diff --git a/wled00/FX.cpp b/wled00/FX.cpp
index 9fed2779..88de1d14 100644
--- a/wled00/FX.cpp
+++ b/wled00/FX.cpp
@@ -2400,9 +2400,10 @@ uint16_t ripple_base()
 
       #ifndef WLED_DISABLE_2D
       if (SEGMENT.is2D()) {
+        propI /= 2;
         uint16_t cx = rippleorigin >> 8;
         uint16_t cy = rippleorigin & 0xFF;
-        uint8_t mag = scale8(cubicwave8((propF>>2)), amp);
+        uint8_t mag = scale8(sin8((propF>>2)), amp);
         if (propI > 0) SEGMENT.draw_circle(cx, cy, propI, color_blend(SEGMENT.getPixelColorXY(cx + propI, cy), col, mag));
       } else
       #endif
@@ -2418,7 +2419,7 @@ uint16_t ripple_base()
       ripplestate += rippledecay;
       ripples[i].state = (ripplestate > 254) ? 0 : ripplestate;
     } else {//randomly create new wave
-      if (random16(IBN + 10000) <= SEGMENT.intensity) {
+      if (random16(IBN + 10000) <= (SEGMENT.intensity >> (SEGMENT.is2D()*3))) {
         ripples[i].state = 1;
         ripples[i].pos = SEGMENT.is2D() ? ((random8(SEGENV.virtualWidth())<<8) | (random8(SEGENV.virtualHeight()))) : random16(SEGLEN);
         ripples[i].color = random8(); //color
@@ -2434,6 +2435,7 @@ uint16_t ripple_base()
 uint16_t mode_ripple(void) {
   if (SEGLEN == 1) return mode_static();
   if (!SEGMENT.check2) SEGMENT.fill(SEGCOLOR(1));
+  else                 SEGMENT.fade_out(250);
   return ripple_base();
 }
 static const char _data_FX_MODE_RIPPLE[] PROGMEM = "Ripple@!,Wave #,,,,,Overlay;,!;!;12";