diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuTabControl.cs
index ca18ab83a0..c0129c921e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuTabControl.cs
@@ -17,12 +17,19 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 {
     public class OsuTabControl<T> : TabControl<T>
     {
+        private readonly Bindable<Color4> accentColour = new Bindable<Color4>();
+
+        public Color4 AccentColour
+        {
+            get => accentColour.Value;
+            set => accentColour.Value = value;
+        }
+
         private readonly Box strip;
 
         protected override Dropdown<T> CreateDropdown() => new OsuTabDropdown();
@@ -60,24 +67,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
-            if (accentColour == default)
+            if (accentColour.Value == default)
                 AccentColour = colours.Blue;
         }
 
-        private Color4 accentColour;
-
-        public Color4 AccentColour
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
-            get => accentColour;
-            set
-            {
-                accentColour = value;
-                if (Dropdown is IHasAccentColour dropdown)
-                    dropdown.AccentColour = value;
-                foreach (var i in TabContainer.Children.OfType<IHasAccentColour>())
-                    i.AccentColour = value;
-                InternalChildren.OfType<IHasAccentColour>().ForEach(c => c.AccentColour = value);
-            }
+            base.LoadComplete();
+            accentColour.BindValueChanged(OnAccentColourChanged, true);
+        }
+
+        protected virtual void OnAccentColourChanged(ValueChangedEvent<Color4> colour)
+        {
+            if (Dropdown is IHasAccentColour dropdown)
+                dropdown.AccentColour = colour.NewValue;
+            foreach (var i in TabContainer.Children.OfType<IHasAccentColour>())
+                i.AccentColour = colour.NewValue;
         }
 
         public Color4 StripColour
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayTabControl.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayTabControl.cs
index 839136d37c..72977d6bff 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayTabControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/OverlayTabControl.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 // 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;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 {
     public abstract class OverlayTabControl<T> : OsuTabControl<T>
     {
-        private readonly TabControlBar bar;
+        private readonly Box bar;
 
         protected float BarHeight
         {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             TabContainer.Masking = false;
             TabContainer.Spacing = new Vector2(15, 0);
 
-            AddInternal(bar = new TabControlBar
+            AddInternal(bar = new Box
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                 Height = 2,
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             });
         }
 
+        protected override void OnAccentColourChanged(ValueChangedEvent<Color4> colour)
+        {
+            base.OnAccentColourChanged(colour);
+            bar.Colour = colour.NewValue;
+        }
+
         protected override Dropdown<T> CreateDropdown() => null;
 
         protected override TabItem<T> CreateTabItem(T value) => new OverlayTabItem(value);
@@ -138,24 +144,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 Text.FadeColour(AccentColour, 120, Easing.InQuad);
             }
         }
-
-        private class TabControlBar : CompositeDrawable, IHasAccentColour
-        {
-            public Color4 AccentColour
-            {
-                get => background.Colour;
-                set => background.Colour = value;
-            }
-
-            private readonly Box background;
-
-            public TabControlBar()
-            {
-                AddInternal(background = new Box
-                {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
-                });
-            }
-        }
     }
 }