diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/OsuFocusedOverlayContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/OsuFocusedOverlayContainer.cs
index 51a9706ea4..0186a170c9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/OsuFocusedOverlayContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/OsuFocusedOverlayContainer.cs
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
         private SampleChannel samplePopIn;
         private SampleChannel samplePopOut;
 
-        private readonly Bindable<OverlayActivation> allowOverlays = new Bindable<OverlayActivation>(OverlayActivation.All);
+        protected readonly Bindable<OverlayActivation> OverlayActivationMode = new Bindable<OverlayActivation>(OverlayActivation.All);
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(OsuGame osuGame, AudioManager audio)
         {
             if (osuGame != null)
-                allowOverlays.BindTo(osuGame.AllowOverlays);
+                OverlayActivationMode.BindTo(osuGame.OverlayActivationMode);
 
             samplePopIn = audio.Sample.Get(@"UI/overlay-pop-in");
             samplePopOut = audio.Sample.Get(@"UI/overlay-pop-out");
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
             switch (visibility)
             {
                 case Visibility.Visible:
-                    if (allowOverlays != OverlayActivation.Disabled)
+                    if (OverlayActivationMode != OverlayActivation.Disabled)
                         samplePopIn?.Play();
                     else
                         State = Visibility.Hidden;
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 35f29c3fd1..5c256ed5c8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
         public float ToolbarOffset => Toolbar.Position.Y + Toolbar.DrawHeight;
 
-        public readonly Bindable<OverlayActivation> AllowOverlays = new Bindable<OverlayActivation>();
+        public readonly Bindable<OverlayActivation> OverlayActivationMode = new Bindable<OverlayActivation>();
 
         private OsuScreen screenStack;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
index 032ea01700..1eaf748011 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/Toolbar.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Toolbar
         private void load(OsuGame osuGame)
         {
             if (osuGame != null)
-                allowOverlays.BindTo(osuGame.AllowOverlays);
+                allowOverlays.BindTo(osuGame.OverlayActivationMode);
 
             StateChanged += visibility =>
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
index a6e32cda7b..ba9c65e42d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens
             if (osuGame != null)
             {
                 Ruleset.BindTo(osuGame.Ruleset);
-                allowOverlays.BindTo(osuGame.AllowOverlays);
+                allowOverlays.BindTo(osuGame.OverlayActivationMode);
 
                 updateOverlayStates = () =>
                 {