diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBeatmapCarousel.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBeatmapCarousel.cs
index f819e882d9..4679fca855 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBeatmapCarousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseBeatmapCarousel.cs
@@ -65,11 +65,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
 
             carousel.SelectionChanged = s => currentSelection = s;
 
-            AddStep("Load Beatmaps", () => { carousel.BeatmapSets = beatmapSets; });
-
-            bool changed = false;
-            carousel.BeatmapSetsChanged = () => changed = true;
-            AddUntilStep(() => changed, "Wait for load");
+            loadBeatmaps(beatmapSets);
 
             testTraversal();
             testFiltering();
@@ -84,6 +80,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
             testCarouselRootIsRandom();
         }
 
+        private void loadBeatmaps(List<BeatmapSetInfo> beatmapSets)
+        {
+            bool changed = false;
+            AddStep($"Load {beatmapSets.Count} Beatmaps", () =>
+            {
+                carousel.BeatmapSetsChanged = () => changed = true;
+                carousel.BeatmapSets = beatmapSets;
+            });
+            AddUntilStep(() => changed, "Wait for load");
+        }
+
         private void ensureRandomFetchSuccess() =>
             AddAssert("ensure prev random fetch worked", () => selectedSets.Peek() == carousel.SelectedBeatmapSet);
 
@@ -423,7 +430,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
             for (int i = 1; i <= 50; i++)
                 beatmapSets.Add(createTestBeatmapSet(i));
 
-            AddStep("Load 50 Beatmaps", () => { carousel.BeatmapSets = beatmapSets; });
+            loadBeatmaps(beatmapSets);
             advanceSelection(direction: 1, diff: false);
             checkNonmatchingFilter();
             checkNonmatchingFilter();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSettingsGroup.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSettingsGroup.cs
index 0ffcdf94a6..cff3eca895 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSettingsGroup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSettingsGroup.cs
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
                     content.ResizeHeightTo(0, transition_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
                 }
 
-                button.FadeColour(expanded ? buttonActiveColour : Color4.White, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
+                updateExpanded();
             }
         }
 
-        private Color4 buttonActiveColour;
+        private Color4 expandedColour;
 
         protected PlayerSettingsGroup()
         {
@@ -130,9 +130,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
-            button.Colour = buttonActiveColour = colours.Yellow;
+            expandedColour = colours.Yellow;
+
+            updateExpanded();
         }
 
+        private void updateExpanded() => button.FadeColour(expanded ? expandedColour : Color4.White, 200, Easing.InOutQuint);
+
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
 
         protected override bool OnHover(InputState state) => true;