diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs
index b26e126249..6c75530a6e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs
@@ -859,6 +859,30 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
                 () => modSelectOverlay.ChildrenOfType<RankingInformationDisplay>().Single().ModMultiplier.Value, () => Is.EqualTo(0.3).Within(Precision.DOUBLE_EPSILON));
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestModSettingsOrder()
+        {
+            createScreen();
+
+            AddStep("select DT + HD + DF", () => SelectedMods.Value = new Mod[] { new OsuModDoubleTime(), new OsuModHidden(), new OsuModDeflate() });
+            AddAssert("mod settings order: DT, HD, DF", () =>
+            {
+                var columns = this.ChildrenOfType<ModSettingsArea>().Single().ChildrenOfType<ModSettingsArea.ModSettingsColumn>();
+                return columns.ElementAt(0).Mod is OsuModDoubleTime &&
+                       columns.ElementAt(1).Mod is OsuModHidden &&
+                       columns.ElementAt(2).Mod is OsuModDeflate;
+            });
+
+            AddStep("replace DT with NC", () => SelectedMods.Value = SelectedMods.Value.Where(m => m is not ModDoubleTime).Append(new OsuModNightcore()).ToList());
+            AddAssert("mod settings order: NC, HD, DF", () =>
+            {
+                var columns = this.ChildrenOfType<ModSettingsArea>().Single().ChildrenOfType<ModSettingsArea.ModSettingsColumn>();
+                return columns.ElementAt(0).Mod is OsuModNightcore &&
+                       columns.ElementAt(1).Mod is OsuModHidden &&
+                       columns.ElementAt(2).Mod is OsuModDeflate;
+            });
+        }
+
         private void waitForColumnLoad() => AddUntilStep("all column content loaded", () =>
             modSelectOverlay.ChildrenOfType<ModColumn>().Any()
             && modSelectOverlay.ChildrenOfType<ModColumn>().All(column => column.IsLoaded && column.ItemsLoaded)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSettingsArea.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSettingsArea.cs
index 54bfcc7199..d0e0f7e648 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSettingsArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSettingsArea.cs
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
         {
             modSettingsFlow.Clear();
 
-            foreach (var mod in SelectedMods.Value.AsOrdered())
+            // Importantly, the selected mods bindable is already ordered by the mod select overlay (following the order of mod columns and panels).
+            // Using AsOrdered produces a slightly different order (e.g. DT and NC no longer becoming adjacent),
+            // which breaks user expectations when interacting with the overlay.
+            foreach (var mod in SelectedMods.Value)
             {
                 var settings = mod.CreateSettingsControls().ToList();
 
@@ -110,10 +113,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
         protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e) => true;
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e) => true;
 
-        private partial class ModSettingsColumn : CompositeDrawable
+        public partial class ModSettingsColumn : CompositeDrawable
         {
+            public readonly Mod Mod;
+
             public ModSettingsColumn(Mod mod, IEnumerable<Drawable> settingsControls)
             {
+                Mod = mod;
+
                 Width = 250;
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
                 Padding = new MarginPadding { Bottom = 7 };