diff --git a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
index 6350da4aa..b2a11d774 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Configuration/Internal/DalamudConfiguration.cs
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Configuration.Internal
         /// </summary>
         public bool ShowTsm { get; set; } = true;
 
+        public bool Fools22 { get; set; } = true;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Load a configuration from the provided path.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
index 537ffa516..4ad19e5fa 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ namespace Dalamud
 
         #endregion
 
+        private Fools22? fools22;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Dalamud"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -270,6 +272,15 @@ namespace Dalamud
 
                 Troubleshooting.LogTroubleshooting();
 
+                try
+                {
+                    this.fools22 = new Fools22();
+                }
+                catch (Exception ex)
+                {
+                    Log.Error(ex, "Fools22 load failed.");
+                }
+
                 Log.Information("Dalamud is ready.");
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
@@ -360,6 +371,8 @@ namespace Dalamud
 
                 this.processMonoHook?.Dispose();
 
+                this.fools22?.Dispose();
+
                 Log.Debug("Dalamud::Dispose() OK!");
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/Dalamud/Fools22.cs b/Dalamud/Fools22.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c384f3641
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dalamud/Fools22.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Media;
+using System.Numerics;
+
+using Dalamud.Configuration.Internal;
+using Dalamud.Data;
+using Dalamud.Game;
+using Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Conditions;
+using Dalamud.Game.Gui;
+using Dalamud.Game.Text;
+using Dalamud.Game.Text.SeStringHandling;
+using Dalamud.Interface;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Animation;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Animation.EasingFunctions;
+using Dalamud.Interface.Internal;
+using Dalamud.Utility;
+using ImGuiNET;
+using ImGuiScene;
+using Lumina.Excel.GeneratedSheets;
+using Serilog;
+using Condition = Dalamud.Game.ClientState.Conditions.Condition;
+
+namespace Dalamud;
+
+public class Fools22 : IDisposable
+{
+    private readonly TextureWrap erDeathBgTexture;
+    private readonly TextureWrap erNormalDeathTexture;
+    private readonly TextureWrap erCraftFailedTexture;
+
+    private readonly string synthesisFailsMessage;
+
+    private readonly Stopwatch time = new Stopwatch();
+    private readonly SoundPlayer player;
+
+    private bool assetsReady = false;
+
+    private AnimationState currentState = AnimationState.NotPlaying;
+    private DeathType currentDeathType = DeathType.Death;
+
+    private Easing alphaEasing;
+    private Easing scaleEasing;
+
+    private bool lastFrameUnconscious = false;
+
+    private int msFadeInTime = 1000;
+    private int msFadeOutTime = 2000;
+    private int msWaitTime = 1600;
+
+    private TextureWrap TextTexture => this.currentDeathType switch
+    {
+        DeathType.Death => this.erNormalDeathTexture,
+        DeathType.CraftFailed => this.erCraftFailedTexture,
+    };
+
+    private enum AnimationState
+    {
+        NotPlaying,
+        FadeIn,
+        Wait,
+        FadeOut,
+    }
+
+    private enum DeathType
+    {
+        Death,
+        CraftFailed,
+    }
+
+    public Fools22()
+    {
+        var dalamud = Service<Dalamud>.Get();
+        var interfaceManager = Service<InterfaceManager>.Get();
+        var framework = Service<Framework>.Get();
+        var chatGui = Service<ChatGui>.Get();
+        var dataMgr = Service<DataManager>.Get();
+
+        this.erDeathBgTexture = interfaceManager.LoadImage(Path.Combine(dalamud.AssetDirectory.FullName, "UIRes", "fools22", "er_death_bg.png"))!;
+        this.erNormalDeathTexture = interfaceManager.LoadImage(Path.Combine(dalamud.AssetDirectory.FullName, "UIRes", "fools22", "er_normal_death.png"))!;
+        this.erCraftFailedTexture = interfaceManager.LoadImage(Path.Combine(dalamud.AssetDirectory.FullName, "UIRes", "fools22", "er_craft_failed.png"))!;
+
+        var soundBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(Path.Combine(dalamud.AssetDirectory.FullName, "UIRes", "fools22", "snd_death_er.wav"));
+        this.player = new SoundPlayer(new MemoryStream(soundBytes));
+
+        if (this.erDeathBgTexture == null || this.erNormalDeathTexture == null || this.erCraftFailedTexture == null)
+        {
+            Log.Error("Fools22: Failed to load images");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.synthesisFailsMessage = dataMgr.GetExcelSheet<LogMessage>()!.GetRow(1160)!.Text.ToDalamudString().TextValue;
+
+        this.assetsReady = true;
+
+        interfaceManager.Draw += this.Draw;
+        framework.Update += this.FrameworkOnUpdate;
+        chatGui.ChatMessage += this.ChatGuiOnChatMessage;
+    }
+
+    private void ChatGuiOnChatMessage(XivChatType type, uint senderid, ref SeString sender, ref SeString message, ref bool ishandled)
+    {
+        if (message.TextValue.Contains(this.synthesisFailsMessage))
+        {
+            this.PlayAnimation(DeathType.CraftFailed);
+            Log.Information("Fools22: Craft failed");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void FrameworkOnUpdate(Framework framework)
+    {
+        var condition = Service<Condition>.Get();
+        var isUnconscious = condition[ConditionFlag.Unconscious];
+
+        if (isUnconscious && !this.lastFrameUnconscious)
+        {
+            this.PlayAnimation(DeathType.Death);
+            Log.Information("Fools22: Player died");
+        }
+
+        this.lastFrameUnconscious = isUnconscious;
+    }
+
+    private void Draw()
+    {
+#if DEBUG
+        if (ImGui.Begin("fools test"))
+        {
+            if (ImGui.Button("play death"))
+            {
+                this.PlayAnimation(DeathType.Death);
+            }
+
+            if (ImGui.Button("play craft failed"))
+            {
+                this.PlayAnimation(DeathType.CraftFailed);
+            }
+
+            ImGui.InputInt("fade in time", ref this.msFadeInTime);
+            ImGui.InputInt("fade out time", ref this.msFadeOutTime);
+            ImGui.InputInt("wait time", ref this.msWaitTime);
+
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted("state: " + this.currentState);
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted("time: " + this.time.ElapsedMilliseconds);
