diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Settings/TestSceneRestoreDefaultValueButton.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Settings/TestSceneRestoreDefaultValueButton.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0716907315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Settings/TestSceneRestoreDefaultValueButton.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// 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 NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Settings
+{
+    public class TestSceneRestoreDefaultValueButton : OsuTestScene
+    {
+        [Resolved]
+        private OsuColour colours { get; set; }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestBasic()
+        {
+            RestoreDefaultValueButton<bool> restoreDefaultValueButton = null;
+
+            AddStep("create button", () => Child = new Container
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Children = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    new Box
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Colour = colours.GreySeafoam
+                    },
+                    restoreDefaultValueButton = new RestoreDefaultValueButton<bool>
+                    {
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                        Current = new BindableBool(),
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+            AddSliderStep("set scale", 1, 4, 1, scale =>
+            {
+                if (restoreDefaultValueButton != null)
+                    restoreDefaultValueButton.Scale = new Vector2(scale);
+            });
+            AddToggleStep("toggle default state", state => restoreDefaultValueButton.Current.Value = state);
+            AddToggleStep("toggle disabled state", state => restoreDefaultValueButton.Current.Disabled = state);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/OsuColour.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/OsuColour.cs
index af2bb26871..40d163635a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/OsuColour.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/OsuColour.cs
@@ -235,11 +235,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics
         /// </summary>
         public readonly Color4 Blue3 = Color4Extensions.FromHex(@"3399cc");
 
+        public readonly Color4 Lime0 = Color4Extensions.FromHex(@"ccff99");
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Equivalent to <see cref="OverlayColourProvider.Lime"/>'s <see cref="OverlayColourProvider.Colour1"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public readonly Color4 Lime1 = Color4Extensions.FromHex(@"b2ff66");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Equivalent to <see cref="OverlayColourProvider.Lime"/>'s <see cref="OverlayColourProvider.Colour3"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly Color4 Lime3 = Color4Extensions.FromHex(@"7fcc33");
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Equivalent to <see cref="OverlayColourProvider.Orange"/>'s <see cref="OverlayColourProvider.Colour1"/>.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/RestoreDefaultValueButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/RestoreDefaultValueButton.cs
index 87a294cc10..de600e8172 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/RestoreDefaultValueButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/RestoreDefaultValueButton.cs
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Effects;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
@@ -14,6 +12,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 {
@@ -45,30 +44,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             }
         }
 
-        private bool hovering;
+        [Resolved]
+        private OsuColour colours { get; set; }
 
-        public RestoreDefaultValueButton()
-        {
-            Height = 1;
-
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
-            Width = SettingsPanel.CONTENT_MARGINS;
-        }
+        private const float size = 4;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colour)
         {
-            BackgroundColour = colour.Yellow;
-            Content.Width = 0.33f;
-            Content.CornerRadius = 3;
-            Content.EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
-            {
-                Colour = BackgroundColour.Opacity(0.1f),
-                Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow,
-                Radius = 2,
-            };
+            BackgroundColour = colour.Lime1;
+            Size = new Vector2(3 * size);
+
+            Content.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None;
+            Content.Size = new Vector2(size);
+            Content.CornerRadius = size / 2;
 
-            Padding = new MarginPadding { Vertical = 1.5f };
             Alpha = 0f;
 
             Action += () =>
@@ -81,39 +71,55 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
-
-            // avoid unnecessary transforms on first display.
-            Alpha = currentAlpha;
-            Background.Colour = currentColour;
+            updateState();
+            FinishTransforms(true);
         }
 
         public LocalisableString TooltipText => "revert to default";
 
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
         {
-            hovering = true;
             UpdateState();
             return false;
         }
 
         protected override void OnHoverLost(HoverLostEvent e)
         {
-            hovering = false;
             UpdateState();
         }
 
         public void UpdateState() => Scheduler.AddOnce(updateState);
 
-        private float currentAlpha => current.IsDefault ? 0f : hovering && !current.Disabled ? 1f : 0.65f;
-        private ColourInfo currentColour => current.Disabled ? Color4.Gray : BackgroundColour;
+        private const double fade_duration = 200;
 
         private void updateState()
         {
             if (current == null)
                 return;
 
-            this.FadeTo(currentAlpha, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
-            Background.FadeColour(currentColour, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
+            Enabled.Value = !Current.Disabled;
+
+            if (!Current.Disabled)
+            {
+                this.FadeTo(Current.IsDefault ? 0 : 1, fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+                Background.FadeColour(IsHovered ? colours.Lime0 : colours.Lime1, fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+                Content.TweenEdgeEffectTo(new EdgeEffectParameters
+                {
+                    Colour = (IsHovered ? colours.Lime1 : colours.Lime3).Opacity(0.4f),
+                    Radius = IsHovered ? 8 : 4,
+                    Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow
+                }, fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Background.FadeColour(colours.Lime3, fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+                Content.TweenEdgeEffectTo(new EdgeEffectParameters
+                {
+                    Colour = colours.Lime3.Opacity(0.4f).Opacity(0.1f),
+                    Radius = 2,
+                    Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow
+                }, fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+            }
         }
     }
 }