diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneSongSelectFooterV2.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneSongSelectFooterV2.cs
index 4ca193a2c6..a1ba8daf8e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneSongSelectFooterV2.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneSongSelectFooterV2.cs
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select.FooterV2;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Input;
@@ -14,10 +18,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelect
     public partial class TestSceneSongSelectFooterV2 : OsuManualInputManagerTestScene
     {
         private FooterButtonRandomV2 randomButton = null!;
+        private FooterButtonModsV2 modsButton = null!;
 
         private bool nextRandomCalled;
         private bool previousRandomCalled;
 
+        private DummyOverlay overlay = null!;
+
         [SetUp]
         public void SetUp() => Schedule(() =>
         {
@@ -26,13 +33,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelect
 
             FooterV2 footer;
 
-            Child = footer = new FooterV2
+            Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                Origin = Anchor.Centre
+                footer = new FooterV2
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre
+                },
+                overlay = new DummyOverlay()
             };
 
-            footer.AddButton(new FooterButtonModsV2());
+            footer.AddButton(modsButton = new FooterButtonModsV2(), overlay);
             footer.AddButton(randomButton = new FooterButtonRandomV2
             {
                 NextRandom = () => nextRandomCalled = true,
@@ -41,6 +52,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelect
             footer.AddButton(new FooterButtonOptionsV2());
 
             InputManager.MoveMouseTo(Vector2.Zero);
+
+            overlay.Hide();
         });
 
         [Test]
@@ -103,5 +116,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelect
             });
             AddAssert("previous random invoked", () => previousRandomCalled && !nextRandomCalled);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestOverlayPresent()
+        {
+            AddStep("Press F1", () =>
+            {
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(modsButton);
+                InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
+            });
+            AddAssert("Overlay visible", () => overlay.State.Value == Visibility.Visible);
+            AddStep("Hide", () => overlay.Hide());
+        }
+
+        private partial class DummyOverlay : ShearedOverlayContainer
+        {
+            public DummyOverlay()
+                : base(OverlayColourScheme.Green)
+            {
+            }
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load()
+            {
+                Header.Title = "An overlay";
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterV2/FooterButtonV2.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterV2/FooterButtonV2.cs
index 26a0335baf..7fb9bf42bd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterV2/FooterButtonV2.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterV2/FooterButtonV2.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -25,9 +26,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.FooterV2
         private const int button_height = 120;
         private const int button_width = 140;
         private const int corner_radius = 10;
+        private const int transition_length = 500;
 
         public const float SHEAR_WIDTH = 16;
 
+        public Bindable<Visibility> OverlayState = new Bindable<Visibility>();
+
         protected static readonly Vector2 SHEAR = new Vector2(SHEAR_WIDTH / button_height, 0);
 
         [Cached]
@@ -133,6 +137,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.FooterV2
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
             Enabled.BindValueChanged(_ => updateDisplay(), true);
+            OverlayState.BindValueChanged(_ => updateDisplay());
         }
 
         public GlobalAction? Hotkey;
@@ -185,12 +190,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.FooterV2
         {
             if (!Enabled.Value)
             {
-                backGroundBox.FadeColour(colourProvider.Background3.Darken(.3f));
+                backGroundBox.FadeColour(colourProvider.Background3.Darken(0.3f), transition_length, Easing.OutQuint);
                 return;
             }
 
+            switch (OverlayState.Value)
+            {
+                case Visibility.Visible:
+                    backGroundBox.FadeColour(buttonAccentColour.Darken(0.5f), transition_length, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    return;
+
+                case Visibility.Hidden:
+                    backGroundBox.FadeColour(buttonAccentColour, transition_length, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    break;
+            }
+
             //Hover logic.
-            backGroundBox.FadeColour(isHovered && Enabled.Value ? colourProvider.Background3.Lighten(.3f) : colourProvider.Background3, 500, Easing.OutQuint);
+            backGroundBox.FadeColour(isHovered && Enabled.Value ? colourProvider.Background3.Lighten(.3f) : colourProvider.Background3, transition_length, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterV2/FooterV2.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterV2/FooterV2.cs
index 82e6323507..8ac26c2e58 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterV2/FooterV2.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterV2/FooterV2.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.FooterV2
             {
                 overlays.Add(overlay);
                 button.Action = () => showOverlay(overlay);
+                button.OverlayState.BindTo(overlay.State);
             }
 
             buttons.Add(button);