diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsToolboxGroup.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsToolboxGroup.cs
index 53849fa53c..f8cf218564 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsToolboxGroup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/SettingsToolboxGroup.cs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 content.ResizeHeightTo(0, animate ? transition_duration : 0, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
 
-            headerContent.FadeColour(Expanded.Value ? Color4.White : OsuColour.Gray(0.5f), 200, Easing.OutQuint);
+            headerContent.FadeColour(Expanded.Value ? Color4.White : OsuColour.Gray(0.7f), 200, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
 
         private void updateFadeState()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs
index cb00763e6b..33c3c60ed3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer.Spectate
                 syncManager = new SpectatorSyncManager(masterClockContainer)
                 {
                     ReadyToStart = performInitialSeek,
-                }
+                },
+                new PlayerSettingsOverlay()
             };
 
             for (int i = 0; i < Users.Count; i++)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/PlayerSettingsOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/PlayerSettingsOverlay.cs
index a2b49f6302..18d7f6a503 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/PlayerSettingsOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/PlayerSettingsOverlay.cs
@@ -1,46 +1,102 @@
-// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osuTK;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings;
+using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 {
-    public partial class PlayerSettingsOverlay : VisibilityContainer
+    public partial class PlayerSettingsOverlay : ExpandingContainer
     {
+        public VisualSettings VisualSettings { get; private set; }
+
+        private const float padding = 10;
+
+        public const float EXPANDED_WIDTH = player_settings_width + padding * 2;
+
+        private const float player_settings_width = 270;
+
         private const int fade_duration = 200;
 
-        public readonly VisualSettings VisualSettings;
+        public override void Show() => this.FadeIn(fade_duration);
+        public override void Hide() => this.FadeOut(fade_duration);
+
+        // we'll handle this ourselves because we have slightly custom logic.
+        protected override bool ExpandOnHover => false;
 
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
 
         private readonly FillFlowContainer content;
 
-        public PlayerSettingsOverlay()
-        {
-            Anchor = Anchor.TopRight;
-            Origin = Anchor.TopRight;
-            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+        private readonly IconButton button;
 
-            InternalChild = content = new FillFlowContainer
+        private InputManager inputManager = null!;
+
+        public PlayerSettingsOverlay()
+            : base(0, EXPANDED_WIDTH)
+        {
+            Origin = Anchor.TopRight;
+            Anchor = Anchor.TopRight;
+
+            base.Content.Add(content = new FillFlowContainer
             {
-                Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
-                Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
                 AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
                 Spacing = new Vector2(0, 20),
+                Margin = new MarginPadding(padding),
                 Children = new PlayerSettingsGroup[]
                 {
                     VisualSettings = new VisualSettings { Expanded = { Value = false } },
                     new AudioSettings { Expanded = { Value = false } }
                 }
-            };
+            });
+
+            AddInternal(button = new IconButton
+            {
+                Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.Cog,
+                Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
+                Anchor = Anchor.TopLeft,
+                Margin = new MarginPadding(5),
+                Action = () => Expanded.Toggle()
+            });
+
+            AddInternal(new Box
+            {
+                Colour = ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(Color4.Black.Opacity(0), Color4.Black.Opacity(0.8f)),
+                Depth = float.MaxValue,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+            });
         }
 
-        protected override void PopIn() => this.FadeIn(fade_duration);
-        protected override void PopOut() => this.FadeOut(fade_duration);
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            inputManager = GetContainingInputManager()!;
+        }
+
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            base.Update();
+
+            Expanded.Value = inputManager.CurrentState.Mouse.Position.X >= button.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.TopLeft.X;
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnHoverLost(HoverLostEvent e)
+        {
+            // handle un-expanding manually because our children do weird hover blocking stuff.
+        }
 
         public void AddAtStart(PlayerSettingsGroup drawable) => content.Insert(-1, drawable);
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index a6c2405eb6..fca871e42f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         public HUDOverlay([CanBeNull] DrawableRuleset drawableRuleset, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods, bool alwaysShowLeaderboard = true)
         {
+            Container rightSettings;
+
             this.drawableRuleset = drawableRuleset;
             this.mods = mods;
 
@@ -146,7 +148,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
                         ModDisplay = CreateModsContainer(),
-                        PlayerSettingsOverlay = CreatePlayerSettingsOverlay(),
                     }
                 },
                 bottomRightElements = new FillFlowContainer
@@ -164,6 +165,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                         HoldToQuit = CreateHoldForMenuButton(),
                     }
                 },
+                rightSettings = new Container
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    {
+                        PlayerSettingsOverlay = new PlayerSettingsOverlay(),
+                    }
+                },
                 LeaderboardFlow = new FillFlowContainer
                 {
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
@@ -173,7 +182,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 },
             };
 
-            hideTargets = new List<Drawable> { mainComponents, topRightElements };
+            hideTargets = new List<Drawable> { mainComponents, topRightElements, rightSettings };
 
             if (rulesetComponents != null)
                 hideTargets.Add(rulesetComponents);
@@ -389,8 +398,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
         };
 
-        protected PlayerSettingsOverlay CreatePlayerSettingsOverlay() => new PlayerSettingsOverlay();
-
         public bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<GlobalAction> e)
         {
             if (e.Repeat)