diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneLoadingSpinner.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneLoadingSpinner.cs
index bd36be846b..b3d943b93d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneLoadingSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneLoadingSpinner.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
     public partial class TestSceneLoadingSpinner : OsuGridTestScene
     {
         public TestSceneLoadingSpinner()
-            : base(2, 2)
+            : base(2, 3)
         {
             LoadingSpinner loading;
 
@@ -52,6 +52,29 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
             loading.Show();
 
             Cell(3).AddRange(new Drawable[]
+            {
+                new Box
+                {
+                    Colour = Color4.White,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                },
+                loading = new LoadingSpinner(false, true)
+            });
+
+            loading.Show();
+
+            Cell(4).AddRange(new Drawable[]
+            {
+                new Box
+                {
+                    Colour = Color4.Black,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                },
+                loading = new LoadingSpinner(true, true)
+            });
+            loading.Show();
+
+            Cell(5).AddRange(new Drawable[]
             {
                 loading = new LoadingSpinner()
             });
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingLayer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingLayer.cs
index 9059b61a33..fd0cc755a1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingLayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingLayer.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         {
             base.Update();
 
-            MainContents.Size = new Vector2(Math.Clamp(Math.Min(DrawWidth, DrawHeight) * 0.25f, 20, 100));
+            MainContents.Size = new Vector2(Math.Clamp(Math.Min(DrawWidth, DrawHeight) * 0.25f, 20, 80));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingSpinner.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingSpinner.cs
index 92e64d5b78..cb13a730a7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingSpinner.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -25,6 +28,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 
         private readonly Container? roundedContent;
 
+        private readonly TrianglesV2 triangles;
+
         private const float spin_duration = 900;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -56,6 +61,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                             Alpha = 0.7f,
                         },
+                        triangles = new TrianglesV2
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Colour = inverted ? Color4.White : Color4.Black,
+                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Alpha = 0.2f,
+                            ScaleAdjust = 0.4f,
+                            Velocity = 0.8f,
+                            SpawnRatio = 2
+                        },
                         spinner = new SpriteIcon
                         {
                             Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -70,13 +86,46 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             }
             else
             {
-                Child = MainContents = spinner = new SpriteIcon
+                Child = MainContents = new Container
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Colour = inverted ? Color4.Black : Color4.White,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.CircleNotch
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    {
+                        new Container
+                        {
+                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Size = new Vector2(0.8f),
+                            Masking = true,
+                            CornerRadius = 20,
+                            Children = new Drawable[]
+                            {
+                                triangles = new TrianglesV2
+                                {
+                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                    Alpha = 0.4f,
+                                    Colour = ColourInfo.GradientVertical(
+                                        inverted ? Color4.Black.Opacity(0) : Color4.White.Opacity(0),
+                                        inverted ? Color4.Black : Color4.White),
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    ScaleAdjust = 0.4f,
+                                    SpawnRatio = 4,
+                                },
+                            }
+                        },
+                        spinner = new SpriteIcon
+                        {
+                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Colour = inverted ? Color4.Black : Color4.White,
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.CircleNotch
+                        }
+                    }
                 };
             }
         }
@@ -96,6 +145,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                 roundedContent.CornerRadius = MainContents.DrawWidth / 4;
         }
 
+        protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()
+        {
+            base.UpdateAfterChildren();
+
+            triangles.Rotation = -MainContents.Rotation;
+        }
+
         protected override void PopIn()
         {
             if (Alpha < 0.5f)
@@ -103,13 +159,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                 rotate();
 
             MainContents.ScaleTo(1, TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
-            this.FadeIn(TRANSITION_DURATION * 2, Easing.OutQuint);
+            this.FadeIn(TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
 
         protected override void PopOut()
         {
-            MainContents.ScaleTo(0.8f, TRANSITION_DURATION / 2, Easing.In);
-            this.FadeOut(TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+            MainContents.ScaleTo(0.6f, TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+            this.FadeOut(TRANSITION_DURATION / 2, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
 
         private void rotate()