diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs
index d52fb7c60a..296855522b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/UserDimContainer.cs
@@ -48,13 +48,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
 
         protected Bindable<double> UserDimLevel { get; private set; }
 
+        public Bindable<float> DimAmount { get; set; } = new Bindable<float>();
+
         protected Bindable<bool> LightenDuringBreaks { get; private set; }
 
         protected Bindable<bool> ShowStoryboard { get; private set; }
 
         private float breakLightening => LightenDuringBreaks.Value && IsBreakTime.Value ? BREAK_LIGHTEN_AMOUNT : 0;
 
-        protected float DimLevel => Math.Max(!IgnoreUserSettings.Value ? (float)UserDimLevel.Value - breakLightening : 0, 0);
+        protected float DimLevel => Math.Max(!IgnoreUserSettings.Value ? (float)UserDimLevel.Value - breakLightening : DimAmount.Value, 0);
 
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => dimContent;
 
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
             ShowStoryboard = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowStoryboard);
 
             UserDimLevel.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateVisuals();
+            DimAmount.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateVisuals();
             LightenDuringBreaks.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateVisuals();
             IsBreakTime.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateVisuals();
             ShowStoryboard.ValueChanged += _ => UpdateVisuals();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
index ca05c8af46..053bcf2387 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
         /// </summary>
         public readonly Bindable<float> BlurAmount = new BindableFloat();
 
+        public readonly Bindable<float> DimAmount = new Bindable<float>();
+
         internal readonly IBindable<bool> IsBreakTime = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         private readonly DimmableBackground dimmable;
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
             dimmable.IgnoreUserSettings.BindTo(IgnoreUserSettings);
             dimmable.IsBreakTime.BindTo(IsBreakTime);
             dimmable.BlurAmount.BindTo(BlurAmount);
+            dimmable.DimAmount.BindTo(DimAmount);
 
             StoryboardReplacesBackground.BindTo(dimmable.StoryboardReplacesBackground);
         }