diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestSceneOsuGame.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestSceneOsuGame.cs
index 22ae5257e7..b347c39c1e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestSceneOsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestSceneOsuGame.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
             typeof(NotificationOverlay),
             typeof(BeatmapListingOverlay),
             typeof(DashboardOverlay),
+            typeof(NewsOverlay),
             typeof(ChannelManager),
             typeof(ChatOverlay),
             typeof(SettingsOverlay),
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 618049e72c..84b32673d5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
         private DashboardOverlay dashboard;
 
+        private NewsOverlay news;
+
         private UserProfileOverlay userProfile;
 
         private BeatmapSetOverlay beatmapSetOverlay;
@@ -630,6 +632,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             // overlay elements
             loadComponentSingleFile(beatmapListing = new BeatmapListingOverlay(), overlayContent.Add, true);
             loadComponentSingleFile(dashboard = new DashboardOverlay(), overlayContent.Add, true);
+            loadComponentSingleFile(news = new NewsOverlay(), overlayContent.Add, true);
             var rankingsOverlay = loadComponentSingleFile(new RankingsOverlay(), overlayContent.Add, true);
             loadComponentSingleFile(channelManager = new ChannelManager(), AddInternal, true);
             loadComponentSingleFile(chatOverlay = new ChatOverlay(), overlayContent.Add, true);
@@ -687,7 +690,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             }
 
             // ensure only one of these overlays are open at once.
-            var singleDisplayOverlays = new OverlayContainer[] { chatOverlay, dashboard, beatmapListing, changelogOverlay, rankingsOverlay };
+            var singleDisplayOverlays = new OverlayContainer[] { chatOverlay, news, dashboard, beatmapListing, changelogOverlay, rankingsOverlay };
 
             foreach (var overlay in singleDisplayOverlays)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
index de08b79f57..5bdd86c671 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
+                        new ToolbarNewsButton(),
                         new ToolbarChangelogButton(),
                         new ToolbarRankingsButton(),
                         new ToolbarBeatmapListingButton(),
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarNewsButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarNewsButton.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e813a3f4cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarNewsButton.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// 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.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
+{
+    public class ToolbarNewsButton : ToolbarOverlayToggleButton
+    {
+        public ToolbarNewsButton()
+        {
+            Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.Newspaper;
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
+        private void load(NewsOverlay news)
+        {
+            StateContainer = news;
+        }
+    }
+}