diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
index 9ad867c58a..359d1a7981 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButton.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Game.Utils;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 {
@@ -43,6 +47,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
         // A selected index of -1 means not selected.
         private int selectedIndex = -1;
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private Bindable<IReadOnlyList<Mod>> globalSelectedMods { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Change the selected mod index of this button.
         /// </summary>
@@ -236,7 +243,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
                 backgroundIcon.Mod = foregroundIcon.Mod;
             foregroundIcon.Mod = mod;
             text.Text = mod.Name;
-            Colour = mod.HasImplementation ? Color4.White : Color4.Gray;
+            updateColour(mod);
+        }
+
+        private Colour4 lightRed;
+        private Colour4 darkRed;
+
+        private void updateColour(Mod mod)
+        {
+            var baseColour = mod.HasImplementation ? Color4.White : Color4.Gray;
+
+            if (globalSelectedMods != null)
+            {
+                if (!globalSelectedMods.Value.Contains(mod))
+                {
+                    if (!ModUtils.CheckCompatibleSet(globalSelectedMods.Value.Concat(new[] { mod })))
+                    {
+                        baseColour = mod.HasImplementation ? lightRed : darkRed;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            Colour = baseColour;
         }
 
         private void createIcons()
@@ -309,6 +337,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
             Mod = mod;
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colour)
+        {
+            lightRed = colour.RedLight;
+            darkRed = colour.RedDark;
+            globalSelectedMods.BindValueChanged(_ => updateColour(SelectedMod ?? Mods.FirstOrDefault()), true);
+        }
+
         public ITooltip GetCustomTooltip() => new ModButtonTooltip();
 
         public object TooltipContent => SelectedMod ?? Mods.FirstOrDefault();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButtonTooltip.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButtonTooltip.cs
index 2a3160e779..3383ad2d99 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButtonTooltip.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModButtonTooltip.cs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 
             var allMods = ruleset.Value.CreateInstance().GetAllMods();
 
-            incompatibleMods.Value = allMods.Where(m => incompatibleTypes.Any(t => t.IsInstanceOfType(m))).ToList();
+            incompatibleMods.Value = allMods.Where(m => m.GetType() != mod.GetType() && incompatibleTypes.Any(t => t.IsInstanceOfType(m))).ToList();
 
             if (!incompatibleMods.Value.Any())
             {