diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index d5c99f5729..d833a8f83d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         {
             float fadeOutDuration = instant ? 0 : 250;
             Content.FadeOut(fadeOutDuration);
+            Background?.FadeColour(OsuColour.Gray(1f), fadeOutDuration, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
 
         protected override bool OnScroll(ScrollEvent e) => mouseWheelDisabled.Value && !pauseContainer.IsPaused;
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 .FadeTo(storyboardVisible && BackgroundOpacity > 0 ? 1 : 0, BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
 
             if (storyboardVisible && beatmap.Storyboard.ReplacesBackground)
-                Background?.FadeTo(0, BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+                Background?.FadeColour(OsuColour.Gray(0f), BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
 
         protected virtual Results CreateResults(ScoreInfo score) => new SoloResults(score);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ScreenWithBeatmapBackground.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ScreenWithBeatmapBackground.cs
index 3846b45d2f..890103485a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ScreenWithBeatmapBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ScreenWithBeatmapBackground.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         {
             if (!IsCurrentScreen) return;
 
-            Background?.FadeTo(BackgroundOpacity, BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+            Background?.FadeColour(OsuColour.Gray(BackgroundOpacity), BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
             Background?.BlurTo(new Vector2((float)BlurLevel.Value * 25), BACKGROUND_FADE_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
     }