo(1f, DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
             else
             {
+                chevronBackground.FadeOut(DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
                 chevronIcon.ResizeWidthTo(0f, DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
                 chevronIcon.FadeTo(0f, DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
@@ -174,7 +182,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             var beatmapSet = (BeatmapSetInfo)Item.Model;
 
             // Choice of background image matches BSS implementation (always uses the lowest `beatmap_id` from the set).
-            background.Beatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmapSet.Beatmaps.MinBy(b => b.OnlineID));
+            setBackground.Beatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmapSet.Beatmaps.MinBy(b => b.OnlineID));
 
             titleText.Text = new RomanisableString(beatmapSet.Metadata.TitleUnicode, beatmapSet.Metadata.Title);
             artistText.Text = new RomanisableString(beatmapSet.Metadata.ArtistUnicode, beatmapSet.Metadata.Artist);
@@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         {
             base.FreeAfterUse();
 
-            background.Beatmap = null;
+            setBackground.Beatmap = null;
             updateButton.BeatmapSet = null;
             difficultiesDisplay.BeatmapSet = null;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapStandalone.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapStandalone.cs
index a6a54eeade..bb446e30b5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapStandalone.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelBeatmapStandalone.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         private IBindable<StarDifficulty>? starDifficultyBindable;
         private CancellationTokenSource? starDifficultyCancellationSource;
 
-        private PanelSetBackground background = null!;
+        private PanelSetBackground beatmapBackground = null!;
 
         private OsuSpriteText titleText = null!;
         private OsuSpriteText artistText = null!;
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         private OsuSpriteText authorText = null!;
         private FillFlowContainer mainFill = null!;
 
+        private Box backgroundBorder = null!;
+
         public PanelBeatmapStandalone()
         {
             PanelXOffset = 20;
@@ -87,110 +90,114 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
                 Colour = colourProvider.Background5,
             };
 
-            Background = background = new PanelSetBackground
+            Background = backgroundBorder = new Box
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
             };
 
