diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/FreeplayState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/FreeplayState.hx
index fe64a1e6f..4fc94c2d7 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/FreeplayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/FreeplayState.hx
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ class FreeplayState extends MusicBeatSubState
     randomCapsule.alpha = 0;
     randomCapsule.songText.visible = false;
     randomCapsule.favIcon.visible = false;
+    randomCapsule.favIconBlurred.visible = false;
     randomCapsule.ranking.visible = false;
     randomCapsule.blurredRanking.visible = false;
     randomCapsule.initJumpIn(0, force);
@@ -779,6 +780,7 @@ class FreeplayState extends MusicBeatSubState
       funnyMenu.capsule.alpha = 0.5;
       funnyMenu.songText.visible = false;
       funnyMenu.favIcon.visible = tempSongs[i].isFav;
+      funnyMenu.favIconBlurred.visible = tempSongs[i].isFav;
       funnyMenu.hsvShader = hsvShader;
 
       funnyMenu.newText.animation.curAnim.curFrame = 45 - ((i * 4) % 45);
@@ -1232,7 +1234,9 @@ class FreeplayState extends MusicBeatSubState
         if (isFav)
         {
           grpCapsules.members[realShit].favIcon.visible = true;
+          grpCapsules.members[realShit].favIconBlurred.visible = true;
           grpCapsules.members[realShit].favIcon.animation.play('fav');
+          grpCapsules.members[realShit].favIconBlurred.animation.play('fav');
           FunkinSound.playOnce(Paths.sound('fav'), 1);
           grpCapsules.members[realShit].checkClip();
           grpCapsules.members[realShit].selected = grpCapsules.members[realShit].selected; // set selected again, so it can run it's getter function to initialize movement
@@ -1254,9 +1258,11 @@ class FreeplayState extends MusicBeatSubState
         else
         {
           grpCapsules.members[realShit].favIcon.animation.play('fav', true, true, 9);
+          grpCapsules.members[realShit].favIconBlurred.animation.play('fav', true, true, 9);
           FunkinSound.playOnce(Paths.sound('unfav'), 1);
           new FlxTimer().start(0.2, _ -> {
             grpCapsules.members[realShit].favIcon.visible = false;
+            grpCapsules.members[realShit].favIconBlurred.visible = false;
             grpCapsules.members[realShit].checkClip();
           });
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/SongMenuItem.hx b/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/SongMenuItem.hx
index b861bca15..fb91fbd1c 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/SongMenuItem.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/SongMenuItem.hx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
   public var selected(default, set):Bool;
 
   public var songText:CapsuleText;
+  public var favIconBlurred:FlxSprite;
   public var favIcon:FlxSprite;
 
   public var ranking:FreeplayRank;
@@ -190,6 +191,16 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
     add(pixelIcon);
     grpHide.add(pixelIcon);
 
+    favIconBlurred = new FlxSprite(380, 40);
+    favIconBlurred.frames = Paths.getSparrowAtlas('freeplay/favHeart');
+    favIconBlurred.animation.addByPrefix('fav', 'favorite heart', 24, false);
+    favIconBlurred.animation.play('fav');
+    favIconBlurred.setGraphicSize(50, 50);
+    favIconBlurred.blend = BlendMode.ADD;
+    favIconBlurred.shader = new GaussianBlurShader(1.2);
+    favIconBlurred.visible = false;
+    add(favIconBlurred);
+
     favIcon = new FlxSprite(380, 40);
     favIcon.frames = Paths.getSparrowAtlas('freeplay/favHeart');
     favIcon.animation.addByPrefix('fav', 'favorite heart', 24, false);
@@ -669,6 +680,8 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
     capsule.offset.x = this.selected ? 0 : -5;
     capsule.animation.play(this.selected ? "selected" : "unselected");
     ranking.alpha = this.selected ? 1 : 0.7;
+    favIcon.alpha = this.selected ? 1 : 0.6;
+    favIconBlurred.alpha = this.selected ? 1 : 0;
     ranking.color = this.selected ? 0xFFFFFFFF : 0xFFAAAAAA;
 
     if (songText.tooLong) songText.resetText();