diff --git a/src/game.rs b/src/game.rs
index 93c19b19..c2d0ef07 100644
--- a/src/game.rs
+++ b/src/game.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ impl geng::State for Game {
             geng::Event::CursorMove { position } => {
                 self.ui_context.cursor.cursor_move(position.as_f32());
             }
+            geng::Event::MousePress {
+                button: geng::MouseButton::Left,
+            } => self.model.cursor_clicked = true,
             geng::Event::TouchStart(touch) if self.active_touch.is_none() => {
                 self.active_touch = Some(touch.id);
             }
@@ -197,5 +200,6 @@ impl geng::State for Game {
             .screen_to_world(game_pos.size(), pos)
             .as_r32();
         self.model.update(target_pos, delta_time);
+        self.model.cursor_clicked = false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/menu/level.rs b/src/menu/level.rs
index 3dc0ad1f..8314ff01 100644
--- a/src/menu/level.rs
+++ b/src/menu/level.rs
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ impl geng::State for LevelMenu {
                 .play_button
                 .base_collider
                 .contains(cursor_world.as_r32());
+            if hovering && self.ui_context.cursor.was_down {
+                self.play_button.clicked = true;
+            }
             self.play_button.update(hovering, delta_time);
         }
         if self.play_button.hover_time.is_max() {
diff --git a/src/menu/main.rs b/src/menu/main.rs
index d6a2c3a2..17ce8e4c 100644
--- a/src/menu/main.rs
+++ b/src/menu/main.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ pub struct MainMenu {
     framebuffer_size: vec2<usize>,
     /// Cursor position in screen space.
     cursor_pos: vec2<f64>,
+    /// Cursor clicked last frame.
+    clicked: bool,
     active_touch: Option<u64>,
     cursor_world_pos: vec2<Coord>,
     camera: Camera2d,
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ impl MainMenu {
             cursor_pos: vec2::ZERO,
             active_touch: None,
             cursor_world_pos: vec2::ZERO,
+            clicked: false,
             camera: Camera2d {
                 center: vec2::ZERO,
                 rotation: Angle::ZERO,
@@ -97,6 +100,9 @@ impl geng::State for MainMenu {
         self.player.reset_distance();
 
         let hovering = self.player.collider.check(&self.play_button.base_collider);
+        if hovering && self.clicked {
+            self.play_button.clicked = true;
+        }
         self.play_button.update(hovering, delta_time);
         self.player
             .update_distance_simple(&self.play_button.base_collider);
@@ -104,6 +110,8 @@ impl geng::State for MainMenu {
             self.play_button.hover_time.set_ratio(Time::ZERO);
             self.play();
         }
+
+        self.clicked = false;
     }
 
     fn fixed_update(&mut self, delta_time: f64) {
@@ -116,6 +124,9 @@ impl geng::State for MainMenu {
             geng::Event::CursorMove { position } => {
                 self.cursor_pos = position;
             }
+            geng::Event::MousePress {
+                button: geng::MouseButton::Left,
+            } => self.clicked = true,
             geng::Event::TouchStart(touch) if self.active_touch.is_none() => {
                 self.active_touch = Some(touch.id);
             }
diff --git a/src/model/logic/mod.rs b/src/model/logic/mod.rs
index 4af62b62..a74ba348 100644
--- a/src/model/logic/mod.rs
+++ b/src/model/logic/mod.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ impl Model {
                     .restart_button
                     .base_collider
                     .check(&self.player.collider);
+                if hovering && self.cursor_clicked {
+                    self.restart_button.clicked = true;
+                }
                 self.restart_button.update(hovering, delta_time);
                 self.player
                     .update_distance_simple(&self.restart_button.base_collider);
@@ -159,6 +162,9 @@ impl Model {
 
                 // 1 second before the UI is active
                 let hovering = self.exit_button.base_collider.check(&self.player.collider);
+                if hovering && self.cursor_clicked {
+                    self.exit_button.clicked = true;
+                }
                 self.exit_button.update(hovering, delta_time);
                 self.player
                     .update_distance_simple(&self.exit_button.base_collider);
diff --git a/src/model/mod.rs b/src/model/mod.rs
index ae9118c2..57a571f8 100644
--- a/src/model/mod.rs
+++ b/src/model/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub struct HoverButton {
     pub base_collider: Collider,
     pub hover_time: Lifetime,
     pub animation: Movement,
+    pub clicked: bool,
 }
 
 impl HoverButton {
@@ -36,21 +37,29 @@ impl HoverButton {
                 key_frames: vec![MoveFrame::scale(0.5, 5.0), MoveFrame::scale(0.25, 75.0)].into(),
                 fade_out: r32(0.2),
             },
+            clicked: false,
         }
     }
 
     /// Whether is button is now fading, i.e. going to finish its animation regardless of input.
     pub fn is_fading(&self) -> bool {
         // TODO: more custom
-        self.hover_time.get_ratio().as_f32() > 0.5
+        self.hover_time.get_ratio().as_f32() > 0.6
     }
 
     pub fn update(&mut self, hovering: bool, delta_time: Time) {
-        self.hover_time.change(if self.is_fading() || hovering {
-            delta_time
+        let scale = if self.is_fading() {
+            self.clicked = false;
+            1.0
+        } else if self.clicked {
+            3.0
+        } else if hovering {
+            1.0
         } else {
-            -delta_time
-        });
+            -1.0
+        };
+        let dt = r32(scale) * delta_time;
+        self.hover_time.change(dt);
     }
 }
 
@@ -94,6 +103,8 @@ pub struct Model {
     pub high_score: i32,
     pub camera: Camera2d,
     pub player: Player,
+    /// Whether the cursor clicked last frame.
+    pub cursor_clicked: bool,
 
     pub options: Options,
     /// The level being played. Not changed, apart from music being played.
@@ -163,6 +174,7 @@ impl Model {
                 ),
                 level.config.health.max,
             ),
+            cursor_clicked: false,
 
             level_state: LevelState::default(),
             state: State::Starting {