-            Content.Child = new FillFlowContainer
+            Content.Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                Spacing = new Vector2(5),
-                Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = 6.5f },
-                Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
-                Children = new Drawable[]
+                beatmapBackground = new PanelSetBackground(),
+                new FillFlowContainer
                 {
-                    localRank = new PanelLocalRankDisplay
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                    Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                    Spacing = new Vector2(5),
+                    Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = 6.5f },
+                    Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        Scale = new Vector2(0.8f),
-                        Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                        Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                    },
-                    mainFill = new FillFlowContainer
-                    {
-                        Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                        Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                        Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
-                        Padding = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 4.8f },
-                        AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Children = new Drawable[]
+                        localRank = new PanelLocalRankDisplay
                         {
-                            titleText = new OsuSpriteText
+                            Scale = new Vector2(0.8f),
+                            Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                            Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                        },
+                        mainFill = new FillFlowContainer
+                        {
+                            Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                            Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                            Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                            Padding = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 4.8f },
+                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Children = new Drawable[]
                             {
-                                Font = OsuFont.Style.Heading2.With(typeface: Typeface.TorusAlternate, weight: FontWeight.Bold),
-                            },
-                            artistText = new OsuSpriteText
-                            {
-                                Font = OsuFont.Style.Caption1.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
-                                Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = -2 },
-                            },
-                            new FillFlowContainer
-                            {
-                                Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
-                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = 2, Bottom = 2 },
-                                Children = new Drawable[]
+                                titleText = new OsuSpriteText
                                 {
-                                    statusPill = new BeatmapSetOnlineStatusPill
-                                    {
-                                        Animated = false,
-                                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        TextSize = OsuFont.Style.Caption2.Size,
-                                        Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 4f },
-                                    },
-                                    updateButton = new PanelUpdateBeatmapButton
-                                    {
-                                        Scale = new Vector2(0.8f),
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 4f, Bottom = -1f },
-                                    },
-                                    keyCountText = new OsuSpriteText
-                                    {
-                                        Font = OsuFont.Style.Body.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Alpha = 0,
-                                    },
-                                    difficultyText = new OsuSpriteText
-                                    {
-                                        Font = OsuFont.Style.Body.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 3f },
-                                    },
-                                    authorText = new OsuSpriteText
-                                    {
-                                        Colour = colourProvider.Content2,
-                                        Font = OsuFont.Style.Caption1.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            },
-                            new FillFlowContainer
-                            {
-                                Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
-                                Spacing = new Vector2(3),
-                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                Children = new Drawable[]
+                                    Font = OsuFont.Style.Heading2.With(typeface: Typeface.TorusAlternate, weight: FontWeight.Bold),
+                                },
+                                artistText = new OsuSpriteText
                                 {
-                                    starRatingDisplay = new StarRatingDisplay(default, StarRatingDisplaySize.Small, animated: true)
+                                    Font = OsuFont.Style.Caption1.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = -2 },
+                                },
+                                new FillFlowContainer
+                                {
+                                    Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = 2, Bottom = 2 },
+                                    Children = new Drawable[]
                                     {
-                                        Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                                        Scale = new Vector2(0.875f),
-                                    },
-                                    starCounter = new StarCounter
-                                    {
-                                        Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                                        Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                                        Scale = new Vector2(0.4f)
+                                        statusPill = new BeatmapSetOnlineStatusPill
+                                        {
+                                            Animated = false,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            TextSize = OsuFont.Style.Caption2.Size,
+                                            Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 4f },
+                                        },
+                                        updateButton = new PanelUpdateBeatmapButton
+                                        {
+                                            Scale = new Vector2(0.8f),
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 4f, Bottom = -1f },
+                                        },
+                                        keyCountText = new OsuSpriteText
+                                        {
+                                            Font = OsuFont.Style.Body.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Alpha = 0,
+                                        },
+                                        difficultyText = new OsuSpriteText
+                                        {
+                                            Font = OsuFont.Style.Body.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 3f },
+                                        },
+                                        authorText = new OsuSpriteText
+                                        {
+                                            Colour = colourProvider.Content2,
+                                            Font = OsuFont.Style.Caption1.With(weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 },
+                                new FillFlowContainer
+                                {
+                                    Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                                    Spacing = new Vector2(3),
+                                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                                    {
+                                        starRatingDisplay = new StarRatingDisplay(default, StarRatingDisplaySize.Small, animated: true)
+                                        {
+                                            Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                            Scale = new Vector2(0.875f),
+                                        },
+                                        starCounter = new StarCounter
+                                        {
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                                            Scale = new Vector2(0.4f)
+                                        }
+                                    },
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -226,7 +233,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             var beatmap = (BeatmapInfo)Item.Model;
             var beatmapSet = beatmap.BeatmapSet!;
 
-            background.Beatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmap);
+            beatmapBackground.Beatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmap);
 
             titleText.Text = new RomanisableString(beatmapSet.Metadata.TitleUnicode, beatmapSet.Metadata.Title);
             artistText.Text = new RomanisableString(beatmapSet.Metadata.ArtistUnicode, beatmapSet.Metadata.Artist);
@@ -248,7 +255,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         {
             base.FreeAfterUse();
 
-            background.Beatmap = null;
+            beatmapBackground.Beatmap = null;
             updateButton.BeatmapSet = null;
             localRank.Beatmap = null;
             starDifficultyBindable = null;
@@ -293,6 +300,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             AccentColour = diffColour;
             starCounter.Colour = diffColour;
 
