diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneOverlayHeader.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneOverlayHeader.cs
index 60af5b37ef..2a76b8e265 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneOverlayHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneOverlayHeader.cs
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
                 }
             });
 
-            addHeader("Orange OverlayHeader (no background)", new TestNoBackgroundHeader(), OverlayColourScheme.Orange);
-            addHeader("Blue OverlayHeader", new TestNoControlHeader(), OverlayColourScheme.Blue);
+            addHeader("Orange OverlayHeader (no background, 100 padding)", new TestNoBackgroundHeader(), OverlayColourScheme.Orange);
+            addHeader("Blue OverlayHeader (default 50 padding)", new TestNoControlHeader(), OverlayColourScheme.Blue);
             addHeader("Green TabControlOverlayHeader (string) with ruleset selector", new TestStringTabControlHeader(), OverlayColourScheme.Green);
-            addHeader("Pink TabControlOverlayHeader (enum)", new TestEnumTabControlHeader(), OverlayColourScheme.Pink);
-            addHeader("Red BreadcrumbControlOverlayHeader (no background)", new TestBreadcrumbControlHeader(), OverlayColourScheme.Red);
+            addHeader("Pink TabControlOverlayHeader (enum, 30 padding)", new TestEnumTabControlHeader(), OverlayColourScheme.Pink);
+            addHeader("Red BreadcrumbControlOverlayHeader (no background, 10 padding)", new TestBreadcrumbControlHeader(), OverlayColourScheme.Red);
         }
 
         private void addHeader(string name, OverlayHeader header, OverlayColourScheme colourScheme)
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
         private class TestNoBackgroundHeader : OverlayHeader
         {
             protected override OverlayTitle CreateTitle() => new TestTitle();
+
+            public TestNoBackgroundHeader()
+            {
+                ContentSidePadding = 100;
+            }
         }
 
         private class TestNoControlHeader : OverlayHeader
@@ -112,6 +117,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
 
         private class TestEnumTabControlHeader : TabControlOverlayHeader<TestEnum>
         {
+            public TestEnumTabControlHeader()
+            {
+                ContentSidePadding = 30;
+            }
+
             protected override Drawable CreateBackground() => new OverlayHeaderBackground(@"Headers/rankings");
 
             protected override OverlayTitle CreateTitle() => new TestTitle();
@@ -130,6 +140,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
 
             public TestBreadcrumbControlHeader()
             {
+                ContentSidePadding = 10;
+
                 TabControl.AddItem("tab1");
                 TabControl.AddItem("tab2");
                 TabControl.Current.Value = "tab2";
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayHeader.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayHeader.cs
index dbc934bde9..cc7f798c4a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayHeader.cs
@@ -12,9 +12,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 {
     public abstract class OverlayHeader : Container
     {
-        public const int CONTENT_X_MARGIN = 50;
+        private float contentSidePadding;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Horizontal padding of the header content.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected float ContentSidePadding
+        {
+            get => contentSidePadding;
+            set
+            {
+                contentSidePadding = value;
+                content.Padding = new MarginPadding
+                {
+                    Horizontal = value
+                };
+            }
+        }
 
         private readonly Box titleBackground;
+        private readonly Container content;
 
         protected readonly FillFlowContainer HeaderInfo;
 
@@ -50,14 +67,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                         Colour = Color4.Gray,
                                     },
-                                    new Container
+                                    content = new Container
                                     {
                                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                                         AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                                        Padding = new MarginPadding
-                                        {
-                                            Horizontal = CONTENT_X_MARGIN,
-                                        },
                                         Children = new[]
                                         {
                                             CreateTitle().With(title =>
@@ -79,6 +92,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                     CreateContent()
                 }
             });
+
+            ContentSidePadding = 50;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
index 0161d91daa..2e5f1071f2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile
 
         public ProfileHeader()
         {
+            ContentSidePadding = UserProfileOverlay.CONTENT_X_MARGIN;
+
             User.ValueChanged += e => updateDisplay(e.NewValue);
 
             TabControl.AddItem("info");
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/TabControlOverlayHeader.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/TabControlOverlayHeader.cs
index e8e000f441..61605d9e9e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/TabControlOverlayHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/TabControlOverlayHeader.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         protected OsuTabControl<T> TabControl;
 
         private readonly Box controlBackground;
+        private readonly Container tabControlContainer;
         private readonly BindableWithCurrent<T> current = new BindableWithCurrent<T>();
 
         public Bindable<T> Current
@@ -30,6 +31,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             set => current.Current = value;
         }
 
+        protected new float ContentSidePadding
+        {
+            get => base.ContentSidePadding;
+            set
+            {
+                base.ContentSidePadding = value;
+                tabControlContainer.Padding = new MarginPadding { Horizontal = value };
+            }
+        }
+
         protected TabControlOverlayHeader()
         {
             HeaderInfo.Add(new Container
@@ -42,11 +53,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                     {
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     },
-                    TabControl = CreateTabControl().With(control =>
+                    tabControlContainer = new Container
                     {
-                        control.Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = CONTENT_X_MARGIN };
-                        control.Current = Current;
-                    })
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                        AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                        Padding = new MarginPadding { Horizontal = ContentSidePadding },
+                        Child = TabControl = CreateTabControl().With(control =>
+                        {
+                            control.Current = Current;
+                        })
+                    }
                 }
             });
         }