diff --git a/osu.Game/Collections/CollectionDropdown.cs b/osu.Game/Collections/CollectionDropdown.cs
index c04689b097..6d8f65c257 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Collections/CollectionDropdown.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Collections/CollectionDropdown.cs
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Collections
             public CollectionDropdownHeader()
             {
                 Height = 25;
-                Icon.Size = new Vector2(16);
+                Chevron.Size = new Vector2(16);
                 Foreground.Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = 4, Bottom = 4, Left = 8, Right = 4 };
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs
index c8bb45b59d..562258f5b2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 
         protected override DropdownMenu CreateMenu() => new OsuDropdownMenu();
 
+        public OsuDropdown()
+        {
+            if (Header is OsuDropdownHeader osuHeader)
+                osuHeader.Dropdown = this;
+        }
+
         public bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<GlobalAction> e)
         {
             if (e.Repeat) return false;
@@ -307,7 +313,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                 set => Text.Text = value;
             }
 
-            protected readonly SpriteIcon Icon;
+            protected readonly SpriteIcon Chevron;
+
+            public OsuDropdown<T>? Dropdown { get; set; }
 
             public OsuDropdownHeader()
             {
@@ -341,7 +349,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                                 Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                             },
-                            Icon = new SpriteIcon
+                            Chevron = new SpriteIcon
                             {
                                 Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.ChevronDown,
                                 Anchor = Anchor.CentreRight,
@@ -365,6 +373,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             {
                 base.LoadComplete();
 
+                if (Dropdown != null)
+                    Dropdown.Menu.StateChanged += _ => updateChevron();
+
                 SearchBar.State.ValueChanged += _ => updateColour();
                 Enabled.BindValueChanged(_ => updateColour());
                 updateColour();
@@ -392,16 +403,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 
                 if (SearchBar.State.Value == Visibility.Visible)
                 {
-                    Icon.Colour = hovered ? hoveredColour.Lighten(0.5f) : Colour4.White;
+                    Chevron.Colour = hovered ? hoveredColour.Lighten(0.5f) : Colour4.White;
                     Background.Colour = unhoveredColour;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    Icon.Colour = Color4.White;
+                    Chevron.Colour = Color4.White;
                     Background.Colour = hovered ? hoveredColour : unhoveredColour;
                 }
             }
 
+            private void updateChevron()
+            {
+                bool open = Dropdown?.Menu.State == MenuState.Open;
+                Chevron.ScaleTo(open ? new Vector2(1f, -1f) : Vector2.One, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+            }
+
             protected override DropdownSearchBar CreateSearchBar() => new OsuDropdownSearchBar
             {
                 Padding = new MarginPadding { Right = 26 },
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/NowPlayingCollectionDropdown.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/NowPlayingCollectionDropdown.cs
index fa9a2e3972..0f2e9400d9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/NowPlayingCollectionDropdown.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/NowPlayingCollectionDropdown.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Music
             {
                 CornerRadius = 5;
                 Height = 30;
-                Icon.Size = new Vector2(14);
-                Icon.Margin = new MarginPadding(0);
+                Chevron.Size = new Vector2(14);
+                Chevron.Margin = new MarginPadding(0);
                 Foreground.Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = 4, Bottom = 4, Left = 10, Right = 10 };
                 EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/SpotlightSelector.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/SpotlightSelector.cs
index 190da04a5d..69dc8aba85 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/SpotlightSelector.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Rankings/SpotlightSelector.cs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Rankings
                     Text.Font = OsuFont.GetFont(size: 15);
                     Text.Padding = new MarginPadding { Vertical = 1.5f }; // osu-web line-height difference compensation
                     Foreground.Padding = new MarginPadding { Horizontal = 10, Vertical = 15 };
-                    Margin = Icon.Margin = new MarginPadding(0);
+                    Margin = Chevron.Margin = new MarginPadding(0);
                 }
 
                 [BackgroundDependencyLoader]