diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatmapListingSort.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatmapListingSort.cs
index 28549f4306..40c694e224 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatmapListingSort.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatmapListingSort.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
 {
@@ -20,14 +23,39 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
 
         [Cached]
         private readonly OverlayColourProvider colourProvider = new OverlayColourProvider(OverlayColourScheme.Blue);
+        private readonly FillFlowContainer placeholder;
+        private readonly BeatmapListingSortTabControl control;
 
         public TestSceneBeatmapListingSort()
         {
-            Add(new BeatmapListingSortTabControl
+            Add(control = new BeatmapListingSortTabControl
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
             });
+
+            Add(placeholder = new FillFlowContainer
+            {
+                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                Spacing = new Vector2(0, 5),
+            });
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            control.SortDirection.BindValueChanged(_ => updateBindablesVisual());
+            control.Current.BindValueChanged(_ => updateBindablesVisual(), true);
+        }
+
+        private void updateBindablesVisual()
+        {
+            placeholder.Clear();
+
+            placeholder.Add(new OsuSpriteText { Text = $"Current: {control.Current.Value}" });
+            placeholder.Add(new OsuSpriteText { Text = $"Sort direction: {control.SortDirection.Value}" });
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapListingSortTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapListingSortTabControl.cs
index 0a002325e7..3f69c76da7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapListingSortTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapListing/BeatmapListingSortTabControl.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,109 @@
 // 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.
 
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
+using osuTK;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapListing
 {
     public class BeatmapListingSortTabControl : OverlaySortTabControl<BeatmapSortCriteria>
     {
+        public readonly Bindable<SortDirection> SortDirection = new Bindable<SortDirection>(Overlays.SortDirection.Descending);
+
         public BeatmapListingSortTabControl()
         {
             Current.Value = BeatmapSortCriteria.Ranked;
         }
+
+        protected override SortTabControl CreateControl() => new BeatmapSortTabControl
+        {
+            SortDirection = { BindTarget = SortDirection }
+        };
+
+        private class BeatmapSortTabControl : SortTabControl
+        {
+            public readonly Bindable<SortDirection> SortDirection = new Bindable<SortDirection>();
+
+            protected override TabItem<BeatmapSortCriteria> CreateTabItem(BeatmapSortCriteria value) => new BeatmapSortTabItem(value)
+            {
+                SortDirection = { BindTarget = SortDirection }
+            };
+
+            private class BeatmapSortTabItem : SortTabItem
+            {
+                public readonly Bindable<SortDirection> SortDirection = new Bindable<SortDirection>();
+
+                public BeatmapSortTabItem(BeatmapSortCriteria value)
+                    : base(value)
+                {
+                }
+
+                protected override TabButton CreateTabButton(BeatmapSortCriteria value) => new BeatmapTabButton(value)
+                {
+                    Active = { BindTarget = Active },
+                    SortDirection = { BindTarget = SortDirection }
+                };
+
+                private class BeatmapTabButton : TabButton
+                {
+                    public readonly Bindable<SortDirection> SortDirection = new Bindable<SortDirection>();
+
+                    protected override Color4 ContentColour
+                    {
+                        set
+                        {
+                            base.ContentColour = value;
+                            icon.Colour = value;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    private readonly SpriteIcon icon;
+
+                    public BeatmapTabButton(BeatmapSortCriteria value)
+                        : base(value)
+                    {
+                        Add(icon = new SpriteIcon
+                        {
+                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                            AlwaysPresent = true,
+                            Alpha = 0,
+                            Size = new Vector2(6)
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    protected override void LoadComplete()
+                    {
+                        base.LoadComplete();
+
+                        SortDirection.BindValueChanged(direction =>
+                        {
+                            icon.Icon = direction.NewValue == Overlays.SortDirection.Ascending ? FontAwesome.Solid.CaretUp : FontAwesome.Solid.CaretDown;
+                            icon.Margin = direction.NewValue == Overlays.SortDirection.Ascending ? new MarginPadding { Top = 1 } : new MarginPadding { Top = 2 };
+                        }, true);
+                    }
+
+                    protected override void UpdateState()
+                    {
+                        base.UpdateState();
+                        icon.FadeTo(Active.Value || IsHovered ? 1 : 0, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    }
+
+                    protected override bool OnClick(ClickEvent e)
+                    {
+                        if (Active.Value)
+                            SortDirection.Value = SortDirection.Value == Overlays.SortDirection.Ascending ? Overlays.SortDirection.Descending : Overlays.SortDirection.Ascending;
+
+                        return base.OnClick(e);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     public enum BeatmapSortCriteria
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlaySortTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlaySortTabControl.cs
index 0b91de2682..487dd70db9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlaySortTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlaySortTabControl.cs
@@ -82,9 +82,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                     : base(value)
                 {
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-                    Child = new TabButton(value) { Active = { BindTarget = Active } };
+                    Child = CreateTabButton(value);
                 }
 
+                [NotNull]
+                protected virtual TabButton CreateTabButton(T value) => new TabButton(value)
+                {
+                    Active = { BindTarget = Active }
+                };
+
                 protected override void OnActivated()
                 {
                 }
@@ -93,52 +99,67 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 {
                 }
 
-                private class TabButton : HeaderButton
+                protected class TabButton : HeaderButton
                 {
                     public readonly BindableBool Active = new BindableBool();
 
+                    protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
+
+                    protected virtual Color4 ContentColour
+                    {
+                        set => text.Colour = value;
+                    }
+
                     [Resolved]
                     private OverlayColourProvider colourProvider { get; set; }
 
                     private readonly SpriteText text;
+                    private readonly FillFlowContainer content;
 
                     public TabButton(T value)
                     {
-                        Add(text = new OsuSpriteText
+                        base.Content.Add(content = new FillFlowContainer
                         {
-                            Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 12),
-                            Text = value.ToString()
+                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                            Spacing = new Vector2(3, 0),
+                            Children = new Drawable[]
+                            {
+                                text = new OsuSpriteText
+                                {
+                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                    Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 12),
+                                    Text = value.ToString()
+                                }
+                            }
                         });
                     }
 
                     protected override void LoadComplete()
                     {
                         base.LoadComplete();
-                        Active.BindValueChanged(_ => updateState(), true);
+                        Active.BindValueChanged(_ => UpdateState(), true);
                     }
 
                     protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
                     {
-                        updateHoverState();
+                        UpdateState();
                         return true;
                     }
 
-                    protected override void OnHoverLost(HoverLostEvent e) => updateHoverState();
+                    protected override void OnHoverLost(HoverLostEvent e) => UpdateState();
 
-                    private void updateState()
-                    {
-                        updateHoverState();
-                        text.Font = text.Font.With(weight: Active.Value ? FontWeight.Bold : FontWeight.Medium);
-                    }
-
-                    private void updateHoverState()
+                    protected virtual void UpdateState()
                     {
                         if (Active.Value || IsHovered)
                             ShowBackground();
                         else
                             HideBackground();
 
-                        text.Colour = Active.Value && !IsHovered ? colourProvider.Light1 : Color4.White;
+                        ContentColour = Active.Value && !IsHovered ? colourProvider.Light1 : Color4.White;
+
+                        text.Font = text.Font.With(weight: Active.Value ? FontWeight.Bold : FontWeight.Medium);
                     }
                 }
             }