diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuTabControl.cs
index 20385a7dae..89188b29d7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuTabControl.cs
@@ -20,16 +20,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 {
     public class OsuTabControl<T> : TabControl<T>
     {
+        private readonly Box strip;
+
         protected override Dropdown<T> CreateDropdown() => new OsuTabDropdown();
 
         protected override TabItem<T> CreateTabItem(T value) => new OsuTabItem(value);
 
+        protected virtual float StripWidth() => TabContainer.Children.Sum(c => c.IsPresent ? c.DrawWidth + TabContainer.Spacing.X : 0) - TabContainer.Spacing.X;
+
         private static bool isEnumType => typeof(T).IsEnum;
 
         public OsuTabControl()
         {
             TabContainer.Spacing = new Vector2(10f, 0f);
 
+            Add(strip = new Box
+            {
+                Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                Height = 1,
+                Colour = Color4.White.Opacity(0),
+            });
+
             if (isEnumType)
                 foreach (var val in (T[])Enum.GetValues(typeof(T)))
                     AddItem(val);
@@ -57,6 +69,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             }
         }
 
+        public Color4 StripColour
+        {
+            get => strip.Colour;
+            set => strip.Colour = value;
+        }
+
         protected override TabFillFlowContainer CreateTabFlow() => new OsuTabFillFlowContainer
         {
             Direction = FillDirection.Full,
@@ -65,6 +83,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             Masking = true
         };
 
+        protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()
+        {
+            base.UpdateAfterChildren();
+
+            // dont bother calculating if the strip is invisible
+            if (strip.Colour.MaxAlpha > 0)
+                strip.ResizeWidthTo(StripWidth(), 500, Easing.OutQuint);
+        }
+
         public class OsuTabItem : TabItem<T>, IHasAccentColour
         {
             protected readonly SpriteText Text;