+            backgroundBorder.Colour = diffColour;
             difficultyIcon.Colour = starRatingDisplay.DisplayedStars.Value > OsuColour.STAR_DIFFICULTY_DEFINED_COLOUR_CUTOFF ? colours.Orange1 : colourProvider.Background5;
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelGroup.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelGroup.cs
index b7288f1da4..b8a43c6a64 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelGroup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelGroup.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             {
                 AlwaysPresent = true,
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                Alpha = 0f,
                 Child = new SpriteIcon
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -54,34 +55,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
                     Colour = colourProvider.Background3,
                 },
             };
-            Background = new Container
+
+            Background = new Box
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Children = new Drawable[]
-                {
-                    new Box
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Colour = colourProvider.Background5,
-                    },
-                    triangles = new TrianglesV2
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Thickness = 0.02f,
-                        SpawnRatio = 0.6f,
-                        Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colourProvider.Background6, colourProvider.Background5)
-                    },
-                    glow = new Box
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Width = 0.5f,
-                        Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colourProvider.Highlight1, colourProvider.Highlight1.Opacity(0f)),
-                    },
-                },
+                Colour = colourProvider.Highlight1,
             };
+
             AccentColour = colourProvider.Highlight1;
             Content.Children = new Drawable[]
             {
+                new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Colour = colourProvider.Background5,
+                },
+                triangles = new TrianglesV2
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Thickness = 0.02f,
+                    SpawnRatio = 0.6f,
+                    Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colourProvider.Background6, colourProvider.Background5)
+                },
+                glow = new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Width = 0.5f,
+                    Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colourProvider.Highlight1, colourProvider.Highlight1.Opacity(0f)),
+                },
                 titleText = new OsuSpriteText
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelGroupStarDifficulty.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelGroupStarDifficulty.cs
index 622fbaa37e..213fd1dbd8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelGroupStarDifficulty.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelGroupStarDifficulty.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         private OverlayColourProvider colourProvider { get; set; } = null!;
 
         private Drawable iconContainer = null!;
+        private Box backgroundBorder = null!;
         private Box contentBackground = null!;
         private OsuSpriteText starRatingText = null!;
         private CircularContainer countPill = null!;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             {
                 AlwaysPresent = true,
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                Alpha = 0f,
                 Child = new SpriteIcon
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -57,31 +59,33 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
                     Size = new Vector2(12),
                 },
             };
-            Background = new Container
+
+            Background = backgroundBorder = new Box
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Children = new Drawable[]
-                {
-                    contentBackground = new Box
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    },
-                    triangles = new TrianglesV2
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Thickness = 0.02f,
-                        SpawnRatio = 0.6f,
-                    },
-                    glow = new Box
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Width = 0.5f,
-                    },
-                },
+                Colour = colourProvider.Highlight1,
             };
+
             AccentColour = colourProvider.Highlight1;
             Content.Children = new Drawable[]
             {
+                contentBackground = new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                },
+                triangles = new TrianglesV2
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Thickness = 0.02f,
+                    SpawnRatio = 0.6f,
+                    Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colourProvider.Background6, colourProvider.Background5)
+                },
+                glow = new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Width = 0.5f,
+                    Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colourProvider.Highlight1, colourProvider.Highlight1.Opacity(0f)),
+                },
                 new FillFlowContainer
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
@@ -147,6 +151,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             ratingColour = starNumber >= 9 ? OsuColour.Gray(0.2f) : colours.ForStarDifficulty(starNumber);
 
             AccentColour = ratingColour;
+            backgroundBorder.Colour = ratingColour;
             contentBackground.Colour = ratingColour.Darken(1f);
             glow.Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(ratingColour, ratingColour.Opacity(0f));
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelSetBackground.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelSetBackground.cs
index ea82755810..d6221fa395 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelSetBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/PanelSetBackground.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -54,6 +55,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         public PanelSetBackground()
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            CornerRadius = Panel.CORNER_RADIUS;
+            Masking = true;
+
+            // Add some level of smoothness around the rounded edges to give more visual polish (make it anti-aliased).
+            MaskingSmoothness = 2f;
         }
 
         protected override void Update()
@@ -64,10 +70,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
         {
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
+                new Box
+                {
+                    Depth = 1,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(colourProvider.Background3, colourProvider.Background4),
+                },
                 new FillFlowContainer
                 {
                     Depth = -1,
@@ -133,7 +145,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 
             LoadComponentAsync(new PanelBeatmapBackground(working)
             {
-                Depth = float.MaxValue,
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,