diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 64958139da..97c9dbb2e0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ using osu.Game.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
 using OpenTK;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 
 namespace osu.Game
 {
@@ -168,6 +169,9 @@ namespace osu.Game
             {
                 switch (args.Key)
                 {
+                    case Key.T:
+                        Toolbar.ToggleVisibility();
+                        return true;
                     case Key.O:
                         options.ToggleVisibility();
                         return true;
@@ -223,6 +227,14 @@ namespace osu.Game
             return base.OnExiting();
         }
 
+        protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()
+        {
+            base.UpdateAfterChildren();
+
+            if (modeStack.ChildGameMode != null)
+                modeStack.ChildGameMode.Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = Toolbar.Position.Y + Toolbar.DrawHeight };
+        }
+
         private void modeAdded(GameMode newMode)
         {
             newMode.ModePushed += modeAdded;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Options/Sidebar.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Options/Sidebar.cs
index b0762f3fd5..57865b84a7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Options/Sidebar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Options/Sidebar.cs
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Options
 {
     public class Sidebar : Container
     {
         private FlowContainer content;
-        internal const int DEFAULT_WIDTH = 60;
+        internal const float DEFAULT_WIDTH = ToolbarButton.WIDTH;
         internal const int EXPANDED_WIDTH = 200;
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
index 0640741ef0..1b6abb475c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
@@ -8,25 +8,23 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
-using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Modes;
-using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using OpenTK;
-using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
 {
     public class Toolbar : OverlayContainer
     {
-        public const float HEIGHT = 50;
+        public const float HEIGHT = 40;
 
         public Action OnHome;
         public Action<PlayMode> OnPlayModeChange;
 
         private ToolbarModeSelector modeSelector;
+        private ToolbarUserArea userArea;
 
-        private const int transition_time = 250;
+        private const int transition_time = 500;
 
         private const float alpha_hovering = 0.8f;
         private const float alpha_normal = 0.6f;
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
                         {
                             Icon = FontAwesome.fa_search
                         },
-                        new ToolbarUserArea(),
+                        userArea = new ToolbarUserArea(),
                         new ToolbarButton
                         {
                             Icon = FontAwesome.fa_bars
@@ -130,13 +128,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
         protected override void PopIn()
         {
             MoveToY(0, transition_time, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
-            FadeIn(transition_time, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+            FadeIn(transition_time / 2, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
         }
 
         protected override void PopOut()
         {
-            MoveToY(-DrawSize.Y, transition_time, EasingTypes.InQuint);
-            FadeOut(transition_time, EasingTypes.InQuint);
+            userArea?.LoginOverlay.Hide();
+
+            MoveToY(-DrawSize.Y, transition_time, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+            FadeOut(transition_time);
         }
 
         class PassThroughFlowContainer : FlowContainer
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs
index 919818dd54..160e4460d9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
 {
     public class ToolbarButton : Container
     {
+        public const float WIDTH = Toolbar.HEIGHT * 1.4f;
+
         public FontAwesome Icon
         {
             get { return DrawableIcon.Icon; }
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
 
         public ToolbarButton()
         {
+            Width = WIDTH;
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
+
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
                 HoverBackground = new Box
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
                     Direction = FlowDirection.HorizontalOnly,
                     Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
                     Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
-                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = 20, Right = 20 },
+                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = Toolbar.HEIGHT / 2, Right = Toolbar.HEIGHT / 2 },
                     Spacing = new Vector2(5),
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X,
@@ -121,9 +126,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
                     }
                 }
             };
-
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
-            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarUserArea.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarUserArea.cs
index 580e53bf6b..1955ef5c1c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarUserArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarUserArea.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
 {
     class ToolbarUserArea : Container
     {
-        private LoginOverlay loginOverlay;
+        public LoginOverlay LoginOverlay;
         private ToolbarUserButton button;
 
         public override RectangleF BoundingBox => button.BoundingBox;
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
             Children = new Drawable[] {
                 button = new ToolbarUserButton
                 {
-                    Action = toggle,
+                    Action = () => LoginOverlay.ToggleVisibility(),
                 },
-                loginOverlay = new LoginOverlay
+                LoginOverlay = new LoginOverlay
                 {
                     BypassAutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Position = new Vector2(0, 1),
@@ -37,10 +37,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
                 }
             };
         }
-
-        private void toggle()
-        {
-            loginOverlay.ToggleVisibility();
-        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarUserButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarUserButton.cs
index 60d0eaacda..921c2d26df 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarUserButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarUserButton.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
 
         public ToolbarUserButton()
         {
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+
             DrawableText.Font = @"Exo2.0-MediumItalic";
 
