diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs
index cd0ce26ea5..d56324dbe8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSelectOverlay.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
             {
                 modSelect = new TestModSelectOverlay
                 {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
                     Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
                     SelectedMods = { BindTarget = SelectedMods }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSettings.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSettings.cs
index a89b4f5ba9..22ba972390 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneModSettings.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
             {
                 Child = modSelect = new TestModSelectOverlay
                 {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
                     Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
                     SelectedMods = { BindTarget = SelectedMods }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs
index 6afe398172..466c953151 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectOverlay.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 {
     public class ModSelectOverlay : WaveOverlayContainer
     {
+        public const float HEIGHT = 510;
+
         protected readonly TriangleButton DeselectAllButton;
         protected readonly TriangleButton CustomiseButton;
         protected readonly TriangleButton CloseButton;
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
             Waves.ThirdWaveColour = OsuColour.FromHex(@"005774");
             Waves.FourthWaveColour = OsuColour.FromHex(@"003a4e");
 
-            Height = 510;
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
             Padding = new MarginPadding { Horizontal = -OsuScreen.HORIZONTAL_OVERFLOW_PADDING };
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
@@ -85,8 +88,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                         new Triangles
                         {
                             TriangleScale = 5,
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                            Height = Height, //set the height from the start to ensure correct triangle density.
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                             ColourLight = new Color4(53, 66, 82, 255),
                             ColourDark = new Color4(41, 54, 70, 255),
                         },
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index b3e24c87df..5037081b5e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -224,23 +224,37 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
             if (ShowFooter)
             {
-                AddRangeInternal(new[]
+                AddRangeInternal(new Drawable[]
                 {
-                    FooterPanels = new Container
+                    new GridContainer // used for max height implementation
                     {
-                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                        AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                        Margin = new MarginPadding { Bottom = Footer.HEIGHT },
-                        Children = new Drawable[]
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        RowDimensions = new[]
                         {
-                            BeatmapOptions = new BeatmapOptionsOverlay(),
-                            ModSelect = new ModSelectOverlay
+                            new Dimension(),
+                            new Dimension(GridSizeMode.Relative, 1f, maxSize: ModSelectOverlay.HEIGHT + Footer.HEIGHT),
+                        },
+                        Content = new[]
+                        {
+                            null,
+                            new Drawable[]
                             {
-                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                                Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                                Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                                FooterPanels = new Container
+                                {
+                                    Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                    Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Bottom = Footer.HEIGHT },
+                                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                                    {
+                                        BeatmapOptions = new BeatmapOptionsOverlay(),
+                                        ModSelect = new ModSelectOverlay
+                                        {
+                                            Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     },