diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/FreeplayState.hx b/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/FreeplayState.hx
index fa62a3e08..e4a007382 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/FreeplayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/FreeplayState.hx
@@ -776,12 +776,10 @@ class FreeplayState extends MusicBeatSubState
       funnyMenu.hsvShader = hsvShader;
       funnyMenu.newText.animation.curAnim.curFrame = 45 - ((i * 4) % 45);
 
-      // This stops the bounce-in animation.
-      // I would like to use to use the jump in now that it looks better,
-      // but I still can't because switching from harder to normal difficulties causes the x positions to mess up
-      /*if (fromCharSelect)*/ funnyMenu.forcePosition();
-      /*else
-        funnyMenu.initJumpIn(0, force); */
+      // Stops the bounce-in animation when returning to freeplay from the character selection screen.
+      if (fromCharSelect) funnyMenu.forcePosition();
+      else
+        funnyMenu.initJumpIn(0, force);
 
       grpCapsules.add(funnyMenu);
     }
@@ -2088,6 +2086,8 @@ class FreeplayState extends MusicBeatSubState
 
       capsule.selected = index == curSelected + 1;
 
+      if (index > 1) capsule.curSelected = curSelected;
+
       capsule.targetPos.y = capsule.intendedY(index - curSelected);
       capsule.targetPos.x = capsule.intendedX(index - curSelected);
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/SongMenuItem.hx b/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/SongMenuItem.hx
index 13089fe66..fa56d9c33 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/SongMenuItem.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/freeplay/SongMenuItem.hx
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
   var sparkleTimer:FlxTimer;
 
   var index:Int;
+  public var curSelected:Int;
 
   public function new(x:Float, y:Float)
   {
@@ -615,11 +616,13 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
         capsule.scale.y *= realScaled;
 
         frameInTypeBeat += 1;
+        // Move the targetPos set to the if statement below if you want them to shift to their target positions after jumping in instead
+        // I have no idea why this if instead of frameInTypeBeat == xFrames.length works even though they're the same thing
+        if (targetPos.x <= 320) targetPos.x = intendedX(index - curSelected);
       }
       else if (frameInTypeBeat == xFrames.length)
       {
         doJumpIn = false;
-        targetPos.x = intendedX(index);
       }
     }