diff --git a/agb/examples/dma_effect.rs b/agb/examples/dma_effect.rs
index e76545d2..5d08c693 100644
--- a/agb/examples/dma_effect.rs
+++ b/agb/examples/dma_effect.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use agb::{
     display::{
         example_logo,
-        tiled::{RegularBackgroundSize, TileFormat},
+        tiled::{RegularBackgroundSize, TileFormat, TiledMap},
     },
     interrupt::VBlank,
 };
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ use agb::{
 fn main(mut gba: agb::Gba) -> ! {
     let (gfx, mut vram) = gba.display.video.tiled0();
 
+    let mut input = agb::input::ButtonController::new();
+
     let mut map = gfx.background(
         agb::display::Priority::P0,
         RegularBackgroundSize::Background32x32,
@@ -30,12 +32,36 @@ fn main(mut gba: agb::Gba) -> ! {
     let vblank = VBlank::get();
 
     let offsets: Box<[_]> = (0..160 * 2).collect();
+    let colours: Box<[_]> = (0..160).map(|i| ((i * 0xffff) / 160) as u16).collect();
 
     let mut frame = 0;
 
-    loop {
-        let _transfer = unsafe { dma.hblank_transfer(&map.x_scroll_dma(), &offsets[frame..]) };
+    let mut effect = false;
 
+    loop {
+        input.update();
+
+        if input.is_just_pressed(agb::input::Button::A) {
+            effect = !effect;
+        }
+
+        let _x_scroll_transfer = if effect {
+            Some(unsafe { dma.hblank_transfer(&map.x_scroll_dma(), &offsets[frame..]) })
+        } else {
+            map.set_scroll_pos((0i16, 0i16));
+            None
+        };
+
+        let _background_color_transfer = if !effect {
+            Some(unsafe {
+                dma.hblank_transfer(&vram.background_palette_colour_dma(0, 2), &colours)
+            })
+        } else {
+            vram.set_background_palette_colour(0, 0, 0xffff);
+            None
+        };
+
+        map.commit(&mut vram);
         vblank.wait_for_vblank();
         frame += 1;
         if frame > 160 {
diff --git a/agb/src/display/tiled/infinite_scrolled_map.rs b/agb/src/display/tiled/infinite_scrolled_map.rs
index 7d6e66fb..cd510810 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/tiled/infinite_scrolled_map.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/tiled/infinite_scrolled_map.rs
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ impl<'a> InfiniteScrolledMap<'a> {
 
         let offset = self.current_pos - (x_start * 8, y_start * 8).into();
 
-        self.map
-            .set_scroll_pos((offset.x as i16, offset.y as i16).into());
+        self.map.set_scroll_pos((offset.x as i16, offset.y as i16));
         self.offset = (x_start, y_start).into();
 
         let copy_from = self.copied_up_to;
diff --git a/agb/src/display/tiled/map.rs b/agb/src/display/tiled/map.rs
index ec379d0c..c7185c3c 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/tiled/map.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/tiled/map.rs
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ impl RegularMap {
         self.scroll
     }
 
-    pub fn set_scroll_pos(&mut self, pos: Vector2D<i16>) {
-        self.scroll = pos;
+    pub fn set_scroll_pos(&mut self, pos: impl Into<Vector2D<i16>>) {
+        self.scroll = pos.into();
     }
 
     #[must_use]
diff --git a/agb/src/display/tiled/vram_manager.rs b/agb/src/display/tiled/vram_manager.rs
index fcbfe69f..55503332 100644
--- a/agb/src/display/tiled/vram_manager.rs
+++ b/agb/src/display/tiled/vram_manager.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use alloc::{slice, vec::Vec};
 use crate::{
     agb_alloc::{block_allocator::BlockAllocator, bump_allocator::StartEnd},
     display::palette16,
+    dma,
     hash_map::{Entry, HashMap},
     memory_mapped::MemoryMapped1DArray,
 };
@@ -424,6 +425,36 @@ impl VRamManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /// The DMA register for controlling a single colour in a single background. Good for drawing gradients
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn background_palette_colour_dma(
+        &self,
+        pal_index: usize,
+        colour_index: usize,
+    ) -> dma::DmaControllable<u16> {
+        assert!(pal_index < 16);
+        assert!(colour_index < 16);
+
+        dma::DmaControllable::new(unsafe {
+            PALETTE_BACKGROUND
+                .as_ptr()
+                .add(16 * pal_index + colour_index)
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Sets a single colour for a given background palette. Takes effect immediately
+    pub fn set_background_palette_colour(
+        &mut self,
+        pal_index: usize,
+        colour_index: usize,
+        colour: u16,
+    ) {
+        assert!(pal_index < 16);
+        assert!(colour_index < 16);
+
+        PALETTE_BACKGROUND.set(colour_index + 16 * pal_index, colour);
+    }
+
     /// Copies palettes to the background palettes without any checks.
     pub fn set_background_palettes(&mut self, palettes: &[palette16::Palette16]) {
         for (palette_index, entry) in palettes.iter().enumerate() {