diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/fullscreen.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/fullscreen.dm
index e26eb16f6cc..ed01cf11d6b 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/fullscreen.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/fullscreen.dm
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@
 /atom/movable/screen/fullscreen/blind/cyborg
 	show_when_dead = TRUE
 
+/atom/movable/screen/fullscreen/blind/noflicker
+	icon_state = "blackimageoverlaystatic"
+	layer = BLIND_LAYER
+	plane = FULLSCREEN_PLANE
+
 /atom/movable/screen/fullscreen/curse
 	icon_state = "curse"
 	layer = CURSE_LAYER
diff --git a/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs/vision/blindness.dm b/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs/vision/blindness.dm
index ba77ad2e77e..35c643c34e2 100644
--- a/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs/vision/blindness.dm
+++ b/code/datums/status_effects/debuffs/vision/blindness.dm
@@ -25,36 +25,41 @@
 		return FALSE
 
 	RegisterSignals(owner, update_signals, PROC_REF(update_blindness))
-	update_blindness()
 	return ..()
 
 /datum/status_effect/grouped/blindness/source_added(source, ...)
-	update_blindness()
+	update_blindness(source)
 
 /datum/status_effect/grouped/blindness/source_removed(source, removing)
 	if (!removing)
-		update_blindness()
+		update_blindness(source)
 
-/datum/status_effect/grouped/blindness/proc/update_blindness()
+/datum/status_effect/grouped/blindness/proc/update_blindness(changed_source)
 	if (!CAN_BE_BLIND(owner)) // future proofing
 		qdel(src)
 		return
 
 	if (!HAS_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_SIGHT_BYPASS))
-		make_blind()
+		make_blind(changed_source)
 		return
 
 	for (var/blocker in blocking_sources)
 		if (owner.is_blind_from(blocker))
-			make_blind()
+			make_blind(changed_source)
 			return
 
 	make_unblind()
 
-/datum/status_effect/grouped/blindness/proc/make_blind()
-	owner.overlay_fullscreen(id, /atom/movable/screen/fullscreen/blind)
+/datum/status_effect/grouped/blindness/proc/make_blind(changed_source)
+	// have some extra logic to determine what overlay to use
+	// by default we use the noflicker overlay
+	// but if our one and only source is from "temp blindness", use flicker overlay
+	var/overlay_to_use = /atom/movable/screen/fullscreen/blind/noflicker
+	if(changed_source == /datum/status_effect/temporary_blindness::id && length(sources) == 1)
+		overlay_to_use = /atom/movable/screen/fullscreen/blind
+	owner.overlay_fullscreen(id, overlay_to_use )
 	// You are blind - at most, able to make out shapes near you
-	owner.add_client_colour(/datum/client_colour/monochrome, REF(src))
+	owner.add_client_colour(/datum/client_colour/blindness, REF(src))
 
 /datum/status_effect/grouped/blindness/proc/make_unblind()
 	owner.clear_fullscreen(id)
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_colour.dm b/code/modules/client/client_colour.dm
index 524f24eb149..bb4ad106f73 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_colour.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_colour.dm
@@ -170,6 +170,14 @@
 
 // Color types
 
+///we want it to be less harsh for players to take blindness quirk, this adds enough color to not cause too much eye strain
+/datum/client_colour/blindness
+	priority = CLIENT_COLOR_HELMET_PRIORITY
+	split_filters = TRUE
+	color = list(/*R*/ 0.51,0.3,0.3,0, /*G*/ 0.29,0.51,0.29,0, /*B*/ 0.3,0.3,0.61,0, /*A*/ 0,0,0,1, /*C*/ 0,0,0,0) // dim and less saturated
+	fade_in = 2 SECONDS
+	fade_out = 2 SECONDS
+
 ///A client color that makes the screen look a bit more grungy, halloweenesque even.
 /datum/client_colour/halloween_helmet
 	priority = CLIENT_COLOR_HELMET_PRIORITY
diff --git a/code/modules/unit_tests/blindness.dm b/code/modules/unit_tests/blindness.dm
index 9d47e45ca5a..20a8349302b 100644
--- a/code/modules/unit_tests/blindness.dm
+++ b/code/modules/unit_tests/blindness.dm
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@
 	// Check for the status effect, duh
 	TEST_ASSERT(dummy.is_blind(), "Dummy, [status_message], did not have the blind status effect.")
 	// Being more technical, we need to check for client color and screen overlays
-	TEST_ASSERT(HAS_CLIENT_COLOR(dummy, /datum/client_colour/monochrome), "Dummy, [status_message], did not have the monochrome client color.")
+	TEST_ASSERT(HAS_CLIENT_COLOR(dummy, /datum/client_colour/blindness), "Dummy, [status_message], did not have the monochrome client color.")
 	TEST_ASSERT(HAS_SCREEN_OVERLAY(dummy, /atom/movable/screen/fullscreen/blind), "Dummy, [status_message], did not have a blind screen overlay in their list of screens.")
 
 /datum/unit_test/blindness/proc/check_if_not_blind(mob/living/carbon/human/dummy, status_message = "after being cured of blindness")
 	// Check for no status effect
 	TEST_ASSERT(!dummy.is_blind(), "Dummy, [status_message], still had the blindness status effect.")
 	// Check that the client color and screen overlay are gone
-	TEST_ASSERT(!HAS_CLIENT_COLOR(dummy, /datum/client_colour/monochrome), "Dummy, [status_message], still had the monochrome client color.")
+	TEST_ASSERT(!HAS_CLIENT_COLOR(dummy, /datum/client_colour/blindness), "Dummy, [status_message], still had the monochrome client color.")
 	TEST_ASSERT(!HAS_SCREEN_OVERLAY(dummy, /atom/movable/screen/fullscreen/blind), "Dummy, [status_message], still had the blind sceen overlay.")
 
 /**
diff --git a/icons/hud/screen_full.dmi b/icons/hud/screen_full.dmi
index be4571638b1..f507bd754fd 100644
Binary files a/icons/hud/screen_full.dmi and b/icons/hud/screen_full.dmi differ