diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index 1e7d1f8b5..e92d79038 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -339,6 +339,11 @@ typedef enum
 	// Tricks
 	khud_trickcool,
 
+	// Exp
+	khud_oldexp,
+	khud_exp,
+	khud_exptimer,
+
 	NUMKARTHUD
 } karthudtype_t;
 
diff --git a/src/k_hud.cpp b/src/k_hud.cpp
index c30f4b918..4a3c66ac4 100644
--- a/src/k_hud.cpp
+++ b/src/k_hud.cpp
@@ -3921,7 +3921,7 @@ static boolean K_drawKartLaps(void)
 	INT32 bump = 0;
 	boolean drewsticker = false;
 
-	UINT16 displayEXP = stplyr->exp;
+	UINT16 displayEXP = stplyr->karthud[khud_exp];
 
 	// Jesus Christ.
 	// I do not understand the way this system of offsets is laid out at all,
@@ -3999,6 +3999,10 @@ static boolean K_drawKartLaps(void)
 		}
 	}
 
+	boolean dance = (stplyr->exp > (UINT32)stplyr->karthud[khud_exp]);
+	INT32 danceflag = dance ? V_STRINGDANCE : 0;
+	UINT16 dancecolor = dance ? SKINCOLOR_AQUAMARINE : 0;
+
 	// EXP
 	if (displayEXP == UINT16_MAX)
 	{
@@ -4048,9 +4052,15 @@ static boolean K_drawKartLaps(void)
 		V_DrawMappedPatch(fr, fy, transflag|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags, kp_exp[1], colormap);
 
 		// EXP
-		V_DrawScaledPatch(fr+11, fy, V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags, fontv[PINGNUM_FONT].font[displayEXP/100]);
-		V_DrawScaledPatch(fr+15, fy, V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags, fontv[PINGNUM_FONT].font[displayEXP/10%10]);
-		V_DrawScaledPatch(fr+19, fy, V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags, fontv[PINGNUM_FONT].font[displayEXP%10]);
+
+		using srb2::Draw;
+
+		Draw row = Draw(fr+11, fy).flags(V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags|danceflag).font(Draw::Font::kPing).colorize(dancecolor);
+		row.text("{:03}", displayEXP);
+
+		//V_DrawScaledPatch(fr+11, fy, V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags, fontv[PINGNUM_FONT].font[displayEXP/100]);
+		//V_DrawScaledPatch(fr+15, fy, V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags, fontv[PINGNUM_FONT].font[displayEXP/10%10]);
+		//V_DrawScaledPatch(fr+19, fy, V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags, fontv[PINGNUM_FONT].font[displayEXP%10]);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -4065,7 +4075,7 @@ static boolean K_drawKartLaps(void)
 		V_DrawMappedPatch(LAPS_X+bump, LAPS_Y, transflag|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags, kp_exp[0], colormap);
 
 		using srb2::Draw;
-		Draw row = Draw(LAPS_X+23+bump, LAPS_Y+3).flags(V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags).font(Draw::Font::kThinTimer);
+		Draw row = Draw(LAPS_X+23+bump, LAPS_Y+3).flags(V_HUDTRANS|V_SLIDEIN|splitflags|danceflag).font(Draw::Font::kThinTimer).colorize(dancecolor);
 		row.text("{:03}", displayEXP);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 41aca4318..25e375001 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -8898,6 +8898,31 @@ void K_KartPlayerHUDUpdate(player_t *player)
 	if (player->positiondelay)
 		player->positiondelay--;
 
+	if (player->exp != (UINT32)player->karthud[khud_oldexp])
+	{
+		if (player->exp <= (UINT32)player->karthud[khud_oldexp])
+		{
+			player->karthud[khud_oldexp] = 0;
+			player->karthud[khud_exp] = 0;
+			player->karthud[khud_exptimer] = 0;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			INT32 delta = player->exp - player->karthud[khud_exp];
+			INT32 speed = max(1, 10-delta);
+
+			player->karthud[khud_exptimer]++;
+
+			if (player->karthud[khud_exptimer] >= speed)
+			{
+				player->karthud[khud_exp]++;
+				player->karthud[khud_exptimer] = 0;
+				if (player->exp == (UINT32)player->karthud[khud_exp])
+					player->karthud[khud_oldexp] = player->exp;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (!(player->pflags & PF_FAULT || player->pflags & PF_VOID))
 		player->karthud[khud_fault] = 0;
 	else if (player->karthud[khud_fault] > 0 && player->karthud[khud_fault] <= 2*TICRATE)