diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestCaseUserProfile.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestCaseUserProfile.cs
index abb96b8e84..c455c092ed 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestCaseUserProfile.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Online/TestCaseUserProfile.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
     public class TestCaseUserProfile : OsuTestCase
     {
         private readonly TestUserProfileOverlay profile;
-        private IAPIProvider api;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private IAPIProvider api { get; set; }
 
         public override IReadOnlyList<Type> RequiredTypes => new[]
         {
@@ -75,12 +77,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Online
             Add(profile = new TestUserProfileOverlay());
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(APIAccess api)
-        {
-            this.api = api;
-        }
-
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
index b75de39c4b..776fcbb8b7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Profile/ProfileHeader.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Profile.Header;
 using osu.Game.Users;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 
@@ -35,10 +38,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Profile
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                coverContainer = new UserCoverBackground
+                new Container
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                     Height = cover_height,
+                    Masking = true,
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    {
+                        coverContainer = new UserCoverBackground
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        },
+                        new Box
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Colour = ColourInfo.GradientVertical(OsuColour.FromHex("222").Opacity(0.8f), OsuColour.FromHex("222").Opacity(0.2f))
+                        },
+                    }
                 },
                 new Container
                 {