diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseBreadcrumbs.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseBreadcrumbs.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..658d2f92b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseBreadcrumbs.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
+{
+    internal class TestCaseBreadcrumbs : TestCase
+    {
+        public override string Description => @"breadcrumb > control";
+
+        public override void Reset()
+        {
+            base.Reset();
+
+            BreadcrumbControl<BreadcrumbTab> c;
+            Add(c = new BreadcrumbControl<BreadcrumbTab>
+            {
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                Width = 0.5f,
+            });
+
+            AddStep(@"first", () => c.Current.Value = BreadcrumbTab.Click);
+            AddStep(@"second", () => c.Current.Value = BreadcrumbTab.The);
+            AddStep(@"third", () => c.Current.Value = BreadcrumbTab.Circles);
+        }
+
+        private enum BreadcrumbTab
+        {
+            Click,
+            The,
+            Circles,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
index 7b7997063b..5a532d7234 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseDrawableRoom.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseUserPanel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseDirect.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseBreadcrumbs.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
   <ItemGroup />
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/BreadcrumbControl.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/BreadcrumbControl.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be3933f362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/BreadcrumbControl.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenTK;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
+{
+    public class BreadcrumbControl<T> : OsuTabControl<T>
+    {
+        public static readonly float padding = 10;
+
+        protected override TabItem<T> CreateTabItem(T value) => new BreadcrumbTabItem(value);
+
+        public BreadcrumbControl()
+        {
+            Height = 28;
+            TabContainer.Spacing = new Vector2(padding, 0f);
+            Current.ValueChanged += tab =>
+            {
+                foreach (TabItem<T> t in TabContainer.Children)
+                {
+                    if (!(t is BreadcrumbTabItem)) return;
+
+                    var tIndex = TabContainer.IndexOf(t);
+                    var tabIndex = TabContainer.IndexOf(TabMap[tab]);
+                    var hide = tIndex < tabIndex;
+                    var hideChevron = tIndex <= tabIndex;
+
+                    t.FadeTo(hide ? 0f : 1f, 500, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                    t.ScaleTo(new Vector2(hide ? 0.8f : 1f, 1f), 500, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                    (t as BreadcrumbTabItem).Chevron.FadeTo(hideChevron ? 0f : 1f, 500, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        private class BreadcrumbTabItem : OsuTabItem
+        {
+            public readonly TextAwesome Chevron;
+
+            //don't allow clicking between transitions and don't make the chevron clickable
+            protected override bool InternalContains(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => Alpha < 1f ? false : Text.Contains(screenSpacePos);
+
+            public BreadcrumbTabItem(T value) : base(value)
+            {
+                Text.TextSize = 18;
+                Padding = new MarginPadding { Right = padding + 9 };
+                Add(Chevron = new TextAwesome
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.CentreRight,
+                    Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                    TextSize = 12,
+                    Icon = FontAwesome.fa_chevron_right,
+                    Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = 10 },
+                    Alpha = 0f,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 25b692151f..4d1b1a1b11 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Direct\SlimEnumDropdown.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Containers\ReverseDepthFillFlowContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Database\RankStatus.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Graphics\UserInterface\BreadcrumbControl.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\osu-framework\osu.Framework\osu.Framework.csproj">