diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
index 4b1a2ce43c..3189db69a5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Screens;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
 {
@@ -26,6 +30,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
 
         protected override GameplayCursorContainer CreateCursor() => new OsuCursorContainer();
 
+        private Bindable<bool> showPlayfieldBorder;
+
         public OsuPlayfield()
         {
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
@@ -56,6 +62,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
             hitPolicy = new OrderedHitPolicy(HitObjectContainer);
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            showPlayfieldBorder = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowPlayfieldBorder);
+            if (showPlayfieldBorder.Value)
+            {
+                AddInternal(new PlayfieldBorder
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
         public override void Add(DrawableHitObject h)
         {
             h.OnNewResult += onNewResult;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 40a132a8e8..9ed73b7bd6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
 
             Set(OsuSetting.IncreaseFirstObjectVisibility, true);
 
-            Set(OsuSetting.ShowPlayfieldArea, false);
-            Set(OsuSetting.PlayfieldAreaDimLevel, 0.1, 0, 1, 0.01);
+            Set(OsuSetting.ShowPlayfieldBorder, false);
 
             // Update
             Set(OsuSetting.ReleaseStream, ReleaseStream.Lazer);
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         UIHoldActivationDelay,
         HitLighting,
         MenuBackgroundSource,
-        ShowPlayfieldArea,
-        PlayfieldAreaDimLevel
+        ShowPlayfieldBorder
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/GeneralSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/GeneralSettings.cs
index ad02b54dd8..85eb61edff 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/GeneralSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/GeneralSettings.cs
@@ -79,16 +79,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Gameplay
                 },
                 new SettingsCheckbox
                 {
-                    LabelText = "Show playfield area",
-                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowPlayfieldArea)
-                },
-                new SettingsSlider<double>
-                {
-                    LabelText = "Playfield area dim",
-                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.PlayfieldAreaDimLevel),
-                    KeyboardStep = 0.01f,
-                    DisplayAsPercentage = true
-                },
+                    LabelText = "Show playfield border",
+                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowPlayfieldBorder)
+                }
             };
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/VisualSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/VisualSettings.cs
index 36e7c53132..d6c66d0751 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/VisualSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/VisualSettings.cs
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
 
         private readonly PlayerSliderBar<double> dimSliderBar;
         private readonly PlayerSliderBar<double> blurSliderBar;
-        private readonly PlayerSliderBar<double> playfieldAreaDimSliderBar;
         private readonly PlayerCheckbox showStoryboardToggle;
         private readonly PlayerCheckbox beatmapSkinsToggle;
         private readonly PlayerCheckbox beatmapHitsoundsToggle;
-        private readonly PlayerCheckbox showPlayfieldAreaToggle;
 
         public VisualSettings()
         {
@@ -41,21 +39,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
                     DisplayAsPercentage = true
                 },
                 new OsuSpriteText
-                {
-                    Text = "Playfieldd area dim:"
-                },
-                playfieldAreaDimSliderBar = new PlayerSliderBar<double>
-                {
-                    DisplayAsPercentage = true
-                },
-                new OsuSpriteText
                 {
                     Text = "Toggles:"
                 },
                 showStoryboardToggle = new PlayerCheckbox { LabelText = "Storyboard / Video" },
                 beatmapSkinsToggle = new PlayerCheckbox { LabelText = "Beatmap skins" },
-                beatmapHitsoundsToggle = new PlayerCheckbox { LabelText = "Beatmap hitsounds" },
-                showPlayfieldAreaToggle = new PlayerCheckbox { LabelText = "Show playfield area" }
+                beatmapHitsoundsToggle = new PlayerCheckbox { LabelText = "Beatmap hitsounds" }
             };
         }
 
@@ -64,11 +53,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
         {
             dimSliderBar.Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.DimLevel);
             blurSliderBar.Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.BlurLevel);
-            playfieldAreaDimSliderBar.Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.PlayfieldAreaDimLevel);
             showStoryboardToggle.Current = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowStoryboard);
             beatmapSkinsToggle.Current = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.BeatmapSkins);
             beatmapHitsoundsToggle.Current = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.BeatmapHitsounds);
-            showPlayfieldAreaToggle.Current = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowPlayfieldArea);
         }
     }
 }