diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneRoundedButton.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneRoundedButton.cs
index 2587960275..178a68b599 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneRoundedButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneRoundedButton.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
                     },
                     new SettingsButton
                     {
-                        Text = "Test button",
+                        Text = "Test settings button",
                         Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                         Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                         Enabled = { BindTarget = enabled },
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuButton.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuButton.cs
index dae5de2d65..6f1312652b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuButton.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets a custom background colour to this button, replacing the provided default.
         /// </summary>
-        public Color4 BackgroundColour
+        public virtual Color4 BackgroundColour
         {
             get => backgroundColour ?? defaultBackgroundColour;
             set
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                         Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                         Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Depth = float.MaxValue,
                     },
                     Hover = new Box
                     {
@@ -141,13 +142,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             return base.OnClick(e);
         }
 
+        protected virtual float HoverLayerFinalAlpha => 0.1f;
+
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
         {
             if (Enabled.Value)
             {
                 Hover.FadeTo(0.2f, 40, Easing.OutQuint)
                      .Then()
-                     .FadeTo(0.1f, 800, Easing.OutQuint);
+                     .FadeTo(HoverLayerFinalAlpha, 800, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
 
             return base.OnHover(e);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/RoundedButton.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/RoundedButton.cs
index 4477633da1..3d970284ec 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/RoundedButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterfaceV2/RoundedButton.cs
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
 // 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.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterfaceV2
 {
     public class RoundedButton : OsuButton, IFilterable
     {
+        private TrianglesV2? triangles;
+
+        protected override float HoverLayerFinalAlpha => 0;
+
+        private Color4 triangleGradientSecondColour = Color4.Transparent;
+
         public override float Height
         {
             get => base.Height;
@@ -26,19 +35,63 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterfaceV2
             }
         }
 
+        public override Color4 BackgroundColour
+        {
+            get => base.BackgroundColour;
+            set
+            {
+                base.BackgroundColour = value;
+                triangleGradientSecondColour = BackgroundColour.Lighten(0.2f);
+                updateColours();
+            }
+        }
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours)
+        private void load(OverlayColourProvider? overlayColourProvider, OsuColour colours)
         {
             // According to flyte, buttons are supposed to have explicit colours for now.
             // Not sure this is the correct direction, but we haven't decided on an `OverlayColourProvider` stand-in yet.
             // This is a better default. See `SettingsButton` for an override which uses `OverlayColourProvider`.
-            DefaultBackgroundColour = colours.Blue3;
+            DefaultBackgroundColour = overlayColourProvider?.Colour3 ?? colours.Blue3;
+            triangleGradientSecondColour = overlayColourProvider?.Colour1 ?? colours.Blue3.Lighten(0.2f);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
+
             updateCornerRadius();
+
+            Add(triangles = new TrianglesV2
+            {
+                Thickness = 0.02f,
+                SpawnRatio = 0.6f,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Depth = float.MaxValue,
+            });
+
+            updateColours();
+        }
+
+        private void updateColours()
+        {
+            if (triangles == null)
+                return;
+
+            triangles.ColourTop = triangleGradientSecondColour;
+            triangles.ColourBottom = BackgroundColour;
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
+        {
+            Background.FadeColour(triangleGradientSecondColour, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+            return base.OnHover(e);
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnHoverLost(HoverLostEvent e)
+        {
+            Background.FadeColour(BackgroundColour, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+            base.OnHoverLost(e);
         }
 
         private void updateCornerRadius() => Content.CornerRadius = DrawHeight / 2;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsButton.cs
index 5f2a416f58..10aea92b22 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsButton.cs
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 // 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.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterfaceV2;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
@@ -23,12 +18,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
             Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = SettingsPanel.CONTENT_MARGINS, Right = SettingsPanel.CONTENT_MARGINS };
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
-        private void load([CanBeNull] OverlayColourProvider overlayColourProvider, OsuColour colours)
-        {
-            DefaultBackgroundColour = overlayColourProvider?.Highlight1 ?? colours.Blue3;
-        }
-
         public LocalisableString TooltipText { get; set; }
 
         public override IEnumerable<LocalisableString> FilterTerms