diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterButtonMods.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterButtonMods.cs
index c96c5022c0..fce4d1b2e2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterButtonMods.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FooterButtonMods.cs
@@ -9,18 +9,25 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 {
-    public class FooterButtonMods : FooterButton
+    public class FooterButtonMods : FooterButton, IHasCurrentValue<IReadOnlyList<Mod>>
     {
-        public FooterButtonMods(Bindable<IReadOnlyList<Mod>> mods)
+        public Bindable<IReadOnlyList<Mod>> Current
         {
-            FooterModDisplay modDisplay;
+            get => modDisplay.Current;
+            set => modDisplay.Current = value;
+        }
 
+        private readonly FooterModDisplay modDisplay;
+
+        public FooterButtonMods()
+        {
             Add(new Container
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
@@ -33,9 +40,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = 70 }
             });
-
-            if (mods != null)
-                modDisplay.Current = mods;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 260867b1ea..20dbcf2693 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -221,11 +221,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(BeatmapManager beatmaps, AudioManager audio, DialogOverlay dialog, OsuColour colours, SkinManager skins, ScoreManager scores)
         {
-            mods.BindTo(Mods);
-
             if (Footer != null)
             {
-                Footer.AddButton(new FooterButtonMods(mods), ModSelect);
+                Footer.AddButton(new FooterButtonMods { Current = mods }, ModSelect);
                 Footer.AddButton(new FooterButtonRandom { Action = triggerRandom });
                 Footer.AddButton(new FooterButtonOptions(), BeatmapOptions);
 
@@ -263,6 +261,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             }
         }
 
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            mods.BindTo(Mods);
+        }
+
         private DependencyContainer dependencies;
 
         protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)