diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index a0e1d9ddc4..713166a9a0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using osu.Game.Input;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Input;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select.Filter;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.SongSelectSortingMode, SortMode.Title);
 
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.RandomSelectAlgorithm, RandomSelectAlgorithm.RandomPermutation);
+            SetDefault(OsuSetting.ModSelectHotkeyStyle, ModSelectHotkeyStyle.Sequential);
 
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.ChatDisplayHeight, ChatOverlay.DEFAULT_HEIGHT, 0.2f, 1f);
 
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         SongSelectGroupingMode,
         SongSelectSortingMode,
         RandomSelectAlgorithm,
+        ModSelectHotkeyStyle,
         ShowFpsDisplay,
         ChatDisplayHeight,
         BeatmapListingCardSize,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/UserInterfaceStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/UserInterfaceStrings.cs
index 4e7af99ce9..a007f760d8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/UserInterfaceStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/UserInterfaceStrings.cs
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation
         /// </summary>
         public static LocalisableString RandomSelectionAlgorithm => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"random_selection_algorithm"), @"Random selection algorithm");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Mod select hotkey style"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString ModSelectHotkeyStyle => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"mod_select_hotkey_style"), @"Mod select hotkey style");
+
         /// <summary>
         /// "no limit"
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/Input/ModSelectHotkeyStyle.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/Input/ModSelectHotkeyStyle.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6375b37f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/Input/ModSelectHotkeyStyle.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// 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.
+
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Input
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The style of hotkey handling to use on the mod select screen.
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum ModSelectHotkeyStyle
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Each letter row on the keyboard controls one of the three first <see cref="ModColumn"/>s.
+        /// Individual letters in a row trigger the mods in a sequential fashion.
+        /// Uses <see cref="SequentialModHotkeyHandler"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        Sequential,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Matches keybindings from stable 1:1.
+        /// One keybinding can toggle between what used to be <see cref="MultiMod"/>s on stable,
+        /// and some mods in a column may not have any hotkeys at all.
+        /// </summary>
+        Classic
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/UserInterface/SongSelectSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/UserInterface/SongSelectSettings.cs
index 8cec7bbb30..507e116723 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/UserInterface/SongSelectSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/UserInterface/SongSelectSettings.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Localisation;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.UserInterface
 {
@@ -61,6 +62,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.UserInterface
                 {
                     LabelText = UserInterfaceStrings.RandomSelectionAlgorithm,
                     Current = config.GetBindable<RandomSelectAlgorithm>(OsuSetting.RandomSelectAlgorithm),
+                },
+                new SettingsEnumDropdown<ModSelectHotkeyStyle>
+                {
+                    LabelText = UserInterfaceStrings.ModSelectHotkeyStyle,
+                    Current = config.GetBindable<ModSelectHotkeyStyle>(OsuSetting.ModSelectHotkeyStyle),
+                    ClassicDefault = ModSelectHotkeyStyle.Classic
                 }
             };
         }