diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/HoldToConfirmContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/HoldToConfirmContainer.cs
index 078721ec77..540f9b97a7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/HoldToConfirmContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/HoldToConfirmContainer.cs
@@ -14,15 +14,18 @@ public abstract class HoldToConfirmContainer : Container
     {
         public const double DANGEROUS_HOLD_ACTIVATION_DELAY = 500;
 
+        private const int fadeout_delay = 200;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether the associated action is considered dangerous, warranting a longer hold.
         /// </summary>
         public bool IsDangerousAction { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The action to perform when a hold successfully completes.
+        /// </summary>
         public Action Action;
 
-        private const int fadeout_delay = 200;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether currently in a fired state (and the confirm <see cref="Action"/> has been sent).
         /// </summary>
@@ -30,19 +33,24 @@ public abstract class HoldToConfirmContainer : Container
 
         private bool confirming;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The current activation delay for this control.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IBindable<double> HoldActivationDelay => holdActivationDelay;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The progress of any ongoing hold operation. 0 means no hold has started; 1 means a hold has been completed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IBindable<double> Progress => progress;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether the overlay should be allowed to return from a fired state.
         /// </summary>
         protected virtual bool AllowMultipleFires => false;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The current activation delay for this control.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected IBindable<double> HoldActivationDelay => holdActivationDelay;
+        private readonly Bindable<double> progress = new BindableDouble();
 
-        public Bindable<double> Progress = new BindableDouble();
-
-        private Bindable<double> holdActivationDelay;
+        private readonly Bindable<double> holdActivationDelay = new Bindable<double>();
 
         [Resolved]
         private OsuConfigManager config { get; set; }
@@ -57,15 +65,9 @@ protected override void LoadComplete()
             base.LoadComplete();
 
             if (IsDangerousAction)
-            {
                 holdActivationDelay.Value = DANGEROUS_HOLD_ACTIVATION_DELAY;
-            }
             else
-            {
-                holdActivationDelay = HoldActivationDelay != null
-                    ? new Bindable<double>(HoldActivationDelay.Value)
-                    : config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.UIHoldActivationDelay);
-            }
+                config.BindWith(OsuSetting.UIHoldActivationDelay, holdActivationDelay);
         }
 
         protected void BeginConfirm()
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ protected void BeginConfirm()
 
             confirming = true;
 
-            this.TransformBindableTo(Progress, 1, holdActivationDelay.Value * (1 - Progress.Value), Easing.Out).OnComplete(_ => Confirm());
+            this.TransformBindableTo(progress, 1, holdActivationDelay.Value * (1 - progress.Value), Easing.Out).OnComplete(_ => Confirm());
         }
 
         protected virtual void Confirm()
@@ -91,9 +93,9 @@ protected void AbortConfirm()
             Fired = false;
 
             this
-                .TransformBindableTo(Progress, Progress.Value)
+                .TransformBindableTo(progress, progress.Value)
                 .Delay(200)
-                .TransformBindableTo(Progress, 0, fadeout_delay, Easing.InSine);
+                .TransformBindableTo(progress, 0, fadeout_delay, Easing.InSine);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs
index 9d280a1737..678c4256b4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HoldForMenuButton.cs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ private void load(OsuColour colours)
 
             private void bind()
             {
-                circularProgress.Current.BindTo(Progress);
+                ((IBindable<double>)circularProgress.Current).BindTo(Progress);
                 Progress.ValueChanged += progress => icon.Scale = new Vector2(1 + (float)progress.NewValue * 0.2f);
             }