diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneContextMenu.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneContextMenu.cs
index 7b80549854..2a2f267fc8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneContextMenu.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneContextMenu.cs
@@ -77,21 +77,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
                 new OsuMenuItem(@"Some option"),
                 new OsuMenuItem(@"Highlighted option", MenuItemType.Highlighted),
                 new OsuMenuItem(@"Another option"),
-                new OsuMenuItem(@"Nested option >")
+                new OsuMenuItem(@"Nested option")
                 {
                     Items = new MenuItem[]
                     {
                         new OsuMenuItem(@"Sub-One"),
                         new OsuMenuItem(@"Sub-Two"),
                         new OsuMenuItem(@"Sub-Three"),
-                        new OsuMenuItem(@"Sub-Nested option >")
+                        new OsuMenuItem(@"Sub-Nested option")
                         {
                             Items = new MenuItem[]
                             {
                                 new OsuMenuItem(@"Double Sub-One"),
                                 new OsuMenuItem(@"Double Sub-Two"),
                                 new OsuMenuItem(@"Double Sub-Three"),
-                                new OsuMenuItem(@"Sub-Sub-Nested option >")
+                                new OsuMenuItem(@"Sub-Sub-Nested option")
                                 {
                                     Items = new MenuItem[]
                                     {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/DrawableOsuMenuItem.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/DrawableOsuMenuItem.cs
index 2f2cb7e5f8..06ef75cf58 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/DrawableOsuMenuItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/DrawableOsuMenuItem.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #nullable disable
 
+using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
@@ -40,6 +42,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             AddInternal(hoverClickSounds = new HoverClickSounds());
 
             updateTextColour();
+
+            bool hasSubmenu = Item.Items.Any();
+
+            // Only add right chevron if direction of menu items is vertical (i.e. width is relative size, see `DrawableMenuItem.SetFlowDirection()`).
+            if (hasSubmenu && RelativeSizeAxes == Axes.X)
+            {
+                AddInternal(new SpriteIcon
+                {
+                    Margin = new MarginPadding(6),
+                    Size = new Vector2(8),
+                    Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.ChevronRight,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.CentreRight,
+                    Origin = Anchor.CentreRight,
+                });
+
+                text.Padding = new MarginPadding
+                {
+                    // Add some padding for the chevron above.
+                    Right = 5,
+                };
+            }
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Components/Menus/EditorMenuBar.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Components/Menus/EditorMenuBar.cs
index 152bcee214..0e125d0ec0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Components/Menus/EditorMenuBar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Components/Menus/EditorMenuBar.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // 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.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -185,17 +184,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Components.Menus
                 {
                 }
 
-                private bool hasSubmenu => Item.Items.Any();
-
-                protected override TextContainer CreateTextContainer() => base.CreateTextContainer().With(c =>
-                {
-                    c.Padding = new MarginPadding
-                    {
-                        // Add some padding for the chevron below.
-                        Right = hasSubmenu ? 5 : 0,
-                    };
-                });
-
                 [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
                 private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
                 {
@@ -203,18 +191,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Components.Menus
                     BackgroundColourHover = colourProvider.Background1;
 
                     Foreground.Padding = new MarginPadding { Vertical = 2 };
-
-                    if (hasSubmenu)
-                    {
-                        AddInternal(new SpriteIcon
-                        {
-                            Margin = new MarginPadding(6),
-                            Size = new Vector2(8),
-                            Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.ChevronRight,
-                            Anchor = Anchor.CentreRight,
-                            Origin = Anchor.CentreRight,
-                        });
-                    }
                 }
             }
         }