diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModColumn.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModColumn.cs
index 6297b2d92e..07871663a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModColumn.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModColumn.cs
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 
         private readonly Queue<Action> pendingSelectionOperations = new Queue<Action>();
 
-        protected bool SelectionAnimationRunning => pendingSelectionOperations.Count > 0;
+        internal bool SelectionAnimationRunning => pendingSelectionOperations.Count > 0;
 
         protected override void Update()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs
index 419a6ee7f7..5ffe07f34a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                 FinishTransforms();
             }
 
+            protected override bool RequiresChildrenUpdate => base.RequiresChildrenUpdate || Column.SelectionAnimationRunning;
+
             private void updateDim()
             {
                 Colour4 targetColour;