diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsItem.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsItem.cs
index 0bd9750b0b..1d6535c289 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/SettingsItem.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osuTK;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 {
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
 
         private SpriteText labelText;
 
+        private readonly OsuTextFlowContainer noteText;
+
         public bool ShowsDefaultIndicator = true;
 
         public string TooltipText { get; set; }
@@ -57,6 +60,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Text to be displayed at the bottom of this <see cref="SettingsItem{T}"/>.
+        /// Used for further explanation or indicating drawbacks of the current setting.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string NoteText
+        {
+            set
+            {
+                noteText.Alpha = 1;
+                noteText.Text = value;
+            }
+        }
+
         public virtual Bindable<T> Current
         {
             get => controlWithCurrent.Current;
@@ -92,7 +108,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                     Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = SettingsPanel.CONTENT_MARGINS },
-                    Child = Control = CreateControl()
+                    Children = new[]
+                    {
+                        Control = CreateControl(),
+                        noteText = new OsuTextFlowContainer
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                            Alpha = 0,
+                        },
+                    },
                 },
             };
 
@@ -108,6 +133,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings
             }
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colours)
+        {
+            noteText.Colour = colours.Yellow;
+        }
+
         private void updateDisabled()
         {
             if (labelText != null)