diff --git a/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx b/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx
index 01220eb4..569c3f0a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/_core/settings.tsx
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-import { findGroupChildrenByChildId } from "@api/ContextMenu";
 import { Settings } from "@api/Settings";
 import { Devs } from "@utils/constants";
 import definePlugin, { OptionType } from "@utils/types";
-import { React, SettingsRouter } from "@webpack/common";
+import { React } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import gitHash from "~git-hash";
 
@@ -30,23 +29,6 @@ export default definePlugin({
     authors: [Devs.Ven, Devs.Megu],
     required: true,
 
-    contextMenus: {
-        // The settings shortcuts in the user settings cog context menu
-        // read the elements from a hardcoded map which for obvious reason
-        // doesn't contain our sections. This patches the actions of our
-        // sections to manually use SettingsRouter (which only works on desktop
-        // but the context menu is usually not available on mobile anyway)
-        "user-settings-cog"(children) {
-            const section = findGroupChildrenByChildId("VencordSettings", children);
-            section?.forEach(c => {
-                const id = c?.props?.id;
-                if (id?.startsWith("Vencord") || id?.startsWith("Vesktop")) {
-                    c!.props.action = () => SettingsRouter.open(id);
-                }
-            });
-        }
-    },
-
     patches: [{
         find: ".versionHash",
         replacement: [
@@ -75,6 +57,12 @@ export default definePlugin({
             },
             replace: "...$self.makeSettingsCategories($1),$&"
         }
+    }, {
+        find: "Messages.USER_SETTINGS_ACTIONS_MENU_LABEL",
+        replacement: {
+            match: /(?<=function\((\i),\i\)\{)(?=let \i=Object.values\(\i.UserSettingsSections\).*?(\i)\.default\.open\()/,
+            replace: "$2.default.open($1);return;"
+        }
     }],
 