             Add(new OpaqueBackground { Depth = 1 });
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs
index 67802ab2f3..a76cdbe99b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using OpenTK.Input;
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
         private AudioSample sampleOsuClick;
 
+        private Toolbar toolbar;
+
         private FlowContainerWithOrigin buttonFlow;
 
         //todo: make these non-internal somehow.
@@ -117,9 +120,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(AudioManager audio)
+        private void load(AudioManager audio, OsuGame game)
         {
             sampleOsuClick = audio.Sample.Get(@"Menu/menuhit");
+            toolbar = game.Toolbar;
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                             return true;
                     }
 
-                    
+
                     return false;
             }
 
@@ -215,6 +219,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                 switch (state)
                 {
                     case MenuState.Initial:
+                        toolbar?.Hide();
+
                         buttonAreaBackground.ScaleTo(Vector2.One, 500, EasingTypes.Out);
                         buttonArea.FadeOut(300);
 
@@ -239,9 +245,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                         buttonArea.FadeIn(300);
 
                         if (lastState == MenuState.Initial)
-                            //todo: this propagates to invisible children and causes delays later down the track (on first MenuState.Play)
                             buttonArea.Delay(150, true);
 
+                        Scheduler.AddDelayed(() => toolbar?.Show(), 150);
+
                         foreach (Button b in buttonsTopLevel)
                             b.State = ButtonState.Expanded;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
index 9a715c17be..f672a3998b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.GameModes;
 using osu.Framework.GameModes.Testing;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Game.Modes;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Charts;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Direct;
-using osu.Game.Screens.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Multiplayer;
-using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using OpenTK;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select;
 
@@ -25,7 +21,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         private ButtonSystem buttons;
         public override string Name => @"Main Menu";
 
-        internal override bool ShowOverlays => true;
+        internal override bool ShowOverlays => buttons.State != MenuState.Initial;
 
         private BackgroundMode background;
 
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                     ParallaxAmount = 0.01f,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        buttons = new ButtonSystem()
+                        buttons = new ButtonSystem
                         {
                             OnChart = delegate { Push(new ChartListing()); },
                             OnDirect = delegate { Push(new OnlineListing()); },
@@ -63,11 +59,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             background.Preload(game);
 
             buttons.OnSettings = game.ToggleOptions;
+
         }
 
         protected override void OnEntering(GameMode last)
         {
-
             base.OnEntering(last);
             buttons.FadeInFromZero(500);
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuGameMode.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuGameMode.cs
index b2646f4dea..3134640a60 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuGameMode.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuGameMode.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens
 
         protected new OsuGameBase Game => base.Game as OsuGameBase;
 
-        protected float ToolbarPadding => ShowOverlays ? (Game as OsuGame)?.Toolbar.DrawHeight ?? 0 : 0;
-
         private bool boundToBeatmap;
         private Bindable<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FilterControl.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FilterControl.cs
index 7152523b45..c3f0eb9b6d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FilterControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FilterControl.cs
@@ -27,14 +27,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         public FilterControl()
         {
-            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
-
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
                 new Box
                 {
                     Colour = Color4.Black,
-                    Alpha = 0.6f,
+                    Alpha = 0.8f,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 },
                 new FlowContainer
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs
index ccc0732984..e206c5d5fa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs
@@ -11,15 +11,12 @@ using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.GameModes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Modes;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
 using OpenTK;
-using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
@@ -29,8 +26,8 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 using OpenTK.Input;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
@@ -45,7 +42,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         private TrackManager trackManager;
 
         private static readonly Vector2 wedged_container_size = new Vector2(0.5f, 225);
-        private static readonly Vector2 wedged_container_start_position = new Vector2(0, 50);
         private BeatmapInfoWedge beatmapInfoWedge;
 
         private static readonly Vector2 background_blur = new Vector2(20);
@@ -53,39 +49,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         private AudioSample sampleChangeDifficulty;
         private AudioSample sampleChangeBeatmap;
-        
+
         private List<BeatmapGroup> beatmapGroups;
 
         private Footer footer;
 