+
+            ImGui.TextUnformatted("scale: " + this.scaleEasing?.EasedPoint.X);
+        }
+
+        ImGui.End();
+#endif
+        var vpSize = ImGuiHelpers.MainViewport.Size;
+
+        ImGui.SetNextWindowPos(new Vector2(0, 0), ImGuiCond.Always);
+        ImGui.SetNextWindowSize(new Vector2(vpSize.X, vpSize.Y), ImGuiCond.Always);
+        ImGuiHelpers.ForceNextWindowMainViewport();
+
+        ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.WindowRounding, 0);
+        ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.WindowBorderSize, 0);
+        ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.WindowPadding, new Vector2(0, 0));
+        ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.WindowBg, new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 0));
+        ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.Border, new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 0));
+        ImGui.PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol.BorderShadow, new Vector4(0, 0, 0, 0));
+
+        if (ImGui.Begin("fools22", ImGuiWindowFlags.NoTitleBar | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoResize | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoMove | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoSavedSettings | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoBringToFrontOnFocus | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoNavFocus
+                                   | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoMouseInputs | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoInputs | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoBackground | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoDecoration | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoDocking | ImGuiWindowFlags.NoScrollbar))
+        {
+            if (this.currentState != AnimationState.NotPlaying)
+            {
+                this.alphaEasing?.Update();
+                this.scaleEasing?.Update();
+            }
+
+            switch (this.currentState)
+            {
+                case AnimationState.FadeIn:
+                    this.FadeIn(vpSize);
+                    break;
+                case AnimationState.Wait:
+                    this.Wait(vpSize);
+                    break;
+                case AnimationState.FadeOut:
+                    this.FadeOut(vpSize);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        ImGui.End();
+
+        ImGui.PopStyleColor(3);
+        ImGui.PopStyleVar(3);
+    }
+
+    private static void AdjustCursorAndDraw(Vector2 vpSize, TextureWrap tex, float scale = 1.0f)
+    {
+        var width = vpSize.X;
+        var height = tex.Height / (float)tex.Width * width;
+
+        if (height < vpSize.Y)
+        {
+            height = vpSize.Y;
+            width = tex.Width / (float)tex.Height * height;
+            ImGui.SetCursorPosX((vpSize.X - width) / 2);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ImGui.SetCursorPosY((vpSize.Y - height) / 2);
+        }
+
+        var scaledSize = new Vector2(width, height) * scale;
+        var difference = scaledSize - vpSize;
+
+        var cursor = ImGui.GetCursorPos();
+        ImGui.SetCursorPos(cursor - (difference / 2));
+
+        ImGui.Image(tex.ImGuiHandle, scaledSize);
+    }
+
+    private void FadeIn(Vector2 vpSize)
+    {
+        if (this.time.ElapsedMilliseconds > this.msFadeInTime)
+            this.currentState = AnimationState.Wait;
+
+        ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.Alpha, (float)this.alphaEasing.Value);
+
+        AdjustCursorAndDraw(vpSize, this.erDeathBgTexture);
+        AdjustCursorAndDraw(vpSize, this.TextTexture, this.scaleEasing.EasedPoint.X);
+
+        ImGui.PopStyleVar();
+    }
+
+    private void Wait(Vector2 vpSize)
+    {
+        if (this.time.ElapsedMilliseconds > this.msFadeInTime + this.msWaitTime)
+        {
+            this.currentState = AnimationState.FadeOut;
+            this.alphaEasing = new InOutCubic(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(this.msFadeOutTime));
+            this.alphaEasing.Start();
+        }
+
+        AdjustCursorAndDraw(vpSize, this.erDeathBgTexture);
+        AdjustCursorAndDraw(vpSize, this.TextTexture, this.scaleEasing.EasedPoint.X);
+    }
+
+    private void FadeOut(Vector2 vpSize)
+    {
+        if (this.time.ElapsedMilliseconds > this.msFadeInTime + this.msWaitTime + this.msFadeOutTime)
+        {
+            this.currentState = AnimationState.NotPlaying;
+            this.time.Stop();
+        }
+
+        ImGui.PushStyleVar(ImGuiStyleVar.Alpha, 1 - (float)this.alphaEasing.Value);
+
+        AdjustCursorAndDraw(vpSize, this.erDeathBgTexture);
+        AdjustCursorAndDraw(vpSize, this.TextTexture, this.scaleEasing.EasedPoint.X);
+
+        ImGui.PopStyleVar();
+    }
+
+    private void PlayAnimation(DeathType type)
+    {
+        if (!this.CheckFoolsApplicable())
+            return;
+
+        if (this.currentState != AnimationState.NotPlaying)
+            return;
+
+        this.currentDeathType = type;
+
+        this.currentState = AnimationState.FadeIn;
+        this.alphaEasing = new InOutCubic(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(this.msFadeInTime));
+        this.alphaEasing.Start();
+
+        this.scaleEasing = new OutCubic(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(this.msFadeInTime + this.msWaitTime + this.msFadeOutTime))
+        {
+            Point1 = new Vector2(0.95f, 0.95f),
+            Point2 = new Vector2(1.05f, 1.05f),
+        };
+        this.scaleEasing.Start();
+
+        this.time.Reset();
+        this.time.Start();
+
+        this.player.Play();
+    }
+
+    private bool CheckFoolsApplicable()
+    {
+        var config = Service<DalamudConfiguration>.Get();
+
+        if (!config.Fools22)
+            return false;
+
+        if (!(DateTime.Now.Month == 4 && DateTime.Now.Day == 1))
+            return false;
+
+        var timeZone = TimeZoneInfo.Local;
+        var offset = timeZone.GetUtcOffset(DateTime.UtcNow);
+
+        Log.Information("Fools22: UTC offset: {0}", offset);
+
+        return this.assetsReady;
+    }
+
+    public void Dispose()
+    {
+        this.erDeathBgTexture.Dispose();
+        this.erNormalDeathTexture.Dispose();
+        this.erCraftFailedTexture.Dispose();
+
+        this.player.Dispose();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs
index 686839d0f..9ff94f42e 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Interface/Internal/Windows/SettingsWindow.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
         private bool doFocus;
         private bool doTsm;
 
