diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchGeneralFilterRow.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchGeneralFilterRow.cs
index a4a914db55..2d56c60de6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchGeneralFilterRow.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchGeneralFilterRow.cs
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
             [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
             private IDialogOverlay dialogOverlay { get; set; }
 
-            protected override Color4 GetStateColour() => colours.Orange1;
-
             protected override void LoadComplete()
             {
                 base.LoadComplete();
@@ -65,6 +63,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
                 disclaimerShown = sessionStatics.GetBindable<bool>(Static.FeaturedArtistDisclaimerShownOnce);
             }
 
+            protected override Color4 ColourNormal => colours.Orange1;
+            protected override Color4 ColourActive => colours.Orange2;
+
             protected override bool OnClick(ClickEvent e)
             {
                 if (!disclaimerShown.Value && dialogOverlay != null)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchMultipleSelectionFilterRow.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchMultipleSelectionFilterRow.cs
index 4bd25f6561..9b2e1d57fe 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchMultipleSelectionFilterRow.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapSearchMultipleSelectionFilterRow.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 // 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.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using System.Linq;
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
     {
         public new readonly BindableList<T> Current = new BindableList<T>();
 
-        private MultipleSelectionFilter filter;
+        private MultipleSelectionFilter filter = null!;
 
         public BeatmapSearchMultipleSelectionFilterRow(LocalisableString header)
             : base(header)
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a filter control that can be used to simultaneously select multiple values of type <typeparamref name="T"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        [NotNull]
         protected virtual MultipleSelectionFilter CreateMultipleSelectionFilter() => new MultipleSelectionFilter();
 
         protected partial class MultipleSelectionFilter : FillFlowContainer<MultipleSelectionFilterTabItem>
@@ -69,7 +65,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
                 Current.BindCollectionChanged(currentChanged, true);
             }
 
-            private void currentChanged(object sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
+            private void currentChanged(object? sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
             {
                 foreach (var c in Children)
                     c.Active.Value = Current.Contains(c.Value);
@@ -122,7 +118,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
             {
                 base.UpdateState();
                 selectedUnderline.FadeTo(Active.Value ? 1 : 0, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
-                selectedUnderline.FadeColour(IsHovered ? ColourProvider.Content2 : GetStateColour(), 200, Easing.OutQuint);
+                selectedUnderline.FadeColour(ColourForCurrentState, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
 
             protected override bool OnClick(ClickEvent e)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/FilterTabItem.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/FilterTabItem.cs
index ee188d34ce..2896039a99 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/FilterTabItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/FilterTabItem.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
         [Resolved]
         protected OverlayColourProvider ColourProvider { get; private set; }
 
-        private OsuSpriteText text;
+        protected OsuSpriteText Text;
 
         protected Sample SelectSample { get; private set; } = null!;
 
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             AddRangeInternal(new Drawable[]
             {
-                text = new OsuSpriteText
+                Text = new OsuSpriteText
                 {
                     Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 13, weight: FontWeight.Regular),
                     Text = LabelFor(Value)
@@ -86,14 +87,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
 
         protected virtual bool HighlightOnHoverWhenActive => false;
 
-        protected virtual void UpdateState()
-        {
-            bool highlightHover = IsHovered && (!Active.Value || HighlightOnHoverWhenActive);
+        protected virtual Color4 ColourActive => ColourProvider.Content1;
+        protected virtual Color4 ColourNormal => ColourProvider.Light2;
 
-            text.FadeColour(highlightHover ? ColourProvider.Content2 : GetStateColour(), 200, Easing.OutQuint);
-            text.Font = text.Font.With(weight: Active.Value ? FontWeight.Bold : FontWeight.Regular);
+        protected Color4 ColourForCurrentState
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                Color4 colour = Active.Value ? ColourActive : ColourNormal;
+
+                if (IsHovered && (!Active.Value || HighlightOnHoverWhenActive))
+                    colour = colour.Lighten(0.2f);
+
+                return colour;
+            }
         }
 
-        protected virtual Color4 GetStateColour() => Active.Value ? ColourProvider.Content1 : ColourProvider.Light2;
+        protected virtual void UpdateState()
+        {
+            Text.FadeColour(ColourForCurrentState, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
+            Text.Font = Text.Font.With(weight: Active.Value ? FontWeight.Bold : FontWeight.Regular);
+        }
     }
 }