diff --git a/arm9/source/common/ui.c b/arm9/source/common/ui.c
index 0129b1f..a439085 100644
--- a/arm9/source/common/ui.c
+++ b/arm9/source/common/ui.c
@@ -1064,16 +1064,17 @@ bool ShowProgress(u64 current, u64 total, const char* opstr)
 
 int ShowBrightnessConfig(int set_brightness)
 {
+    const int old_brightness = set_brightness;
     u32 btn_input, bar_count;
     int bar_x_pos, bar_y_pos, bar_width, bar_height;
 
     const char *brightness_str =
-        "[<] Decrease brightness\n"
-        "[>] Increase brightness\n"
-        "[X] Use the volume slider as control\n"
-        "\n"
-        "[A] Set screen brightness\n"
-        "[B] Exit";
+        "[\x1B] Decrease brightness\n"
+        "[\x1A] Increase brightness\n"
+        " \n"
+        "[X] Use volume slider control\n"
+        "[A] Set current brightness\n"
+        "[B] Cancel";
     static const u16 brightness_slider_colmasks[] = {
         COLOR_RED, COLOR_GREEN, COLOR_BLUE, COLOR_WHITE
     };
@@ -1094,7 +1095,7 @@ int ShowBrightnessConfig(int set_brightness)
     // draw initial UI stuff
     DrawStringF(MAIN_SCREEN,
         (SCREEN_WIDTH_MAIN - GetDrawStringWidth(brightness_str)) / 2,
-        (SCREEN_HEIGHT / 4) * 3, COLOR_STD_FONT, COLOR_STD_BG, brightness_str);
+        (SCREEN_HEIGHT / 4) * 2, COLOR_STD_FONT, COLOR_STD_BG, brightness_str);
 
     // draw all color gradient bars
     for (int x = 0; x < bar_width; x++) {
@@ -1117,9 +1118,9 @@ int ShowBrightnessConfig(int set_brightness)
     }
 
     while(1) {
-        int old_br, slider_x_pos, slider_y_pos;
+        int prev_brightness, slider_x_pos, slider_y_pos;
 
-        old_br = set_brightness;
+        prev_brightness = set_brightness;
         slider_y_pos = bar_y_pos + (bar_height * 3) + font_height;
 
         if (set_brightness != BRIGHTNESS_AUTOMATIC) {
@@ -1148,8 +1149,9 @@ int ShowBrightnessConfig(int set_brightness)
             set_brightness += 10;
         } else if (btn_input & BUTTON_X) {
             set_brightness = BRIGHTNESS_AUTOMATIC;
+            break;
         } else if (btn_input & BUTTON_B) {
-            set_brightness = 0;
+            set_brightness = old_brightness;
             break;
         } else if (btn_input & BUTTON_A) {
             break;
@@ -1158,10 +1160,11 @@ int ShowBrightnessConfig(int set_brightness)
         if (set_brightness != BRIGHTNESS_AUTOMATIC)
             set_brightness = clamp(set_brightness, BRIGHTNESS_MIN, BRIGHTNESS_MAX);
 
-        if (set_brightness != old_br)
+        if (set_brightness != prev_brightness)
             SetScreenBrightness(set_brightness);
     }
 
     ClearScreen(MAIN_SCREEN, COLOR_STD_BG);
+    SetScreenBrightness(set_brightness);
     return set_brightness;
 }
diff --git a/arm9/source/godmode.c b/arm9/source/godmode.c
index 3b0bf81..f2ef45a 100644
--- a/arm9/source/godmode.c
+++ b/arm9/source/godmode.c
@@ -1883,6 +1883,7 @@ u32 HomeMoreMenu(char* current_path) {
     int bsupport = ++n_opt;
     int hsrestore = ((CheckHealthAndSafetyInject("1:") == 0) || (CheckHealthAndSafetyInject("4:") == 0)) ? (int) ++n_opt : -1;
     int clock = ++n_opt;
+    int bright = ++n_opt;
     int sysinfo = ++n_opt;
     int readme = (FindVTarFileInfo(VRAM0_README_MD, NULL)) ? (int) ++n_opt : -1;
     
@@ -1892,6 +1893,7 @@ u32 HomeMoreMenu(char* current_path) {
     if (bsupport > 0) optionstr[bsupport - 1] = "Build support files";
     if (hsrestore > 0) optionstr[hsrestore - 1] = "Restore H&S";
     if (clock > 0) optionstr[clock - 1] = "Set RTC date&time";
+    if (bright > 0) optionstr[bright - 1] = "Configure brightness";
     if (sysinfo > 0) optionstr[sysinfo - 1] = "System info";
     if (readme > 0) optionstr[readme - 1] = "Show ReadMe";
     
@@ -1993,6 +1995,15 @@ u32 HomeMoreMenu(char* current_path) {
         }
         return 0;
     }
+    else if (user_select == bright) { // brightness config dialogue
+        s32 old_brightness, new_brightness;
+        if (!LoadSupportFile("gm9bright.cfg", &old_brightness, 4))
+            old_brightness = BRIGHTNESS_AUTOMATIC; // auto by default
+        new_brightness = ShowBrightnessConfig(old_brightness);
+        if (old_brightness != new_brightness)
+            SaveSupportFile("gm9bright.cfg", &new_brightness, 4);
+        return 0;
+    }
     else if (user_select == sysinfo) { // Myria's system info
         char* sysinfo_txt = (char*) malloc(STD_BUFFER_SIZE);
         if (!sysinfo_txt) return 1;
@@ -2026,6 +2037,7 @@ u32 GodMode(int entrypoint) {
     bool bootloader = IS_UNLOCKED && (entrypoint == ENTRY_NANDBOOT);
     bool bootmenu = bootloader && (BOOTMENU_KEY != BUTTON_START) && CheckButton(BOOTMENU_KEY);
     bool godmode9 = !bootloader;
+
     
     // FIRM from FCRAM handling
     FirmHeader* firm_in_mem = (FirmHeader*) __FIRMTMP_ADDR; // should be safe here
@@ -2065,6 +2077,11 @@ u32 GodMode(int entrypoint) {
     InitExtFS();
     CalibrateTouchFromFlash();
 
+    // brightness from file?
+    s32 brightness = -1;
+    if (LoadSupportFile("gm9bright.cfg", &brightness, 0x4))
+        SetScreenBrightness(brightness);
+
     // custom font handling
     if (CheckSupportFile("font.pbm")) {
         u8* pbm = (u8*) malloc(0x10000); // arbitrary, should be enough by far