+        private bool doFools22;
+
         private List<string>? dtrOrder;
         private List<string>? dtrIgnore;
         private int dtrSpacing;
@@ -104,6 +106,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
             this.doFocus = configuration.IsFocusManagementEnabled;
             this.doTsm = configuration.ShowTsm;
 
+            this.doFools22 = configuration.Fools22;
+
             this.dtrSpacing = configuration.DtrSpacing;
             this.dtrSwapDirection = configuration.DtrSwapDirection;
 
@@ -236,6 +240,12 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
 
         private void DrawGeneralTab()
         {
+            if (DateTime.Now.Month == 4 && DateTime.Now.Day == 1)
+            {
+                ImGui.Checkbox(Loc.Localize("Fools22", "Enable April Fools 2022"), ref this.doFools22);
+                ImGui.TextColored(ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey, Loc.Localize("Fools22Hint", "Enables the April Fools 2022 funny joke. Turn this off if you don't think it's funny."));
+            }
+
             ImGui.Text(Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsLanguage", "Language"));
             ImGui.Combo("##XlLangCombo", ref this.langIndex, this.locLanguages, this.locLanguages.Length);
             ImGui.TextColored(ImGuiColors.DalamudGrey, Loc.Localize("DalamudSettingsLanguageHint", "Select the language Dalamud will be displayed in."));
@@ -843,6 +853,8 @@ namespace Dalamud.Interface.Internal.Windows
             configuration.IsFocusManagementEnabled = this.doFocus;
             configuration.ShowTsm = this.doTsm;
 
+            configuration.Fools22 = this.doFools22;
+
             configuration.UseAxisFontsFromGame = this.doUseAxisFontsFromGame;
             configuration.FontGamma = this.fontGamma;