diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchMultipleSelectionFilterRow.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchMultipleSelectionFilterRow.cs
index 5d1ccbd58b..c6cd6591a9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchMultipleSelectionFilterRow.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchMultipleSelectionFilterRow.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osuTK;
@@ -100,9 +101,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
 
         protected partial class MultipleSelectionFilterTabItem : FilterTabItem<T>
         {
+            private readonly Box selectedUnderline;
+
+            [Resolved]
+            private OverlayColourProvider colourProvider { get; set; }
+
             public MultipleSelectionFilterTabItem(T value)
                 : base(value)
             {
+                // This doesn't match any actual design, but should make it easier for the user to understand
+                // that filters are applied until we settle on a final design.
+                AddInternal(selectedUnderline = new Box
+                {
+                    Depth = float.MaxValue,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    Height = 1.5f,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                    Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                });
+            }
+
+            protected override void UpdateState()
+            {
+                base.UpdateState();
+                selectedUnderline.FadeTo(Active.Value ? 1 : 0, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
+                selectedUnderline.FadeColour(IsHovered ? colourProvider.Light1 : GetStateColour(), 200, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
 
             protected override bool OnClick(ClickEvent e)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/FilterTabItem.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/FilterTabItem.cs
index 042efb18fb..9a697890f3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/FilterTabItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/FilterTabItem.cs
@@ -52,33 +52,33 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            updateState();
+            UpdateState();
             FinishTransforms(true);
         }
 
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
         {
             base.OnHover(e);
-            updateState();
+            UpdateState();
             return true;
         }
 
         protected override void OnHoverLost(HoverLostEvent e)
         {
             base.OnHoverLost(e);
-            updateState();
+            UpdateState();
         }
 
-        protected override void OnActivated() => updateState();
+        protected override void OnActivated() => UpdateState();
 
-        protected override void OnDeactivated() => updateState();
+        protected override void OnDeactivated() => UpdateState();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the label text to be used for the supplied <paramref name="value"/>.
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual LocalisableString LabelFor(T value) => (value as Enum)?.GetLocalisableDescription() ?? value.ToString();
 
-        private void updateState()
+        protected virtual void UpdateState()
         {
             text.FadeColour(IsHovered ? colourProvider.Light1 : GetStateColour(), 200, Easing.OutQuint);
             text.Font = text.Font.With(weight: Active.Value ? FontWeight.Bold : FontWeight.Regular);