diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSettingsGroup.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSettingsGroup.cs
index 0ffcdf94a6..cff3eca895 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSettingsGroup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSettingsGroup.cs
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
                     content.ResizeHeightTo(0, transition_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
                 }
 
-                button.FadeColour(expanded ? buttonActiveColour : Color4.White, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
+                updateExpanded();
             }
         }
 
-        private Color4 buttonActiveColour;
+        private Color4 expandedColour;
 
         protected PlayerSettingsGroup()
         {
@@ -130,9 +130,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
-            button.Colour = buttonActiveColour = colours.Yellow;
+            expandedColour = colours.Yellow;
+
+            updateExpanded();
         }
 
+        private void updateExpanded() => button.FadeColour(expanded ? expandedColour : Color4.White, 200, Easing.InOutQuint);
+
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
 
         protected override bool OnHover(InputState state) => true;