diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/Historical/DrawableMostPlayedBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/Historical/DrawableMostPlayedBeatmap.cs
index e75ad2f161..5b7c5efbe2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/Historical/DrawableMostPlayedBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/Historical/DrawableMostPlayedBeatmap.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Sections.Historical
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours)
+        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
         {
             AddRangeInternal(new Drawable[]
             {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Sections.Historical
                             CornerRadius = corner_radius,
                             Children = new Drawable[]
                             {
-                                new ProfileItemContainer
+                                new MostPlayedBeatmapContainer
                                 {
                                     Child = new Container
                                     {
@@ -78,11 +78,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Sections.Historical
                                                 Children = new Drawable[]
                                                 {
                                                     new MostPlayedBeatmapMetadataContainer(beatmap),
-                                                    new LinkFlowContainer(t => t.Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 12, weight: FontWeight.Regular))
+                                                    new LinkFlowContainer(t =>
+                                                    {
+                                                        t.Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 12, weight: FontWeight.Regular);
+                                                        t.Colour = colourProvider.Foreground1;
+                                                    })
                                                     {
                                                         AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                                         Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
-                                                        Colour = colours.GreySeafoamLighter
                                                     }.With(d =>
                                                     {
                                                         d.AddText("mapped by ");
@@ -105,6 +108,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Sections.Historical
             });
         }
 
+        private class MostPlayedBeatmapContainer : ProfileItemContainer
+        {
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
+            {
+                IdleColour = colourProvider.Background4;
+                HoverColour = colourProvider.Background3;
+            }
+        }
+
         private class MostPlayedBeatmapMetadataContainer : BeatmapMetadataContainer
         {
             public MostPlayedBeatmapMetadataContainer(BeatmapInfo beatmap)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/ProfileItemContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/ProfileItemContainer.cs
index f65c909155..afa6bd9f79 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/ProfileItemContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/Sections/ProfileItemContainer.cs
@@ -16,12 +16,33 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Sections
 
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
 
-        private Color4 idleColour;
-        private Color4 hoverColour;
-
         private readonly Box background;
         private readonly Container content;
 
+        private Color4 idleColour;
+
+        protected Color4 IdleColour
+        {
+            get => idleColour;
+            set
+            {
+                idleColour = value;
+                fadeBackgroundColour();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private Color4 hoverColour;
+
+        protected Color4 HoverColour
+        {
+            get => hoverColour;
+            set
+            {
+                hoverColour = value;
+                fadeBackgroundColour();
+            }
+        }
+
         public ProfileItemContainer()
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
@@ -44,20 +65,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Sections
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
         {
-            background.Colour = idleColour = colourProvider.Background3;
-            hoverColour = colourProvider.Background2;
+            IdleColour = colourProvider.Background3;
+            HoverColour = colourProvider.Background2;
         }
 
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
         {
-            background.FadeColour(hoverColour, hover_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
-            return base.OnHover(e);
+            fadeBackgroundColour(hover_duration);
+            return true;
         }
 
         protected override void OnHoverLost(HoverLostEvent e)
         {
             base.OnHoverLost(e);
-            background.FadeColour(idleColour, hover_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+            fadeBackgroundColour(hover_duration);
+        }
+
+        private void fadeBackgroundColour(double fadeDuration = 0)
+        {
+            background.FadeColour(IsHovered ? HoverColour : IdleColour, fadeDuration, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
     }
 }