diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneStarRatingDisplay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneStarRatingDisplay.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d12f32e470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Ranking/TestSceneStarRatingDisplay.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// 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.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Ranking.Expanded;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Ranking
+{
+    public class TestSceneStarRatingDisplay : OsuTestScene
+    {
+        public TestSceneStarRatingDisplay()
+        {
+            Child = new FillFlowContainer
+            {
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                Children = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    new StarRatingDisplay(new BeatmapInfo { StarDifficulty = 1.23 }),
+                    new StarRatingDisplay(new BeatmapInfo { StarDifficulty = 2.34 }),
+                    new StarRatingDisplay(new BeatmapInfo { StarDifficulty = 3.45 }),
+                    new StarRatingDisplay(new BeatmapInfo { StarDifficulty = 4.56 }),
+                    new StarRatingDisplay(new BeatmapInfo { StarDifficulty = 5.67 }),
+                    new StarRatingDisplay(new BeatmapInfo { StarDifficulty = 6.78 }),
+                    new StarRatingDisplay(new BeatmapInfo { StarDifficulty = 10.11 }),
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Expanded/StarRatingDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Expanded/StarRatingDisplay.cs
index 74b58b9f8c..4b38b298f1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Expanded/StarRatingDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/Expanded/StarRatingDisplay.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 using System.Globalization;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+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;
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking.Expanded
             string fractionPart = starRatingParts[1];
             string separator = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.NumberFormat.NumberDecimalSeparator;
 
+            ColourInfo backgroundColour = beatmap.DifficultyRating == DifficultyRating.ExpertPlus
+                ? ColourInfo.GradientVertical(Color4Extensions.FromHex("#C1C1C1"), Color4Extensions.FromHex("#595959"))
+                : (ColourInfo)colours.ForDifficultyRating(beatmap.DifficultyRating);
+
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
                 new CircularContainer
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking.Expanded
                         new Box
                         {
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Colour = colours.ForDifficultyRating(beatmap.DifficultyRating)
+                            Colour = backgroundColour
                         },
                     }
                 },