diff --git a/port/src/optionsmenu.c b/port/src/optionsmenu.c
index c700b8dcb..b3f80e207 100644
--- a/port/src/optionsmenu.c
+++ b/port/src/optionsmenu.c
@@ -971,7 +971,6 @@ static MenuItemHandlerResult menuhandlerCrosshairColorPreview(s32 operation, str
 {
 	if (operation == MENUOP_GETCOLOUR) {
 		data->label.colour1 = g_PlayerExtCfg[g_ExtMenuPlayer].crosshaircolour;
-		data->label.colour2 = g_PlayerExtCfg[g_ExtMenuPlayer].crosshaircolour;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1019,10 +1018,10 @@ struct menuitem g_ExtendedGameCrosshairColourMenuItems[] = {
 		NULL,
 	},
 	{
-		MENUITEMTYPE_LABEL,
+		MENUITEMTYPE_COLORBOX,
+		0,
+		0,
 		0,
-		MENUITEMFLAG_LITERAL_TEXT | MENUITEMFLAG_LABEL_CUSTOMCOLOUR | MENUITEMFLAG_SELECTABLE_CENTRE,
-		(uintptr_t)"PREVIEW\n",
 		0,
 		menuhandlerCrosshairColorPreview,
 	},
diff --git a/src/game/menu.c b/src/game/menu.c
index b63ad6315..46e743aca 100644
--- a/src/game/menu.c
+++ b/src/game/menu.c
@@ -1178,6 +1178,9 @@ bool menuIsItemFocusable(struct menuitem *item, struct menudialog *dialog, s32 a
 	case MENUITEMTYPE_METER:
 	case MENUITEMTYPE_MARQUEE:
 	case MENUITEMTYPE_CONTROLLER:
+#ifndef PLATFORM_N64
+	case MENUITEMTYPE_COLORBOX:
+#endif
 		return false;
 	case MENUITEMTYPE_10:
 	case MENUITEMTYPE_14:
diff --git a/src/game/menuitem.c b/src/game/menuitem.c
index 11e53274d..d780e74ab 100644
--- a/src/game/menuitem.c
+++ b/src/game/menuitem.c
@@ -2109,6 +2109,36 @@ Gfx *menuitemMeterRender(Gfx *gdl, struct menurendercontext *context)
 	return gdl;
 }
 
+#ifndef PLATFORM_N64
+
+// Draws a colored box which fills the background of the menu item.
+Gfx* menuitemColorBoxRender(Gfx *gdl, struct menurendercontext *context)
+{
+	u32 width = context->width;
+	u32 height = context->height;
+	u32 colour1;
+	s32 x1;
+	s32 x2;
+
+	x1 = context->x;
+	x2 = x1 + width;
+
+	union handlerdata data;
+	if (context->item->handlervoid) {
+		context->item->handlervoid(MENUOP_GETCOLOUR, context->item, &data);
+	}
+
+	colour1 = data.label.colour1;
+
+	gdl = textSetPrimColour(gdl, colour1);
+	gDPFillRectangleScaled(gdl++, x1, context->y, x2, context->y + height);
+	gdl = text0f153838(gdl);
+
+	return gdl;
+}
+
+#endif 
+
 Gfx *menuitemSelectableRender(Gfx *gdl, struct menurendercontext *context)
 {
 	u32 leftcolour;
@@ -4349,6 +4379,7 @@ Gfx *menuitemRender(Gfx *gdl, struct menurendercontext *context)
 	case MENUITEMTYPE_CAROUSEL:    return menuitemCarouselRender(gdl, context);
 	case MENUITEMTYPE_MODEL:       return menuitemModelRender(gdl, context);
 	case MENUITEMTYPE_CONTROLLER:  return menuitemControllerRender(gdl, context);
+	case MENUITEMTYPE_COLORBOX:    return menuitemColorBoxRender(gdl, context);
 	}
 
 	return gdl;
diff --git a/src/include/constants.h b/src/include/constants.h
index 943f172d3..8b39686d4 100644
--- a/src/include/constants.h
+++ b/src/include/constants.h
@@ -1692,6 +1692,10 @@
 #define MENUITEMTYPE_CONTROLLER  0x19
 #define MENUITEMTYPE_END         0x1a
 
+#ifndef PLATFORM_N64
+#define MENUITEMTYPE_COLORBOX    0x1b
+#endif 
+
 #define MENUMODELFLAG_HASSCALE    0x01
 #define MENUMODELFLAG_HASPOSITION 0x02
 #define MENUMODELFLAG_HASROTATION 0x04
diff --git a/src/include/game/menuitem.h b/src/include/game/menuitem.h
index 27747bf71..79b868989 100644
--- a/src/include/game/menuitem.h
+++ b/src/include/game/menuitem.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ Gfx *menuitemLabelRender(Gfx *gdl, struct menurendercontext *context);
 
 Gfx *menuitemMeterRender(Gfx *gdl, struct menurendercontext *context);
 
+#ifndef PLATFORM_N64
+Gfx *menuitemColorBoxRender(Gfx *gdl, struct menurendercontext *context);
+#endif
+
 Gfx *menuitemSelectableRender(Gfx *gdl, struct menurendercontext *context);
 bool menuitemSelectableTick(struct menuitem *item, struct menuinputs *inputs, u32 tickflags);