diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneToolbar.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneToolbar.cs
index aef6f9ade0..22c7bb64b2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneToolbar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneToolbar.cs
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
             }
         }
 
+        [TestCase(OverlayActivation.All)]
+        [TestCase(OverlayActivation.Disabled)]
+        public void TestButtonKeyboardInputRespectsOverlayActivation(OverlayActivation mode)
+        {
+            AddStep($"set activation mode to {mode}", () => toolbar.OverlayActivationMode.Value = mode);
+            AddStep("hide toolbar", () => toolbar.Hide());
+
+            if (mode == OverlayActivation.Disabled)
+                AddAssert("check buttons not accepting input", () => InputManager.NonPositionalInputQueue.OfType<ToolbarButton>().Count(), () => Is.Zero);
+            else
+                AddAssert("check buttons accepting input", () => InputManager.NonPositionalInputQueue.OfType<ToolbarButton>().Count(), () => Is.Not.Zero);
+        }
+
         [TestCase(OverlayActivation.All)]
         [TestCase(OverlayActivation.Disabled)]
         public void TestRespectsOverlayActivation(OverlayActivation mode)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
index f21ef0ee98..93294a9d30 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
         protected readonly IBindable<OverlayActivation> OverlayActivationMode = new Bindable<OverlayActivation>(OverlayActivation.All);
 
         // Toolbar and its components need keyboard input even when hidden.
-        public override bool PropagateNonPositionalInputSubTree => true;
+        public override bool PropagateNonPositionalInputSubTree => OverlayActivationMode.Value != OverlayActivation.Disabled;
 
         public Toolbar()
         {