diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/BeatmapCardIconButton.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/BeatmapCardIconButton.cs
index c5b251cc2b..de75fceec8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/BeatmapCardIconButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/Buttons/BeatmapCardIconButton.cs
@@ -4,13 +4,16 @@
 #nullable disable
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Buttons
 {
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Buttons
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
 
         private readonly Container content;
+        private readonly Box hover;
 
         protected BeatmapCardIconButton()
         {
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Buttons
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Masking = true,
+                CornerRadius = BeatmapCard.CORNER_RADIUS,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Children = new Drawable[]
@@ -76,8 +81,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Buttons
                     Icon = new SpriteIcon
                     {
                         Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre
-                    }
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    },
+                    hover = new Box
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Colour = Color4.White.Opacity(0.1f),
+                        Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive,
+                    },
                 }
             });
 
@@ -116,8 +127,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards.Buttons
         {
             bool isHovered = IsHovered && Enabled.Value;
 
-            content.ScaleTo(isHovered ? 1.2f : 1, 500, Easing.OutQuint);
-            content.FadeColour(isHovered ? HoverColour : IdleColour, BeatmapCard.TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
+            hover.FadeTo(isHovered ? 1f : 0f, 500, Easing.OutQuint);
+            Icon.ScaleTo(isHovered ? 1.2f : 1, 500, Easing.OutQuint);
+            Icon.FadeColour(isHovered ? HoverColour : IdleColour, BeatmapCard.TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
     }
 }