diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsTextBox.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsTextBox.cs
index d28dbf1068..68562802cf 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsTextBox.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsTextBox.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
@@ -13,5 +15,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
             CommitOnFocusLost = true
         };
+
+        public override Bindable<string> Current
+        {
+            get => base.Current;
+            set
+            {
+                if (value.Default == null)
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"Bindable settings of type {nameof(Bindable<string>)} should have a non-null default value.");
+
+                base.Current = value;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }