diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNewsOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNewsOverlay.cs
index f0dc309d01..e35ef4916b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNewsOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestSceneNewsOverlay.cs
@@ -7,19 +7,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
 {
     public class TestSceneNewsOverlay : OsuTestScene
     {
-        private NewsOverlay news;
-
         protected override bool UseOnlineAPI => true;
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
-            Add(news = new NewsOverlay());
-            AddStep(@"Show", news.Show);
-            AddStep(@"Hide", news.Hide);
 
-            AddStep(@"Show front page", () => news.ShowFrontPage());
-            AddStep(@"Custom article", () => news.Current.Value = "Test Article 101");
+            NewsOverlay news;
+            Add(news = new NewsOverlay());
+
+            AddStep("Show", news.Show);
+            AddStep("Hide", news.Hide);
+
+            AddStep("Show front page", () => news.ShowFrontPage());
+            AddStep("Custom article", () => news.ShowArticle("Test Article 101"));
+            AddStep("Custom article", () => news.ShowArticle("Test Article 102"));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/News/NewsHeader.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/News/NewsHeader.cs
index 8214c71b3a..ee7991c0c6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/News/NewsHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/News/NewsHeader.cs
@@ -3,44 +3,46 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using System;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.News
 {
     public class NewsHeader : BreadcrumbControlOverlayHeader
     {
-        private const string front_page_string = "frontpage";
+        public const string FRONT_PAGE_STRING = "frontpage";
 
-        public readonly Bindable<string> Post = new Bindable<string>(null);
-
-        public Action ShowFrontPage;
+        public readonly Bindable<string> Post = new Bindable<string>(FRONT_PAGE_STRING);
 
         public NewsHeader()
         {
-            TabControl.AddItem(front_page_string);
-
-            Current.ValueChanged += e =>
-            {
-                if (e.NewValue == front_page_string)
-                    ShowFrontPage?.Invoke();
-            };
-
-            Post.ValueChanged += showPost;
+            TabControl.AddItem(FRONT_PAGE_STRING);
+            Current.Value = FRONT_PAGE_STRING;
+            Current.BindValueChanged(onCurrentChanged);
+            Post.BindValueChanged(onPostChanged, true);
         }
 
-        private void showPost(ValueChangedEvent<string> e)
-        {
-            if (e.OldValue != null)
-                TabControl.RemoveItem(e.OldValue);
+        public void SetFrontPage() => Post.Value = FRONT_PAGE_STRING;
 
-            if (e.NewValue != null)
+        public void SetArticle(string slug) => Post.Value = slug;
+
+        private void onCurrentChanged(ValueChangedEvent<string> current)
+        {
+            if (current.NewValue == FRONT_PAGE_STRING)
+                Post.Value = FRONT_PAGE_STRING;
+        }
+
+        private void onPostChanged(ValueChangedEvent<string> post)
+        {
+            if (post.OldValue != FRONT_PAGE_STRING)
+                TabControl.RemoveItem(post.OldValue);
+
+            if (post.NewValue != FRONT_PAGE_STRING)
             {
-                TabControl.AddItem(e.NewValue);
-                Current.Value = e.NewValue;
+                TabControl.AddItem(post.NewValue);
+                Current.Value = post.NewValue;
             }
             else
             {
-                Current.Value = front_page_string;
+                Current.Value = FRONT_PAGE_STRING;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/NewsOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/NewsOverlay.cs
index 4cd83f83af..db989e71bf 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/NewsOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/NewsOverlay.cs
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 {
     public class NewsOverlay : FullscreenOverlay
     {
-        public readonly Bindable<string> Current = new Bindable<string>(null);
-
         private Container content;
         private LoadingLayer loading;
+        private NewsHeader header;
         private OverlayScrollContainer scrollFlow;
 
         public NewsOverlay()
@@ -29,8 +28,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            NewsHeader header;
-
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
                 new Box
@@ -49,10 +46,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                         Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
                         Children = new Drawable[]
                         {
-                            header = new NewsHeader
-                            {
-                                ShowFrontPage = ShowFrontPage
-                            },
+                            header = new NewsHeader(),
                             content = new Container
                             {
                                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
@@ -63,30 +57,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 },
                 loading = new LoadingLayer(content),
             };
-
-            header.Post.BindTo(Current);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
-            Current.BindValueChanged(onCurrentChanged, true);
+            header.Post.BindValueChanged(onPostChanged, true);
         }
 
         public void ShowFrontPage()
         {
-            Current.Value = null;
+            header.SetFrontPage();
+            Show();
+        }
+
+        public void ShowArticle(string slug)
+        {
+            header.SetArticle(slug);
             Show();
         }
 
         private CancellationTokenSource cancellationToken;
 
-        private void onCurrentChanged(ValueChangedEvent<string> current)
+        private void onPostChanged(ValueChangedEvent<string> post)
         {
             cancellationToken?.Cancel();
             loading.Show();
 
-            if (current.NewValue == null)
+            if (post.NewValue == NewsHeader.FRONT_PAGE_STRING)
             {
                 LoadDisplay(new FrontPageDisplay());
                 return;