diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ui/BaseConfigScreen.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ui/BaseConfigScreen.java
index 849792f5d..4063c63b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ui/BaseConfigScreen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ui/BaseConfigScreen.java
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.widgets.StencilWidget;
 
 public class BaseConfigScreen extends ConfigScreen {
 
-	StencilWidget clientConfigWidget;
-	StencilWidget commonConfigWidget;
-	StencilWidget serverConfigWidget;
+	ConfigButton clientConfigWidget;
+	ConfigButton commonConfigWidget;
+	ConfigButton serverConfigWidget;
 
 	public BaseConfigScreen(Screen parent) {
 		super(parent);
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ public class BaseConfigScreen extends ConfigScreen {
 				30,
 				text2
 		));
+		commonConfigWidget.active = false;
+		commonConfigWidget.updateColorsFromState();
 
 		StencilElement text3 = new TextStencilElement.Centered(client.fontRenderer, new StringTextComponent("SERVER CONFIG").formatted(TextFormatting.BOLD), 200).at(0, 11, 0);
 		widgets.add(serverConfigWidget = ConfigButton.createFromTextElement(
@@ -52,6 +54,17 @@ public class BaseConfigScreen extends ConfigScreen {
 				30,
 				text3
 		));
+		serverConfigWidget.active = false;
+		serverConfigWidget.updateColorsFromState();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void tick() {
+		super.tick();
+
+		widgets.stream()
+				.filter(w -> w instanceof ConfigButton)
+				.forEach(w -> ((ConfigButton) w).tick());
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ui/ConfigButton.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ui/ConfigButton.java
index de4aabeb0..ffe8a18f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ui/ConfigButton.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/config/ui/ConfigButton.java
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 package com.simibubi.create.foundation.config.ui;
 
-import net.minecraft.client.gui.AbstractGui;
-import net.minecraft.client.gui.screen.Screen;
-import net.minecraft.util.text.StringTextComponent;
-
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.matrix.MatrixStack;
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.GlStateManager;
@@ -12,10 +8,17 @@ import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.CombinedStencilElement;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.StencilElement;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.UIRenderHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.gui.widgets.StencilWidget;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.ColorHelper;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.animation.LerpedFloat;
 
 public class ConfigButton extends StencilWidget {
 
-	protected int gradientColor1 = 0xff_c0c0ff, gradientColor2 = 0xff_7b7ba3;
+	LerpedFloat colorAnimation = LerpedFloat.linear();
+	protected int gradientColor1 = Palette.button_idle_1, gradientColor2 = Palette.button_idle_2;
+	private int colorTarget1, colorTarget2;
+	private int previousColor1, previousColor2;
+
+	protected boolean wasHovered;
 
 	public static ConfigButton createFromTextElement(int x, int y, int width, int height, StencilElement text) {
 		ConfigButton button = new ConfigButton(x, y, width, height);
@@ -45,12 +48,88 @@ public class ConfigButton extends StencilWidget {
 		super(x, y, width, height, stencilElement);
 	}
 
+	public void tick() {
+		colorAnimation.tickChaser();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void onClick(double x, double y) {
+		gradientColor1 = Palette.button_click_1;
+		gradientColor2 = Palette.button_click_2;
+		startGradientAnimation(Palette.getColorForButtonState(true, active, hovered), Palette.getColorForButtonState(false, active, hovered), true, 0.15);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void renderButton(@Nonnull MatrixStack ms, int mouseX, int mouseY, float partialTicks) {
+		//update hover status
+		//hovered = isMouseOver(mouseX, mouseY);
+		if (hovered != wasHovered) {
+			startGradientAnimation(
+					Palette.getColorForButtonState(true, active, hovered),
+					Palette.getColorForButtonState(false, active, hovered),
+					hovered
+			);
+		}
+
+		//update color animations
+		if (!colorAnimation.settled()) {
+			float animationValue = 1 - Math.abs(colorAnimation.getValue(partialTicks));
+			gradientColor1 = ColorHelper.mixAlphaColors(previousColor1, colorTarget1, animationValue);
+			gradientColor2 = ColorHelper.mixAlphaColors(previousColor2, colorTarget2, animationValue);
+		}
+
 		RenderSystem.enableBlend();
 		RenderSystem.blendFunc(GlStateManager.SourceFactor.ONE, GlStateManager.DestFactor.ONE);
 		fill(ms, x, y, x + width, y + height, 0x30_ffffff);
 		RenderSystem.defaultBlendFunc();
 		super.renderButton(ms, mouseX, mouseY, partialTicks);
+		wasHovered = hovered;
+	}
+
+	public void updateColorsFromState() {
+		gradientColor1 = Palette.getColorForButtonState(true, active, hovered);
+		gradientColor2 = Palette.getColorForButtonState(false, active, hovered);
+	}
+
+	private void startGradientAnimation(int c1, int c2, boolean positive, double expSpeed) {
+		colorAnimation.startWithValue(positive ? 1 : -1);
+		colorAnimation.chase(0, expSpeed, LerpedFloat.Chaser.EXP);
+
+		previousColor1 = gradientColor1;
+		previousColor2 = gradientColor2;
+
+		colorTarget1 = c1;
+		colorTarget2 = c2;
+	}
+
+	private void startGradientAnimation(int c1, int c2, boolean positive) {
+		startGradientAnimation(c1, c2, positive, 0.3);
+	}
+
+	public static class Palette {
+		public static int button_idle_1 = 0xff_c0c0ff;
+		public static int button_idle_2 = 0xff_7b7ba3;
+
+		public static int button_hover_1 = 0xff_7b7ba3;
+		public static int button_hover_2 = 0xff_616192;
+
+		public static int button_click_1 = 0xff_4b4bff;
+		public static int button_click_2 = 0xff_3b3bdd;
+
+		public static int button_disable_1 = 0xff_909090;
+		public static int button_disable_2 = 0xff_606060;
+
+		public static int getColorForButtonState(boolean first, boolean active, boolean hovered) {
+			if (!active) {
+				return first ? button_disable_1 : button_disable_2;
+			}
+
+			if (!hovered) {
+				return first ? button_idle_1 : button_idle_2;
+			}
+
+			return first ? button_hover_1 : button_hover_2;
+		}
+
 	}
 }