diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Button.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Button.cs
index 15fce73a3b..e61dae6277 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Button.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/Button.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class Button : Container, IStateful<ButtonState>
     {
         private Container iconText;
         private Container box;
+        private Box boxColourLayer;
+        private Box boxHoverLayer;
         private Color4 colour;
         private TextAwesome icon;
         private string internalName;
@@ -72,16 +74,24 @@ public Button(string text, string internalName, FontAwesome symbol, Color4 colou
                     },
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Colour = colour,
                     Scale = new Vector2(0, 1),
                     Size = boxSize,
                     Shear = new Vector2(ButtonSystem.WEDGE_WIDTH / boxSize.Y, 0),
-                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    Children = new []
                     {
-                        new Box
+                        boxColourLayer = new Box
                         {
                             EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(1.5f, 0),
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Colour = colour,
+                        },
+                        boxHoverLayer = new Box
+                        {
+                            EdgeSmoothness = new Vector2(1.5f, 0),
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive,
+                            Colour = Color4.White,
+                            Alpha = 0,
                         },
                     }
                 },
@@ -228,6 +238,18 @@ private void load(AudioManager audio)
         }
 
         protected override bool OnMouseDown(InputState state, MouseDownEventArgs args)
+        {
+            boxHoverLayer.FadeTo(0.1f, 1000, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+            return base.OnMouseDown(state, args);
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnMouseUp(InputState state, MouseUpEventArgs args)
+        {
+            boxHoverLayer.FadeTo(0, 1000, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+            return base.OnMouseUp(state, args);
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnClick(InputState state)
         {
             trigger();
             return true;
@@ -250,7 +272,9 @@ private void trigger()
         {
             sampleClick.Play();
 
-            box.FlashColour(Color4.White, 500, EasingTypes.OutExpo);
+            boxHoverLayer.ClearTransformations();
+            boxHoverLayer.Alpha = 0.9f;
+            boxHoverLayer.FadeOut(800, EasingTypes.OutExpo);
 
             clickAction?.Invoke();
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs
index a2c6f60bb4..c6d515f303 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ private void onOsuLogo()
                     State = MenuState.TopLevel;
                     return;
                 case MenuState.TopLevel:
-                    buttonsTopLevel.First().TriggerMouseDown();
+                    buttonsTopLevel.First().TriggerClick();
                     return;
                 case MenuState.Play:
-                    buttonsPlay.First().TriggerMouseDown();
+                    buttonsPlay.First().TriggerClick();
                     return;
             }
         }