diff --git a/bin/segment2.c b/bin/segment2.c
index 207405451..b1957c6c3 100644
--- a/bin/segment2.c
+++ b/bin/segment2.c
@@ -2328,6 +2328,23 @@ const Gfx dl_rgba16_text_end[] = {
     gsSPEndDisplayList(),
 };
 
+const Gfx dl_shade_screen_begin[] = {
+    gsDPPipeSync(),
+    gsDPSetRenderMode(G_RM_CLD_SURF, G_RM_CLD_SURF2),
+    gsDPSetCycleType(G_CYC_1CYCLE),
+    gsDPSetPrimColor(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 127),
+    gsDPSetCombineMode(G_CC_PRIMITIVE, G_CC_PRIMITIVE),
+    gsSPEndDisplayList(),
+};
+
+const Gfx dl_shade_screen_end[] = {
+    gsDPPipeSync(),
+    gsDPSetRenderMode(G_RM_AA_ZB_OPA_SURF, G_RM_AA_ZB_OPA_SURF2),
+    gsDPSetPrimColor(0, 0, 255, 255, 255, 255),
+    gsDPSetCombineMode(G_CC_SHADE, G_CC_SHADE),
+    gsSPEndDisplayList(),
+};
+
 // 0x0200EDA8 - 0x0200EDE8
 static const Vtx vertex_text_bg_box[] = {
     {{{     0,    -80,      0}, 0, {     0,      0}, {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff}}},
diff --git a/src/game/ingame_menu.c b/src/game/ingame_menu.c
index e83daead1..fbfddb50d 100644
--- a/src/game/ingame_menu.c
+++ b/src/game/ingame_menu.c
@@ -1468,20 +1468,14 @@ void change_dialog_camera_angle(void) {
 }
 
 void shade_screen(void) {
-    create_dl_translation_matrix(MENU_MTX_PUSH, GFX_DIMENSIONS_FROM_LEFT_EDGE(0), SCREEN_HEIGHT, 0);
+    Gfx* dlHead = gDisplayListHead;
 
-    // This is a bit weird. It reuses the dialog text box (width 130, height -80),
-    // so scale to at least fit the screen.
-#ifdef WIDESCREEN
-    create_dl_scale_matrix(MENU_MTX_NOPUSH,
-                           GFX_DIMENSIONS_ASPECT_RATIO * SCREEN_HEIGHT / 130.0f, 3.0f, 1.0f);
-#else
-    create_dl_scale_matrix(MENU_MTX_NOPUSH, 2.6f, 3.4f, 1.0f);
-#endif
+    gSPDisplayList(dlHead++, dl_shade_screen_begin);
+    gDPFillRectangle(dlHead++, GFX_DIMENSIONS_RECT_FROM_LEFT_EDGE(0), gBorderHeight,
+        (GFX_DIMENSIONS_RECT_FROM_RIGHT_EDGE(0) - 1), ((SCREEN_HEIGHT - gBorderHeight) - 1));
+    gSPDisplayList(dlHead++, dl_shade_screen_end);
 
-    gDPSetEnvColor(gDisplayListHead++, 0, 0, 0, 110);
-    gSPDisplayList(gDisplayListHead++, dl_draw_text_bg_box);
-    gSPPopMatrix(gDisplayListHead++, G_MTX_MODELVIEW);
+    gDisplayListHead = dlHead;
 }
 
 void print_animated_red_coin(s16 x, s16 y) {
diff --git a/src/game/segment2.h b/src/game/segment2.h
index 20fd6d23b..239e21395 100644
--- a/src/game/segment2.h
+++ b/src/game/segment2.h
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ extern Gfx dl_ia_text_tex_settings[];
 extern Gfx dl_rgba16_load_tex_block[];
 extern void *main_credits_font_lut[];
 extern Texture *main_hud_camera_lut[6];
+extern Gfx dl_shade_screen_begin[];
+extern Gfx dl_shade_screen_end[];
 extern Gfx dl_draw_text_bg_box[];
 extern Gfx dl_draw_triangle[];
 extern void *seg2_dialog_table[];