     customSections: [] as ((SectionTypes: Record<string, unknown>) => any)[],
diff --git a/src/plugins/betterSettings/README.md b/src/plugins/betterSettings/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..127c6ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/betterSettings/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# BetterSettings
+
+Improves Discord's Settings via multiple (toggleable) changes:
+- makes opening settings much faster
+- removes the scuffed transition animation
+- organises the settings cog context menu into categories
+
+![](https://github.com/Vendicated/Vencord/assets/45497981/e8d67a95-3909-4be5-8281-8cf9d2f1c30e)
+
diff --git a/src/plugins/betterSettings/index.tsx b/src/plugins/betterSettings/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d3c8798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/betterSettings/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+/*
+ * Vencord, a Discord client mod
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Vendicated and contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+import { definePluginSettings } from "@api/Settings";
+import { classNameFactory } from "@api/Styles";
+import ErrorBoundary from "@components/ErrorBoundary";
+import { Devs } from "@utils/constants";
+import definePlugin, { OptionType } from "@utils/types";
+import { findByPropsLazy } from "@webpack";
+import { ComponentDispatch, FocusLock, i18n, Menu, useEffect, useRef } from "@webpack/common";
+import type { HTMLAttributes, ReactElement } from "react";
+
+type SettingsEntry = { section: string, label: string; };
+
+const cl = classNameFactory("");
+const Classes = findByPropsLazy("animating", "baseLayer", "bg", "layer", "layers");
+
+const settings = definePluginSettings({
+    disableFade: {
+        description: "Disable the crossfade animation",
+        type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
+        default: true,
+        restartNeeded: true
+    },
+    organizeMenu: {
+        description: "Organizes the settings cog context menu into categories",
+        type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
+        default: true
+    },
+    eagerLoad: {
+        description: "Removes the loading delay when opening the menu for the first time",
+        type: OptionType.BOOLEAN,
+        default: true,
+        restartNeeded: true
+    }
+});
+
+interface LayerProps extends HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
+    mode: "SHOWN" | "HIDDEN";
+    baseLayer?: boolean;
+}
+
+function Layer({ mode, baseLayer = false, ...props }: LayerProps) {
+    const hidden = mode === "HIDDEN";
+    const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+    useEffect(() => () => {
+        ComponentDispatch.dispatch("LAYER_POP_START");
+        ComponentDispatch.dispatch("LAYER_POP_COMPLETE");
+    }, []);
+
+    const node = (
+        <div
+            ref={containerRef}
+            aria-hidden={hidden}
+            className={cl({
+                [Classes.layer]: true,
+                [Classes.baseLayer]: baseLayer,
+                "stop-animations": hidden
+            })}
+            style={{ opacity: hidden ? 0 : undefined }}
+            {...props}
+        />
+    );
+
+    return baseLayer
+        ? node
+        : <FocusLock containerRef={containerRef}>{node}</FocusLock>;
+}
+
+export default definePlugin({
+    name: "BetterSettings",
+    description: "Enhances your settings-menu-opening experience",
+    authors: [Devs.Kyuuhachi],
+    settings,
+
+    patches: [
+        {
+            find: "this.renderArtisanalHack()",
+            replacement: [
+                { // Fade in on layer
+                    match: /(?<=(\i)\.contextType=\i\.AccessibilityPreferencesContext;)/,
+                    replace: "$1=$self.Layer;",
+                    predicate: () => settings.store.disableFade
+                },
+                { // Lazy-load contents
+                    match: /createPromise:\(\)=>([^:}]*?),webpackId:"\d+",name:(?!="CollectiblesShop")"[^"]+"/g,
+                    replace: "$&,_:$1",
+                    predicate: () => settings.store.eagerLoad
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        { // For some reason standardSidebarView also has a small fade-in
+            find: "DefaultCustomContentScroller:function()",
+            replacement: [
+                {
+                    match: /\(0,\i\.useTransition\)\((\i)/,
+                    replace: "(_cb=>_cb(void 0,$1))||$&"
+                },
+                {
+                    match: /\i\.animated\.div/,
+                    replace: '"div"'
+                }
+            ],
+            predicate: () => settings.store.disableFade
+        },
+        { // Load menu stuff on hover, not on click
+            find: "Messages.USER_SETTINGS_WITH_BUILD_OVERRIDE.format",
+            replacement: {
+                match: /(?<=handleOpenSettingsContextMenu.{0,250}?\i\.el\(("[^"]+")\)\.then\([^;]*?("\d+").*?Messages\.USER_SETTINGS,)(?=onClick:)/,
+                replace: "onMouseEnter(){Vencord.Webpack.wreq.el($1).then(()=>Vencord.Webpack.wreq($2));},"
+            },
+            predicate: () => settings.store.eagerLoad
+        },
+        { // Settings cog context menu
+            find: "Messages.USER_SETTINGS_ACTIONS_MENU_LABEL",
+            replacement: {
+                match: /\(0,\i.default\)\(\)(?=\.filter\(\i=>\{let\{section:\i\}=)/,
+                replace: "$self.wrapMenu($&)"
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+
+    Layer(props: LayerProps) {
+        return (
+            <ErrorBoundary fallback={() => props.children as any}>
+                <Layer {...props} />
+            </ErrorBoundary>
+        );
+    },
+
+    wrapMenu(list: SettingsEntry[]) {
+        if (!settings.store.organizeMenu) return list;
+
+        const items = [{ label: null as string | null, items: [] as SettingsEntry[] }];
+
+        for (const item of list) {
+            if (item.section === "HEADER") {
+                items.push({ label: item.label, items: [] });
+            } else if (item.section === "DIVIDER") {
+                items.push({ label: i18n.Messages.OTHER_OPTIONS, items: [] });
+            } else {
+                items.at(-1)!.items.push(item);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            filter(predicate: (item: SettingsEntry) => boolean) {
+                for (const category of items) {
+                    category.items = category.items.filter(predicate);
+                }
+                return this;
+            },
+            map(render: (item: SettingsEntry) => ReactElement) {
+                return items
+                    .filter(a => a.items.length > 0)
+                    .map(({ label, items }) => {
+                        const children = items.map(render);
+                        if (label) {
+                            return (
+                                <Menu.MenuItem
+                                    id={label.replace(/\W/, "_")}
+                                    label={label}
+                                    children={children}
+                                    action={children[0].props.action}
+                                />);
+                        } else {
+                            return children;
+                        }
+                    });
+            }
+        };
+    }
+});
diff --git a/src/webpack/common/components.ts b/src/webpack/common/components.ts
index 048e65d6..24477c72 100644
--- a/src/webpack/common/components.ts
+++ b/src/webpack/common/components.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export let Paginator: t.Paginator;
 export let ScrollerThin: t.ScrollerThin;
 export let Clickable: t.Clickable;
 export let Avatar: t.Avatar;
+export let FocusLock: t.FocusLock;
 // token lagger real
 /** css colour resolver stuff, no clue what exactly this does, just copied usage from Discord */
 export let useToken: t.useToken;
@@ -58,6 +59,6 @@ export const Flex = waitForComponent<t.Flex>("Flex", ["Justify", "Align", "Wrap"
 export const { OAuth2AuthorizeModal } = findByPropsLazy("OAuth2AuthorizeModal");
 
 waitFor(["FormItem", "Button"], m => {
-    ({ useToken, Card, Button, FormSwitch: Switch, Tooltip, TextInput, TextArea, Text, Select, SearchableSelect, Slider, ButtonLooks, TabBar, Popout, Dialog, Paginator, ScrollerThin, Clickable, Avatar } = m);
+    ({ useToken, Card, Button, FormSwitch: Switch, Tooltip, TextInput, TextArea, Text, Select, SearchableSelect, Slider, ButtonLooks, TabBar, Popout, Dialog, Paginator, ScrollerThin, Clickable, Avatar, FocusLock } = m);
     Forms = m;
 });
diff --git a/src/webpack/common/types/components.d.ts b/src/webpack/common/types/components.d.ts
index 72a8a69b..3e3ffa4b 100644
--- a/src/webpack/common/types/components.d.ts
+++ b/src/webpack/common/types/components.d.ts
@@ -453,3 +453,7 @@ export type Avatar = ComponentType<PropsWithChildren<{
     "aria-hidden"?: boolean;
     "aria-label"?: string;
 }>>;
+
+type FocusLock = ComponentType<PropsWithChildren<{
+    containerRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>
+}>>;