diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseBreadcrumbs.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseBreadcrumbs.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..658d2f92b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseBreadcrumbs.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
+{
+    internal class TestCaseBreadcrumbs : TestCase
+    {
+        public override string Description => @"breadcrumb > control";
+
+        public override void Reset()
+        {
+            base.Reset();
+
+            BreadcrumbControl<BreadcrumbTab> c;
+            Add(c = new BreadcrumbControl<BreadcrumbTab>
+            {
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                Width = 0.5f,
+            });
+
+            AddStep(@"first", () => c.Current.Value = BreadcrumbTab.Click);
+            AddStep(@"second", () => c.Current.Value = BreadcrumbTab.The);
+            AddStep(@"third", () => c.Current.Value = BreadcrumbTab.Circles);
+        }
+
+        private enum BreadcrumbTab
+        {
+            Click,
+            The,
+            Circles,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
index 7b7997063b..5a532d7234 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseDrawableRoom.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseUserPanel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseDirect.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseBreadcrumbs.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup />
   <ItemGroup />
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/BreadcrumbControl.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/BreadcrumbControl.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8d113f4918
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/BreadcrumbControl.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using OpenTK;
+using osu.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
+{
+    public class BreadcrumbControl<T> : OsuTabControl<T>
+    {
+        private const float padding = 10;
+
+        protected override TabItem<T> CreateTabItem(T value) => new BreadcrumbTabItem(value);
+
+        public BreadcrumbControl()
+        {
+            Height = 26;
+            TabContainer.Spacing = new Vector2(padding, 0f);
+            Current.ValueChanged += tab =>
+            {
+                foreach (var t in TabContainer.Children.OfType<BreadcrumbTabItem>())
+                {
+                    var tIndex = TabContainer.IndexOf(t);
+                    var tabIndex = TabContainer.IndexOf(TabMap[tab]);
+
+                    t.State = tIndex < tabIndex ? Visibility.Hidden : Visibility.Visible;
+                    t.Chevron.FadeTo(tIndex <= tabIndex ? 0f : 1f, 500, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        private class BreadcrumbTabItem : OsuTabItem, IStateful<Visibility>
+        {
+            public readonly TextAwesome Chevron;
+
+            //don't allow clicking between transitions and don't make the chevron clickable
+            protected override bool InternalContains(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => Alpha == 1f && Text.Contains(screenSpacePos);
+            public override bool HandleInput => State == Visibility.Visible;
+
+            private Visibility state;
+            public Visibility State
+            {
+                get { return state; }
+                set
+                {
+                    if (value == state) return;
+                    state = value;
+
+                    const float transition_duration = 500;
+
+                    if (State == Visibility.Visible)
+                    {
+                        FadeIn(transition_duration, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                        ScaleTo(new Vector2(1f), transition_duration, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        FadeOut(transition_duration, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                        ScaleTo(new Vector2(0.8f, 1f), transition_duration, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            public BreadcrumbTabItem(T value) : base(value)
+            {
+                Text.TextSize = 16;
+                Padding = new MarginPadding { Right = padding + 8 }; //padding + chevron width
+                Add(Chevron = new TextAwesome
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.CentreRight,
+                    Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
+                    TextSize = 12,
+                    Icon = FontAwesome.fa_chevron_right,
+                    Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = padding },
+                    Alpha = 0f,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index c669ac1981..0ec0624978 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Direct\SlimEnumDropdown.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Containers\ReverseDepthFillFlowContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Database\RankStatus.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Graphics\UserInterface\BreadcrumbControl.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\osu-framework\osu.Framework\osu.Framework.csproj">