diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
index f073d5a04c..6c356195b2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
@@ -157,5 +157,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania
 
             return bindings;
         }
+
+        public override string GetVariantName(int variant) => $"{variant}K";
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/VariantBindingsSubsection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/VariantBindingsSubsection.cs
index f58cb632de..dca5f53b4a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/VariantBindingsSubsection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/KeyBinding/VariantBindingsSubsection.cs
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.KeyBinding
 {
     public class VariantBindingsSubsection : KeyBindingsSubsection
     {
-        protected override string Header => variant > 0 ? $"Variant: {variant}" : string.Empty;
-
-        private readonly int variant;
+        protected override string Header => variantName;
+        private readonly string variantName;
 
         public VariantBindingsSubsection(RulesetInfo ruleset, int variant)
             : base(variant)
         {
-            this.variant = variant;
-
             Ruleset = ruleset;
-            Defaults = ruleset.CreateInstance().GetDefaultKeyBindings(variant);
+
+            var rulesetInstance = ruleset.CreateInstance();
+
+            variantName = rulesetInstance.GetVariantName(variant);
+            Defaults = rulesetInstance.GetDefaultKeyBindings(variant);
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
index 32d958b462..c54aeb7852 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Ruleset.cs
@@ -63,5 +63,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets
         /// <param name="variant">A variant.</param>
         /// <returns>A list of valid <see cref="KeyBinding"/>s.</returns>
         public virtual IEnumerable<KeyBinding> GetDefaultKeyBindings(int variant = 0) => new KeyBinding[] { };
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the name for a key binding variant. This is used for display in the settings overlay.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="variant">The variant.</param>
+        /// <returns>A descriptive name of the variant.</returns>
+        public virtual string GetVariantName(int variant) => string.Empty;
     }
 }