diff --git a/art b/art
index f4acf8d6e..fbe23f8b5 160000
--- a/art
+++ b/art
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f4acf8d6e1981ea4d1a28e7e512e335b2a4f261f
+Subproject commit fbe23f8b59831ca0123727a35e02cdfb49f3ce60
diff --git a/assets b/assets
index abbbc89a8..e5aad64d7 160000
--- a/assets
+++ b/assets
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit abbbc89a83f48317568b5b25eaf831ae16f88a8c
+Subproject commit e5aad64d7b5201d23cd28cf740cff48fae6ebf74
diff --git a/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/SongMenuItem.hx b/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/SongMenuItem.hx
index 184846805..780a7b2ad 100644
--- a/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/SongMenuItem.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/SongMenuItem.hx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import flixel.math.FlxMath;
 import flixel.math.FlxPoint;
 import flixel.text.FlxText;
 import flixel.util.FlxTimer;
+import funkin.shaderslmfao.Grayscale;
 
 class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
 {
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
 
   var ranks:Array<String> = ["fail", "average", "great", "excellent", "perfect"];
 
+  // lol...
+  var diffRanks:Array<String> = [
+    "00", "01", "02", "03", "04", "05", "06", "07", "08", "09", "10", "11", "12", "14", "15"
+  ];
+
   public var targetPos:FlxPoint = new FlxPoint();
   public var doLerp:Bool = false;
   public var doJumpIn:Bool = false;
@@ -31,6 +37,7 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
   public var doJumpOut:Bool = false;
 
   public var onConfirm:Void->Void;
+  public var diffGrayscale:Grayscale;
 
   public function new(x:Float, y:Float, song:String, ?character:String)
   {
@@ -53,6 +60,12 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
     ranking.alpha = 0.75;
     add(ranking);
 
+    diffGrayscale = new Grayscale(1);
+
+    var diffRank = new FlxSprite(145, 90).loadGraphic(Paths.image("freeplay/diffRankings/diff" + FlxG.random.getObject(diffRanks)));
+    diffRank.shader = diffGrayscale;
+    add(diffRank);
+
     switch (rank)
     {
       case "perfect":
@@ -236,6 +249,7 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
   function set_selected(value:Bool):Bool
   {
     // cute one liners, lol!
+    diffGrayscale.setAmount(value ? 0 : 0.8);
     songText.alpha = value ? 1 : 0.6;
     capsule.offset.x = value ? 0 : -5;
     capsule.animation.play(value ? "selected" : "unselected");
diff --git a/source/funkin/shaderslmfao/Grayscale.hx b/source/funkin/shaderslmfao/Grayscale.hx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..016d64b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/funkin/shaderslmfao/Grayscale.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package funkin.shaderslmfao;
+
+import flixel.addons.display.FlxRuntimeShader;
+import funkin.Paths;
+import openfl.utils.Assets;
+
+class Grayscale extends FlxRuntimeShader
+{
+  public var amount:Float = 1;
+
+  public function new(amount:Float = 1)
+  {
+    super(Assets.getText(Paths.frag("grayscale")));
+    setAmount(amount);
+  }
+
+  public function setAmount(value:Float):Void
+  {
+    amount = value;
+    this.setFloat("amount", amount);
+  }
+}