diff --git a/source/common/2d/v_2ddrawer.cpp b/source/common/2d/v_2ddrawer.cpp
index 22d8565a4..a3b3bd12d 100644
--- a/source/common/2d/v_2ddrawer.cpp
+++ b/source/common/2d/v_2ddrawer.cpp
@@ -753,14 +753,14 @@ float F2DDrawer::GetClassicFlatScalarHeight()
 	return sh;
 }
 
-void F2DDrawer::AddFlatFill(int left, int top, int right, int bottom, FGameTexture *src, int local_origin, double flatscale, PalEntry color)
+void F2DDrawer::AddFlatFill(int left, int top, int right, int bottom, FGameTexture *src, int local_origin, double flatscale, PalEntry color, ERenderStyle style)
 {
 	float fU1, fU2, fV1, fV2;
 
 	RenderCommand dg;
 
 	dg.mType = DrawTypeTriangles;
-	dg.mRenderStyle = DefaultRenderStyle();
+	dg.mRenderStyle = LegacyRenderStyles[style];
 	dg.mTexture = src;
 	dg.mVertCount = 4;
 	dg.mTexture = src;
diff --git a/source/common/2d/v_2ddrawer.h b/source/common/2d/v_2ddrawer.h
index 1087ec63e..2e02e9160 100644
--- a/source/common/2d/v_2ddrawer.h
+++ b/source/common/2d/v_2ddrawer.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public:
 	void AddPoly(FGameTexture* img, FVector4 *vt, size_t vtcount, unsigned int *ind, size_t idxcount, int translation, PalEntry color, FRenderStyle style, int clipx1, int clipy1, int clipx2, int clipy2);
 	void FillPolygon(int* rx1, int* ry1, int* xb1, int32_t npoints, int picnum, int palette, int shade, int props, const FVector2& xtex, const FVector2& ytex, const FVector2& otex,
 		int clipx1, int clipy1, int clipx2, int clipy2);
-	void AddFlatFill(int left, int top, int right, int bottom, FGameTexture *src, int local_origin = false, double flatscale = 1.0, PalEntry color = 0xffffffff);
+	void AddFlatFill(int left, int top, int right, int bottom, FGameTexture *src, int local_origin = false, double flatscale = 1.0, PalEntry color = 0xffffffff, ERenderStyle rs = STYLE_Normal);
 
 	void AddColorOnlyQuad(int left, int top, int width, int height, PalEntry color, FRenderStyle *style = nullptr, bool prepend = false);
 	void ClearScreen(PalEntry color = 0xff000000);
diff --git a/source/common/console/c_console.cpp b/source/common/console/c_console.cpp
index eff9db322..52147d162 100644
--- a/source/common/console/c_console.cpp
+++ b/source/common/console/c_console.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ void C_SetNotifyFontScale(double scale)
 FConsoleBuffer *conbuffer;
 
 static FTextureID conback;
+static FTextureID conflat;
 static uint32_t conshade;
 static bool conline;
 
@@ -211,15 +212,16 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR (Int, msgmidcolor2, CR_BROWN, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 	setmsgcolor (PRINTLEVELS+1, self);
 }
 
-void C_InitConback()
+void C_InitConback(FTextureID fallback, bool tile, double brightness)
 {
 	conback = TexMan.CheckForTexture ("CONBACK", ETextureType::MiscPatch);
-
+	conflat = fallback;
 	if (!conback.isValid())
 	{
 		conback.SetInvalid();
-		conshade = MAKEARGB(175,0,0,0);
+		conshade = MAKEARGB(uint8_t(255 - 60*brightness),0,0,0);
 		conline = true;
+		if (!tile) conback = fallback;
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -612,8 +614,16 @@ void C_DrawConsole ()
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			PalEntry pe((uint8_t)(con_alpha * 255), 0, 0, 0);
-			twod->AddColorOnlyQuad(0, 0, screen->GetWidth(), visheight, pe);
+			if (conflat.isValid())
+			{
+				PalEntry pe((uint8_t(255 * con_alpha)), 64, 64, 64);
+				twod->AddFlatFill(0, visheight - screen->GetHeight(), screen->GetWidth(), visheight, TexMan.GetGameTexture(conflat), 1, CleanXfac, pe, STYLE_Shaded);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				PalEntry pe((uint8_t)(con_alpha * 255), 0, 0, 0);
+				twod->AddColorOnlyQuad(0, 0, screen->GetWidth(), visheight, pe);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (conline && visheight < screen->GetHeight())
diff --git a/source/common/console/c_console.h b/source/common/console/c_console.h
index b91ba3cee..2d79992bf 100644
--- a/source/common/console/c_console.h
+++ b/source/common/console/c_console.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include "basics.h"
 #include "c_tabcomplete.h"
+#include "textureid.h"
 
 struct event_t;
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ extern constate_e ConsoleState;
 // Initialize the console
 void C_InitConsole (int width, int height, bool ingame);
 void C_DeinitConsole ();
-void C_InitConback();
+void C_InitConback(FTextureID fallback, bool tile, double lightlevel = 1.);
 
 // Adjust the console for a new screen mode
 void C_NewModeAdjust (void);
diff --git a/source/common/engine/printf.h b/source/common/engine/printf.h
index 29faefd51..35efdd5fd 100644
--- a/source/common/engine/printf.h
+++ b/source/common/engine/printf.h
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ enum
 	PRINT_TEAMCHAT,	// chat messages from a teammate
 	PRINT_LOG,		// only to logfile
 	PRINT_BOLD = 200,				// What Printf_Bold used
+	PRINT_TYPES = 1023,		// Bitmask.
 	PRINT_NONOTIFY = 1024,	// Flag - do not add to notify buffer
 	PRINT_NOLOG = 2048,		// Flag - do not print to log file
 	PRINT_NOTIFY = 4096,	// Flag - add to game-native notify display - messages without this only go to the generic notification buffer.
-	PRINT_TYPES = 1023,		// Bitmask.
 };
 
 enum
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/game.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/game.cpp
index 8ca840ebd..08a282fff 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/game.cpp
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ void GameInterface::app_init()
 	LoadDefinitions();
 	SetTileNames();
 	TileFiles.SetBackup();
+	C_InitConback(TexMan.CheckForTexture("MENUSCREEN", ETextureType::Any), false, 0.75);
 
 	if (ud.multimode > 1)
 	{