diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseChatLink.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseChatLink.cs
index b8e400aa60..ca102963cb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseChatLink.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseChatLink.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
         private DependencyContainer dependencies;
 
         private readonly TestChatLineContainer textContainer;
-        private readonly ChatLine[] testSprites;
 
         protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateLocalDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent) => dependencies = new DependencyContainer(parent);
 
@@ -38,21 +37,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
                 Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
             });
 
-            testSprites = new[]
-            {
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("Test!")),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("osu.ppy.sh!")),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("http://lookatmy.horse/")),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("https://osu.ppy.sh!")),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("00:12:345 (1,2) - Test?")),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("Wiki link for tasty [[Performance Points]]")),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("(osu forums)[https://osu.ppy.sh/forum] (old link format)")),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("[https://osu.ppy.sh/home New site] (new link format)")),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("long message to test word wrap: use https://encrypted.google.com instead of https://google.com or even worse, [http://google.com Unencrypted google]")),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("is now listening to [https://osu.ppy.sh/s/93523 IMAGE -MATERIAL- <Version 0>]", true)),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("is now playing [https://osu.ppy.sh/b/252238 IMAGE -MATERIAL- <Version 0>]", true)),
-                new ChatLine(new DummyMessage("#lobby or #osu would be blue (and work) in the ChatDisplay test (when a proper ChatOverlay is present).")),
-            };
+            testAddLinks();
+        }
+
+        private void testAddLinks()
+        {
+            int msgCounter = 0;
+            void addMessage(string text, bool isAction = false) => AddStep($"Add message #{++msgCounter}", () => textContainer.Add(new ChatLine(new DummyMessage(text, isAction))));
+
+            addMessage("Test!");
+            addMessage("osu.ppy.sh!");
+            addMessage("https://osu.ppy.sh!");
+            addMessage("00:12:345 (1,2) - Test?");
+            addMessage("Wiki link for tasty [[Performance Points]]");
+            addMessage("(osu forums)[https://osu.ppy.sh/forum] (old link format)");
+            addMessage("[https://osu.ppy.sh/home New site] (new link format)");
+            addMessage("[https://osu.ppy.sh/home This is only a link to the new osu webpage but this is supposed to test word wrap.]");
+            addMessage("is now listening to [https://osu.ppy.sh/s/93523 IMAGE -MATERIAL- <Version 0>]", true);
+            addMessage("is now playing [https://osu.ppy.sh/b/252238 IMAGE -MATERIAL- <Version 0>]", true);
+            addMessage("#lobby or #osu would be blue (and work) in the ChatDisplay test (when a proper ChatOverlay is present).");
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -60,8 +63,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
         {
             dependencies.Cache(chat);
             dependencies.Cache(beatmapSetOverlay);
-
-            textContainer.AddRange(testSprites);
         }
 
         private class DummyMessage : Message