diff --git a/constants/landmark_constants.asm b/constants/landmark_constants.asm
index e94ebedae..2bd13ac1d 100644
--- a/constants/landmark_constants.asm
+++ b/constants/landmark_constants.asm
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ DEF LSMTEXTBOX_LEVEL_NUMBERS_FIRST_TILE EQU $31 ; and $41
 
 ; events when entering Level Selection menu (wLevelSelectionMenuEntryEventQueue)
 	const_def
-	const LSMEVENT_SHOW_UNLOCKED_LEVELS ; 0
-	const LSMEVENT_ANIMATE_TIME_OF_DAY  ; 1
+	const LSMEVENT_SHOW_CLEARED_LEVEL   ; 0
+	const LSMEVENT_SHOW_UNLOCKED_LEVELS ; 1
+	const LSMEVENT_ANIMATE_TIME_OF_DAY  ; 2
 DEF NUM_LSM_EVENTS EQU const_value
 
 ; used in CaughtData (legacy)
diff --git a/engine/menus/cleared_level_screen.asm b/engine/menus/cleared_level_screen.asm
index d7a4054b0..a54d1a598 100755
--- a/engine/menus/cleared_level_screen.asm
+++ b/engine/menus/cleared_level_screen.asm
@@ -62,12 +62,22 @@ AddLevelCoinsToBalance:
 
 ClearLevel:
 	ld a, [wCurSpaceEffect] ; End Space effect byte contains STAGE_*_F
+	ld [wLastClearedLevelStage], a
 	call GetClearedLevelsStageAddress
-	ld b, SET_FLAG
+	ld b, CHECK_FLAG
 	ld d, 0
 	ld a, [wCurLevel]
 	ld e, a
+	push de
 	call FlagAction
+	pop de
+	jr nz, .already_cleared ; return if this level stage already cleared
+	ld b, SET_FLAG
+	call FlagAction
+	ret
+.already_cleared
+	ld a, $ff
+	ld [wLastClearedLevelStage], a
 	ret
 
 UnlockLevels:
diff --git a/engine/menus/game_menu.asm b/engine/menus/game_menu.asm
index 101fea716..a19b84e8b 100755
--- a/engine/menus/game_menu.asm
+++ b/engine/menus/game_menu.asm
@@ -146,11 +146,12 @@ GameMenu_World:
 	call ClearObjectStructs
 	call ClearBGPalettes
 	call ClearSprites
-; clear unlocked levels
+; initialize buffer for temporary unlocked and cleared levels
 	xor a
 	ld [wLastUnlockedLevelsCount], a
 	ld a, $ff
 	ld [wLastUnlockedLevels], a
+	ld [wLastClearedLevelStage], a
 ; handle overworld exit
 	ld a, [wExitOverworldReason]
 	cp CLEARED_LEVEL
@@ -160,6 +161,11 @@ GameMenu_World:
 	farcall ClearedLevelScreen
 	ld hl, wLevelSelectionMenuEntryEventQueue
 	set LSMEVENT_ANIMATE_TIME_OF_DAY, [hl]
+	ld a, [wLastClearedLevelStage]
+	inc a
+	jr z, .no_new_stage_cleared
+	set LSMEVENT_SHOW_CLEARED_LEVEL, [hl]
+.no_new_stage_cleared
 	ld a, [wLastUnlockedLevelsCount]
 	and a
 	jr z, .save_and_return
diff --git a/engine/menus/level_selection_menu.asm b/engine/menus/level_selection_menu.asm
index a9c93f51e..70879c61c 100755
--- a/engine/menus/level_selection_menu.asm
+++ b/engine/menus/level_selection_menu.asm
@@ -119,6 +119,28 @@ LevelSelectionMenu::
 	call LevelSelectionMenu_DrawStageTrophies
 	call LevelSelectionMenu_RefreshTextboxAttrs
 
+	ld a, [wLevelSelectionMenuEntryEventQueue]
+	bit LSMEVENT_SHOW_CLEARED_LEVEL, a
+	jr z, .check_animate_tod
+	ld a, [wLastClearedLevelStage]
+	cp NUM_LEVEL_STAGES
+	jr nc, .check_animate_tod
+
+	call LevelSelectionMenu_Delay10Frames
+
+; the previous LevelSelectionMenu_DrawStageTrophies showed this stage trophy empty
+; due to wLastClearedLevelStage being set to a non-$ff value.
+; redisplay stage trophies to show the stage being cleared.
+	ld a, $ff
+	ld [wLastClearedLevelStage], a
+	call LevelSelectionMenu_DrawStageTrophies
+	ld de, SFX_FORESIGHT
+	call PlaySFX
+
+	call LevelSelectionMenu_Delay10Frames
+	call LevelSelectionMenu_Delay10Frames
+
+.check_animate_tod
 	ld a, [wLevelSelectionMenuEntryEventQueue]
 	bit LSMEVENT_ANIMATE_TIME_OF_DAY, a
 	jp z, .main_loop
@@ -723,8 +745,13 @@ LevelSelectionMenu_DrawStageTrophies:
 	ret
 
 .IsLevelStageCleared:
-; return nz if [wCurLevel]'s stage in a has been cleared, z otherwise.
+; return z if a is equal to wLastClearedLevelStage (for LSMEVENT_SHOW_CLEARED_LEVEL animation).
+; else, return nz if [wCurLevel]'s stage in a has been cleared
+; return z otherwise.
 ; preserve a and de.
+	ld hl, wLastClearedLevelStage
+	cp [hl]
+	ret z
 	ld c, a
 	push bc
 	push de
diff --git a/ram/wram.asm b/ram/wram.asm
index 9be9719ee..c444c6d60 100644
--- a/ram/wram.asm
+++ b/ram/wram.asm
@@ -2537,6 +2537,8 @@ wLevelSelectionMenuEntryEventQueue:: flag_array NUM_LSM_EVENTS
 ; list of unlocked levels during post-level screen
 wLastUnlockedLevelsCount:: db
 wLastUnlockedLevels:: ds MAX_UNLOCK_LEVELS_AT_ONCE + 1
+; which stage of the current level cleared during post-level screen ($ff if no new stage cleared)
+wLastClearedLevelStage:: db
 
 wPlayerDataEnd::