diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
index fa1ee500a8..7b8745cf42 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                 }
             }
 
-            foregroundIcon.Highlighted = Selected;
+            foregroundIcon.Highlighted.Value = Selected;
 
             SelectionChanged?.Invoke(SelectedMod);
             return true;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/ModIcon.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/ModIcon.cs
index 86feea09a8..5bb1de7a38 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/ModIcon.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/ModIcon.cs
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osuTK;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 {
     public class ModIcon : Container, IHasTooltip
     {
+        public readonly BindableBool Highlighted = new BindableBool();
+
         private readonly SpriteIcon modIcon;
         private readonly SpriteIcon background;
 
@@ -97,26 +100,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                     highlightedColour = colours.PinkLight;
                     break;
             }
-
-            applyStyle();
         }
 
-        private bool highlighted;
-
-        public bool Highlighted
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
-            get => highlighted;
-
-            set
-            {
-                highlighted = value;
-                applyStyle();
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void applyStyle()
-        {
-            background.Colour = highlighted ? highlightedColour : backgroundColour;
+            base.LoadComplete();
+            Highlighted.BindValueChanged(highlighted => background.Colour = highlighted.NewValue ? highlightedColour : backgroundColour, true);
         }
     }
 }