diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/TruncatingSpriteText.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/TruncatingSpriteText.cs
index 229fad29f9..254e708183 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/TruncatingSpriteText.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Sprites/TruncatingSpriteText.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites
 {
     public sealed partial class TruncatingSpriteText : OsuSpriteText, IHasTooltip
     {
+        public bool ShowTooltip { get; init; } = true;
+
         public LocalisableString TooltipText => Text;
 
-        public override bool HandlePositionalInput => IsTruncated;
+        public override bool HandlePositionalInput => IsTruncated && ShowTooltip;
 
         public TruncatingSpriteText()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectPanel.cs
index 6179f31637..09f5e5ced7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectPanel.cs
@@ -126,13 +126,15 @@ protected ModSelectPanel()
                                         Margin = new MarginPadding
                                         {
                                             Left = -18 * ShearedOverlayContainer.SHEAR
-                                        }
+                                        },
+                                        ShowTooltip = false,
                                     },
                                     descriptionText = new TruncatingSpriteText
                                     {
                                         Font = OsuFont.Default.With(size: 12),
                                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                                        Shear = new Vector2(-ShearedOverlayContainer.SHEAR, 0)
+                                        Shear = new Vector2(-ShearedOverlayContainer.SHEAR, 0),
+                                        ShowTooltip = false,
                                     }
                                 }
                             }