diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/SkinComponents/SkinnableModDisplayStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/SkinComponents/SkinnableModDisplayStrings.cs
index d3e8c0f8c8..22f9fe6d02 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/SkinComponents/SkinnableModDisplayStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/SkinComponents/SkinnableModDisplayStrings.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation.SkinComponents
         /// <summary>
         /// "Whether to show extended information for each mod."
         /// </summary>
-        public static LocalisableString ShowExtendedInformationDescription => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"whether_to_show_extended_information"), @"Whether to show extended information for each mod.");
+        public static LocalisableString ShowExtendedInformationDescription =>
+            new TranslatableString(getKey(@"whether_to_show_extended_information"), @"Whether to show extended information for each mod.");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Display direction"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString DisplayDirection => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"display_direction"), "Display direction");
 
         /// <summary>
         /// "Expansion mode"
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ModDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ModDisplay.cs
index 3ab4c15154..011b2b950a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ModDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ModDisplay.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
             }
         }
 
+        public FillDirection FillDirection
+        {
+            get => iconsContainer.Direction;
+            set => iconsContainer.Direction = value;
+        }
+
         private readonly FillFlowContainer<ModIcon> iconsContainer;
 
         public ModDisplay(bool showExtendedInformation = true)
@@ -122,13 +128,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         private void expand(double duration = 500)
         {
             if (ExpansionMode != ExpansionMode.AlwaysContracted)
-                iconsContainer.TransformSpacingTo(new Vector2(5, 0), duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+                iconsContainer.TransformSpacingTo(new Vector2(5), duration, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
 
         private void contract(double duration = 500)
         {
             if (ExpansionMode != ExpansionMode.AlwaysExpanded)
-                iconsContainer.TransformSpacingTo(new Vector2(-25, 0), duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+                iconsContainer.TransformSpacingTo(new Vector2(-25), duration, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
 
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableModDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableModDisplay.cs
index 59bb1ade41..29b8429539 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableModDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableModDisplay.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         [SettingSource(typeof(SkinnableModDisplayStrings), nameof(SkinnableModDisplayStrings.ExpansionMode), nameof(SkinnableModDisplayStrings.ExpansionModeDescription))]
         public Bindable<ExpansionMode> ExpansionModeSetting { get; } = new Bindable<ExpansionMode>();
 
+        [SettingSource(typeof(SkinnableModDisplayStrings), nameof(SkinnableModDisplayStrings.DisplayDirection))]
+        public Bindable<Direction> Direction { get; } = new Bindable<Direction>();
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
@@ -50,6 +53,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 
             ShowExtendedInformation.BindValueChanged(_ => modDisplay.ShowExtendedInformation = ShowExtendedInformation.Value, true);
             ExpansionModeSetting.BindValueChanged(_ => modDisplay.ExpansionMode = ExpansionModeSetting.Value, true);
+            Direction.BindValueChanged(_ => modDisplay.FillDirection = Direction.Value == Framework.Graphics.Direction.Horizontal ? FillDirection.Horizontal : FillDirection.Vertical, true);
 
             FinishTransforms(true);
         }