-        class WedgeBackground : Container
-        {
-            public WedgeBackground()
-            {
-                Children = new[]
-                {
-                    new Box
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Size = new Vector2(1, 0.5f),
-                        Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.5f),
-                        Shear = new Vector2(0.15f, 0),
-                        EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(2, 0),
-                    },
-                    new Box
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Y,
-                        Size = new Vector2(1, -0.5f),
-                        Position = new Vector2(0, 1),
-                        Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.5f),
-                        Shear = new Vector2(-0.15f, 0),
-                        EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(2, 0),
-                    },
-                };
-            }
-        }
-
         Player player;
         FilterControl filter;
 
@@ -117,20 +85,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             OsuGame osuGame, OsuColour colours)
         {
             const float carousel_width = 640;
-            const float bottom_tool_height = 50;
+            const float filter_height = 100;
+
             beatmapGroups = new List<BeatmapGroup>();
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
                 new ParallaxContainer
                 {
+                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = filter_height },
                     ParallaxAmount = 0.005f,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Children = new []
+                    Children = new[]
                     {
                         new WedgeBackground
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Padding = new MarginPadding { Right = carousel_width * 0.76f },
+                            Padding = new MarginPadding
+                            {
+                                Right = carousel_width * 0.76f
+                            },
                         },
                     }
                 },
@@ -143,18 +116,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 },
                 filter = new FilterControl
                 {
-                    Position = wedged_container_start_position,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    Height = filter_height,
                     FilterChanged = filterChanged,
                     Exit = Exit,
                 },
                 beatmapInfoWedge = new BeatmapInfoWedge
                 {
                     Alpha = 0,
-                    Position = wedged_container_start_position,
                     Size = wedged_container_size,
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                    Margin = new MarginPadding { Top = 20, Right = 20, },
+                    Margin = new MarginPadding
+                    {
+                        Top = 20,
+                        Right = 20,
+                    },
                 },
                 footer = new Footer()
                 {
@@ -236,9 +212,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
             Content.FadeInFromZero(250);
 
-            beatmapInfoWedge.MoveToX(wedged_container_start_position.X - 50);
-            beatmapInfoWedge.MoveToX(wedged_container_start_position.X, 800, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
-            
+            beatmapInfoWedge.MoveToX(-50);
+            beatmapInfoWedge.MoveToX(0, 800, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+
             filter.Activate();
         }
 
@@ -262,19 +238,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             Content.ScaleTo(1.1f, 250, EasingTypes.InSine);
 
             Content.FadeOut(250);
-            
+
             filter.Deactivate();
             base.OnSuspending(next);
         }
 
         protected override bool OnExiting(GameMode next)
         {
-            beatmapInfoWedge.MoveTo(wedged_container_start_position + new Vector2(-100, 50), 800, EasingTypes.InQuint);
+            beatmapInfoWedge.MoveToX(-100, 800, EasingTypes.InQuint);
             beatmapInfoWedge.RotateTo(10, 800, EasingTypes.InQuint);
 
             Content.FadeOut(100);
 
-            filter.Deactivate();            
+            filter.Deactivate();
             return base.OnExiting(next);
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/WedgeBackground.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/WedgeBackground.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..901fa21c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/WedgeBackground.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
+{
+    public class WedgeBackground : Container
+    {
+        public WedgeBackground()
+        {
+            Children = new[]
+            {
+                new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Size = new Vector2(1, 0.5f),
+                    Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.5f),
+                    Shear = new Vector2(0.15f, 0),
+                    EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(2, 0),
+                },
+                new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    Size = new Vector2(1, -0.5f),
+                    Position = new Vector2(0, 1),
+                    Colour = Color4.Black.Opacity(0.5f),
+                    Shear = new Vector2(-0.15f, 0),
+                    EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(2, 0),
+                },
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 1b1c851128..3f610bed42 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Toolbar\ToolbarModeSelector.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Select\BeatmapInfoWedge.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Screens\Select\WedgeBackground.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Users\User.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\UserInterface\Volume\VolumeControl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Database\BeatmapDatabase.cs" />