diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index 70220414b..75002da11 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -747,7 +747,8 @@ struct player_t
 	UINT8 sparkleanim;	// (0 to 19) - Angle offset for ring sparkle animation
 	UINT16 superring;	// You were awarded rings, and have this many of them left to spawn on yourself.
 	UINT8 nextringaward;	// When should we spawn our next superring ring?
-	UINT16 ringvolume;		// When consuming lots of rings, lower the sound a little.
+	UINT8 ringvolume;		// When consuming lots of rings, lower the sound a little.
+	UINT8 ringtransparency; 	// When consuming lots of rings, fade out the rings again.
 	UINT16 ringburst;		// Queued number of rings to lose after hitlag ends
 
 	UINT8 curshield;	// see kartshields_t
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index d4c062fca..9e2c7d946 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2362,6 +2362,7 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player, boolean betweenmaps)
 	p->checkpointId = checkpointId;
 
 	p->ringvolume = 255;
+	p->ringtransparency = 255;
 
 	p->topAccel = MAXTOPACCEL;
 
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index f03344988..8fd2a8154 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -8762,6 +8762,14 @@ void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 	else
 		player->ringvolume += RINGVOLUMEREGEN;
 
+	// :D
+	if (player->ringtransparency < MINRINGTRANSPARENCY)
+		player->ringtransparency = MINRINGTRANSPARENCY;
+	else if (MAXRINGTRANSPARENCY - player->ringtransparency < RINGTRANSPARENCYREGEN)
+		player->ringtransparency = MAXRINGTRANSPARENCY;
+	else
+		player->ringtransparency += RINGTRANSPARENCYREGEN;
+
 	if (player->sadtimer)
 		player->sadtimer--;
 
@@ -11772,6 +11780,20 @@ void K_MoveKartPlayer(player_t *player, boolean onground)
 				{
 					mobj_t *ring = P_SpawnMobj(player->mo->x, player->mo->y, player->mo->z, MT_RING);
 					P_SetMobjState(ring, S_FASTRING1);
+
+					if (P_IsDisplayPlayer(player))
+					{
+						UINT8 startfade = 220;
+						UINT8 transfactor = 10 * (min(startfade, player->ringtransparency)) / startfade;
+						if (transfactor < 10)
+						{
+							transfactor = max(transfactor, 4);
+							ring->renderflags |= ((10-transfactor) << RF_TRANSSHIFT);
+							ring->renderflags |= RF_ADD;
+						}
+					}
+					player->ringtransparency -= RINGTRANSPARENCYUSEPENALTY;
+
 					ring->extravalue1 = 1; // Ring use animation timer
 					ring->extravalue2 = 1; // Ring use animation flag
 					ring->shadowscale = 0;
diff --git a/src/k_kart.h b/src/k_kart.h
index 2c5857b78..ad1132f61 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.h
+++ b/src/k_kart.h
@@ -47,10 +47,15 @@ Make sure this matches the actual number of states
 #define STUMBLE_AIRTIME TICRATE
 
 #define MAXRINGVOLUME 255
+#define MAXRINGTRANSPARENCY 255
 #define MINRINGVOLUME 100
+#define MINRINGTRANSPARENCY 100
 #define RINGVOLUMECOLLECTPENALTY 3
+#define RINGTRANSPARENCYCOLLECTPENALTY 0
 #define RINGVOLUMEUSEPENALTY 15
+#define RINGTRANSPARENCYUSEPENALTY 15
 #define RINGVOLUMEREGEN 1
+#define RINGTRANSPARENCYREGEN 3
 
 #define MAXTOPACCEL (12*FRACUNIT)
 #define TOPACCELREGEN (FRACUNIT/16)
diff --git a/src/lua_playerlib.c b/src/lua_playerlib.c
index ae4d93343..fe2291cab 100644
--- a/src/lua_playerlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_playerlib.c
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ static int player_get(lua_State *L)
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->nextringaward);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"ringvolume"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->ringvolume);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"ringtransparency"))
+		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->ringtransparency);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"ringburst"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->ringburst);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"curshield"))
@@ -907,6 +909,8 @@ static int player_set(lua_State *L)
 		plr->nextringaward = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"ringvolume"))
 		plr->ringvolume = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"ringtransparency"))
+		plr->ringtransparency = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"ringburst"))
 		plr->ringburst = luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"curshield"))
diff --git a/src/p_enemy.c b/src/p_enemy.c
index f5efa02bb..09fb44e81 100644
--- a/src/p_enemy.c
+++ b/src/p_enemy.c
@@ -3862,6 +3862,7 @@ void A_AttractChase(mobj_t *actor)
 					S_StartSoundAtVolume(actor->target, sfx_s227, actor->target->player->ringvolume);
 
 				actor->target->player->ringvolume -= RINGVOLUMECOLLECTPENALTY;
+				actor->target->player->ringtransparency -= RINGTRANSPARENCYCOLLECTPENALTY;
 
 				actor->target->player->pickuprings--;
 				P_RemoveMobj(actor);
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.c b/src/p_saveg.c
index e1ed123f9..712a7d9d4 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.c
+++ b/src/p_saveg.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ static void P_NetArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 		WRITEUINT16(save->p, players[i].superring);
 		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].nextringaward);
 		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].ringvolume);
+		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].ringtransparency);
 		WRITEUINT16(save->p, players[i].ringburst);
 
 		WRITEUINT8(save->p, players[i].curshield);
@@ -1063,6 +1064,7 @@ static void P_NetUnArchivePlayers(savebuffer_t *save)
 		players[i].superring = READUINT16(save->p);
 		players[i].nextringaward = READUINT8(save->p);
 		players[i].ringvolume = READUINT8(save->p);
+		players[i].ringtransparency = READUINT8(save->p);
 		players[i].ringburst = READUINT16(save->p);
 
 		players[i].curshield = READUINT8(save->p);