diff --git a/game/scripts/utility/console.rpy b/game/scripts/utility/console.rpy
index fab5c144..49cfeabc 100644
--- a/game/scripts/utility/console.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/utility/console.rpy
@@ -609,12 +609,16 @@ screen console:
 
         viewport:
             style_prefix "_console"
-            mousewheel True
+            mousewheel is_modal
             scrollbars "vertical"
             yinitial 1.0
             ymaximum 1040
             id "consolevp"
 
+            if not is_modal:
+                at transform:
+                    alpha 0.5
+
             has vbox
 
             for entry in history:
@@ -626,14 +630,24 @@ screen console:
                 $ stdout = " $ " if entry.is_stdio else "   "
                 $ info = f"{{size=-2}}{{color=#ffffff80}}{timestamp}{{/color}}{{color=#228b22}}{stdout}{{/color}}{{/size}}"
 
-                if entry.command is not None:
-                    textbutton "[info!i][entry.command!q]" style "console_command" action [CopyToClipboard(entry.command), Notify("Copied to clipboard.")]
+                if is_modal:
+                    if entry.command is not None:
+                        textbutton "[info!i][entry.command!q]" style "console_command" action [CopyToClipboard(entry.command), Notify("Copied to clipboard.")]
 
-                if entry.result is not None:
-                    if entry.is_error:
-                        textbutton "[info!i]{unicode}➥{/unicode} [entry.result!q]" style "console_error" action [CopyToClipboard(entry.result), Notify("Copied to clipboard.")]
-                    else:
-                        textbutton "[info!i]{unicode}➥{/unicode} [entry.result!q]" style "console_result" action [CopyToClipboard(entry.result), Notify("Copied to clipboard.")]
+                    if entry.result is not None:
+                        if entry.is_error:
+                            textbutton "[info!i]{unicode}➥{/unicode} [entry.result!q]" style "console_error" action [CopyToClipboard(entry.result), Notify("Copied to clipboard.")]
+                        else:
+                            textbutton "[info!i]{unicode}➥{/unicode} [entry.result!q]" style "console_result" action [CopyToClipboard(entry.result), Notify("Copied to clipboard.")]
+                else:
+                    if entry.command is not None:
+                        text "[info!i][entry.command!q]" style "console_command_text"
+
+                    if entry.result is not None:
+                        if entry.is_error:
+                            text "[info!i]{unicode}➥{/unicode} [entry.result!q]" style "console_error_text"
+                        else:
+                            text "[info!i]{unicode}➥{/unicode} [entry.result!q]" style "console_result_text"
 
         hbox:
             text "Command:"
@@ -653,6 +667,9 @@ style console_text:
     font "gui/creamy_pumpkin_pie/fonts/Hack-Regular.ttf"
     adjust_spacing False
 
+style console_button is empty:
+    hover_background "#ffffff25"
+
 style console_line_button is empty:
     xfill True
     hover_background "#ffffff25"
@@ -661,7 +678,8 @@ style console_command is console_line_button
 style console_error is console_line_button
 style console_result is console_line_button
 
-style console_button_text is console_text
+style console_button_text is console_text:
+    adjust_spacing True
 
 style console_command_text is console_text