diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingButton.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingButton.cs
index c177431c78..49ec18ce8e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingButton.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osuTK;
@@ -11,8 +10,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 {
     public abstract class LoadingButton : OsuHoverContainer
     {
-        private const float fade_duration = 200;
-
         private bool isLoading;
 
         public bool IsLoading
@@ -27,14 +24,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                 if (value)
                 {
                     loading.Show();
-                    text.FadeOut(fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
-                    OnLoadingStart();
+                    OnLoadStarted();
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     loading.Hide();
-                    text.FadeIn(fade_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
-                    OnLoadingFinished();
+                    OnLoadFinished();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -46,17 +41,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         }
 
         private readonly LoadingAnimation loading;
-        private readonly Drawable text;
 
         protected LoadingButton()
         {
-            Container content;
-
-            Child = content = CreateContent();
-
-            content.AddRange(new[]
+            AddRange(new[]
             {
-                text = CreateText(),
+                CreateContent(),
                 loading = new LoadingAnimation
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -82,16 +72,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             }
         }
 
-        protected virtual void OnLoadingStart()
+        protected virtual void OnLoadStarted()
         {
         }
 
-        protected virtual void OnLoadingFinished()
+        protected virtual void OnLoadFinished()
         {
         }
 
-        protected abstract Container CreateContent();
-
-        protected abstract Drawable CreateText();
+        protected abstract Drawable CreateContent();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ShowMoreButton.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ShowMoreButton.cs
index 407e102ca5..4931a6aed6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ShowMoreButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ShowMoreButton.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 {
     public class ShowMoreButton : LoadingButton
     {
+        private const int duration = 200;
+
         private Color4 chevronIconColour;
 
         protected Color4 ChevronIconColour
@@ -34,43 +36,50 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         private ChevronIcon rightChevron;
         private SpriteText text;
         private Box background;
+        private FillFlowContainer textContainer;
 
         public ShowMoreButton()
         {
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
         }
 
-        protected override Container CreateContent() => new CircularContainer
+        protected override Drawable CreateContent() => new CircularContainer
         {
             Masking = true,
             Size = new Vector2(140, 30),
-            Child = background = new Box
-            {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-            }
-        };
-
-        protected override Drawable CreateText() => new FillFlowContainer
-        {
-            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-            Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
-            Spacing = new Vector2(7),
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                leftChevron = new ChevronIcon(),
-                text = new OsuSpriteText
+                background = new Box
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                },
+                textContainer = new FillFlowContainer
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 12, weight: FontWeight.Bold),
-                    Text = "show more".ToUpper(),
-                },
-                rightChevron = new ChevronIcon(),
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
+                    Spacing = new Vector2(7),
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    {
+                        leftChevron = new ChevronIcon(),
+                        text = new OsuSpriteText
+                        {
+                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 12, weight: FontWeight.Bold),
+                            Text = "show more".ToUpper(),
+                        },
+                        rightChevron = new ChevronIcon(),
+                    }
+                }
             }
         };
 
+        protected override void OnLoadStarted() => textContainer.FadeOut(duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+
+        protected override void OnLoadFinished() => textContainer.FadeIn(duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+
         private class ChevronIcon : SpriteIcon
         {
             private const int icon_size = 8;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
index 532fd8d905..e8d9013fd9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/VotePill.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
 {
     public class VotePill : LoadingButton, IHasAccentColour
     {
+        private const int duration = 200;
+
         public Color4 AccentColour { get; set; }
 
         protected override IEnumerable<Drawable> EffectTargets => null;
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
             IsLoading = false;
         }
 
-        protected override Container CreateContent() => new Container
+        protected override Drawable CreateContent() => new Container
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X,
@@ -116,22 +118,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments
                     Margin = new MarginPadding { Right = 3 },
                     Alpha = 0,
                 },
+                votesCounter = new OsuSpriteText
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Margin = new MarginPadding { Horizontal = 10 },
+                    Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 14),
+                    AlwaysPresent = true,
+                }
             },
         };
 
-        protected override Drawable CreateText() => votesCounter = new OsuSpriteText
+        protected override void OnLoadStarted()
         {
-            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-            Margin = new MarginPadding { Horizontal = 10 },
-            Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 14),
-            AlwaysPresent = true,
-        };
+            votesCounter.FadeOut(duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+            updateDisplay();
+        }
 
-        protected override void OnLoadingStart() => updateDisplay();
-
-        protected override void OnLoadingFinished()
+        protected override void OnLoadFinished()
         {
+            votesCounter.FadeIn(duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+
             if (IsHovered)
                 onHoverAction();
         }