diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneCommentRepliesButton.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneCommentRepliesButton.cs
index e62092a180..baeb1ae822 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneCommentRepliesButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneCommentRepliesButton.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
 
         private class TestButton : CommentRepliesButton
         {
-            protected override string GetText() => "sample text";
+            public TestButton()
+            {
+                Text = "sample text";
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/CommentRepliesButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/CommentRepliesButton.cs
index f4bab3d9d7..1121ac5327 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/CommentRepliesButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/CommentRepliesButton.cs
@@ -19,14 +19,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments.Buttons
     {
         public Action Action { get; set; }
 
+        protected string Text
+        {
+            get => text.Text;
+            set => text.Text = value;
+        }
+
         [Resolved]
         private OverlayColourProvider colourProvider { get; set; }
 
-        protected SpriteIcon Icon;
-        private Box background;
+        protected readonly SpriteIcon Icon;
+        private readonly Box background;
+        private readonly OsuSpriteText text;
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        public CommentRepliesButton()
         {
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             Margin = new MarginPadding
@@ -43,8 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments.Buttons
                     {
                         background = new Box
                         {
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Colour = colourProvider.Background2
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
                         },
                         new Container
                         {
@@ -63,20 +68,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments.Buttons
                                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                                 Children = new Drawable[]
                                 {
-                                    new OsuSpriteText
+                                    text = new OsuSpriteText
                                     {
                                         Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                                         Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
-                                        Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 12, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold),
-                                        Text = GetText()
+                                        Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 12, weight: FontWeight.SemiBold)
                                     },
                                     Icon = new SpriteIcon
                                     {
                                         Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                                         Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                                         Size = new Vector2(7.5f),
-                                        Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.ChevronDown,
-                                        Colour = colourProvider.Foreground1
+                                        Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.ChevronDown
                                     }
                                 }
                             }
@@ -87,7 +90,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments.Buttons
             };
         }
 
-        protected abstract string GetText();
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            background.Colour = colourProvider.Background2;
+            Icon.Colour = colourProvider.Foreground1;
+        }
 
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/LoadRepliesButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/LoadRepliesButton.cs
index 41cce72272..9387c95758 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/LoadRepliesButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/LoadRepliesButton.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments.Buttons
 {
     public class LoadRepliesButton : CommentRepliesButton
     {
-        protected override string GetText() => "load replies";
+        public LoadRepliesButton()
+        {
+            Text = "load replies";
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/ShowRepliesButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/ShowRepliesButton.cs
index 2381727431..01c2e8a7a7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/ShowRepliesButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Comments/Buttons/ShowRepliesButton.cs
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments.Buttons
     {
         public readonly BindableBool Expanded = new BindableBool(true);
 
-        private readonly int count;
-
         public ShowRepliesButton(int count)
         {
-            this.count = count;
+            Text = "reply".ToQuantity(count);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -36,7 +34,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Comments.Buttons
             Expanded.Toggle();
             return base.OnClick(e);
         }
-
-        protected override string GetText() => "reply".ToQuantity(count);
     }
 }