diff --git a/dist/popnhax/popnhax.xml b/dist/popnhax/popnhax.xml
index 4708afa..357824e 100644
--- a/dist/popnhax/popnhax.xml
+++ b/dist/popnhax/popnhax.xml
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@
   <!-- Manually set XML file containing patches (requires patch_xml_auto to be disabled) -->
   <patch_xml_filename __type="str"></patch_xml_filename>
   <!-- END OF USER SETTINGS -->
-  
+
   <!-- DEBUG OPTIONS FOLLOW (GENERALLY SHOULD NOT BE CHANGED) -->
-  
+
   <!-- Offset the keysounds by x ms (negative is earlier) -->
   <keysound_offset __type="s8">0</keysound_offset>
+  <!-- Adjust pop-kun and beam brightness (won't affect long popkuns) -->
+  <beam_brightness __type="s8">0</beam_brightness>
   <!-- Force the newly created buffers to be the same size as the original buffers -->
   <disable_expansions __type="bool">0</disable_expansions>
   <!-- Copy the new table information over top the old tables (automatically enables disable_expansions) -->
diff --git a/popnhax/config.h b/popnhax/config.h
index 71010b0..b7253ad 100644
--- a/popnhax/config.h
+++ b/popnhax/config.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct popnhax_config {
     bool patch_xml_auto;
     char patch_xml_filename[MAX_PATH];
     int8_t keysound_offset;
+    int8_t beam_brightness;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/popnhax/dllmain.cc b/popnhax/dllmain.cc
index 7ce2051..0782a26 100644
--- a/popnhax/dllmain.cc
+++ b/popnhax/dllmain.cc
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ PSMAP_MEMBER_REQ(PSMAP_PROPERTY_TYPE_STR, struct popnhax_config, patch_xml_filen
                  "/popnhax/patch_xml_filename")
 PSMAP_MEMBER_REQ(PSMAP_PROPERTY_TYPE_S8, struct popnhax_config, keysound_offset,
                  "/popnhax/keysound_offset")
+PSMAP_MEMBER_REQ(PSMAP_PROPERTY_TYPE_S8, struct popnhax_config, beam_brightness,
+                 "/popnhax/beam_brightness")
 PSMAP_END
 
 enum BufferIndexes {
@@ -1291,6 +1293,37 @@ static bool get_addr_timing_offset(uint32_t *res)
     return true;
 }
 
+/* helper function to retrieve beam brightness address */
+static bool get_addr_beam_brightness(uint32_t *res)
+{
+    static uint32_t addr = 0;
+
+    if (addr != 0)
+    {
+            *res = addr;
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    DWORD dllSize = 0;
+    char *data = getDllData("popn22.dll", &dllSize);
+
+    fuzzy_search_task task;
+
+    FUZZY_START(task, 1)
+    FUZZY_CODE(task, 0, "\xB8\x64\x00\x00\x00\xD9", 6)
+    int64_t pattern_offset = find_block(data, dllSize, &task, 0);
+    if (pattern_offset == -1) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    addr = (uint32_t) ((int64_t)data + pattern_offset + 1);
+#if DEBUG == 1
+    printf("BEAM BRIGHTNESS MEMORYZONE %x\n", addr);
+#endif
+    *res = addr;
+    return true;
+}
+
 /* helper function to retrieve SD timing address */
 static bool get_addr_sd_timing(uint32_t *res)
 {
@@ -1746,6 +1779,63 @@ static bool patch_keysound_offset(int8_t value)
     return true;
 }
 
+static bool patch_add_to_beam_brightness(int8_t delta) {
+    int32_t new_value = delta;
+    char *as_hex = (char *) &new_value;
+
+    printf("popnhax: beam brightness: adding %d to beam brightness.\n",delta);
+
+    uint32_t beam_brightness_addr;
+    if (!get_addr_beam_brightness(&beam_brightness_addr))
+    {
+        printf("popnhax: beam brightness: cannot find base address\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    int32_t current_value = *(int32_t *) beam_brightness_addr;
+    new_value = current_value+delta;
+    if (new_value < 0)
+    {
+        printf("popnhax: beam brightness: fix invalid value (%d -> 0)\n",new_value);
+        new_value = 0;
+    }
+    if (new_value > 255)
+    {
+        printf("popnhax: beam brightness: fix invalid value (%d -> 255)\n",new_value);
+        new_value = 255;
+    }
+
+    patch_memory(beam_brightness_addr, as_hex, 4);
+    patch_memory(beam_brightness_addr+0x39, as_hex, 4);
+    printf("popnhax: beam brightness is now %d.\n",new_value);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool patch_beam_brightness(uint8_t value) {
+    uint32_t newvalue = value;
+    char *as_hex = (char *) &newvalue;
+    bool res = true;
+
+    /* call get_addr_beam_brightness() so that it can still work after base value is overwritten */
+    uint32_t beam_brightness_addr;
+    get_addr_beam_brightness(&beam_brightness_addr);
+
+    if (!patch_hex("\xB8\x64\x00\x00\x00\xD9", 6, 0x3A, as_hex, 4))
+    {
+        printf("popnhax: base offset: cannot patch HD beam brightness\n");
+        res = false;
+    }
+
+    if (!patch_hex("\xB8\x64\x00\x00\x00\xD9", 6, 1, as_hex, 4))
+    {
+        printf("popnhax: base offset: cannot patch SD beam brightness\n");
+        res = false;
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
 static bool patch_base_offset(int32_t value) {
     char *as_hex = (char *) &value;
     bool res = true;
@@ -1793,6 +1883,13 @@ static bool patch_hd_resolution(uint8_t mode) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /* set popkun and beam brightness to 85 instead of 100, like HD mode does */
+    if (!patch_beam_brightness(85))
+    {
+        printf("popnhax: HD resolution: cannot set beam brightness\n");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /* set window to 1360*768 */
     if (!patch_hex("\x0F\xB6\xC0\xF7\xD8\x1B\xC0\x25\xD0\x02", 10, -5, "\xB8\x50\x05\x00\x00\xC3\xCC\xCC\xCC", 9)
      && !patch_hex("\x84\xc0\x74\x14\x0f\xb6\x05", 7, -5, "\xB8\x50\x05\x00\x00\xC3\xCC\xCC\xCC", 9))
@@ -1863,6 +1960,11 @@ BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserv
             patch_keysound_offset(config.keysound_offset);
         }
 
+        if (config.beam_brightness){
+            /* must be called _after_ force_hd_resolution */
+            patch_add_to_beam_brightness(config.beam_brightness);
+        }
+
         if (config.event_mode) {
             patch_event_mode();
         }