diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index d00856dd80..8d6c244b35 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
 
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorTimelineShowTimingChanges, true);
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorTimelineShowTicks, true);
+
+            SetDefault(OsuSetting.AlwaysShowHoldForMenuButton, false);
         }
 
         protected override bool CheckLookupContainsPrivateInformation(OsuSetting lookup)
@@ -429,5 +431,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         HideCountryFlags,
         EditorTimelineShowTimingChanges,
         EditorTimelineShowTicks,
+        AlwaysShowHoldForMenuButton
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/GameplaySettingsStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/GameplaySettingsStrings.cs
index 8ee76fdd55..6de61f7ebe 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/GameplaySettingsStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/GameplaySettingsStrings.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation
         /// </summary>
         public static LocalisableString AlwaysShowGameplayLeaderboard => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"gameplay_leaderboard"), @"Always show gameplay leaderboard");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Always show hold for menu button"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString AlwaysShowHoldForMenuButton => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"always_show_hold_for_menu_button"), @"Always show hold for menu button");
+
         /// <summary>
         /// "Always play first combo break sound"
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/HUDSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/HUDSettings.cs
index 3e67b2f103..f4dd319152 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/HUDSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/HUDSettings.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Gameplay
                     Current = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.GameplayLeaderboard),
                 },
                 new SettingsCheckbox
+                {
+                    LabelText = GameplaySettingsStrings.AlwaysShowHoldForMenuButton,
+                    Current = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.AlwaysShowHoldForMenuButton),
+                },
+                new SettingsCheckbox
                 {
                     ClassicDefault = false,
                     LabelText = GameplaySettingsStrings.ShowHealthDisplayWhenCantFail,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs
index 6d045e5f01..41600c2bb8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 
         private OsuSpriteText text;
 
+        private Bindable<bool> alwaysShow;
+
+        public override bool PropagatePositionalInputSubTree => alwaysShow.Value || touchActive.Value;
+
         public HoldForMenuButton()
         {
             Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal;
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
-        private void load(Player player)
+        private void load(Player player, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
             };
 
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
+            alwaysShow = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.AlwaysShowHoldForMenuButton);
         }
 
         [Resolved]
@@ -119,7 +125,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 
             if (text.Alpha > 0 || button.Progress.Value > 0 || button.IsHovered)
                 Alpha = 1;
-            else
+            else if (touchActive.Value)
+                Alpha = 0.08f;
+            else if (alwaysShow.Value)
             {
                 float minAlpha = touchActive.Value ? .08f : 0;
 
@@ -127,6 +135,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
                     Math.Clamp(Clock.ElapsedFrameTime, 0, 200),
                     Alpha, Math.Clamp(1 - positionalAdjust, minAlpha, 1), 0, 200, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
+            else
+            {
+                Alpha = 0;
+            }
         }
 
         private partial class HoldButton : HoldToConfirmContainer, IKeyBindingHandler<GlobalAction>