diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Mods/CatchModDifficultyAdjust.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Mods/CatchModDifficultyAdjust.cs
index 661c59332f..ee05dd1560 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Mods/CatchModDifficultyAdjust.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Mods/CatchModDifficultyAdjust.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
@@ -30,10 +31,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Mods
             Value = 5,
         };
 
-        public override string IconTooltip => ($"{Name} ({(CircleSize.IsDefault ? "" : $"CS {CircleSize.Value}, ")}" +
-                                       $"{(DrainRate.IsDefault ? "" : $"HP {DrainRate.Value}, ")}" +
-                                       $"{(OverallDifficulty.IsDefault ? "" : $"OD {OverallDifficulty.Value}, ")}" +
-                                       $"{(ApproachRate.IsDefault ? "" : $"AR {ApproachRate.Value}")}").TrimEnd(new char[] { ',', ' ' }) + ")";
+        public override string SettingDescription
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                string circleSize = CircleSize.IsDefault ? "" : $"CS {CircleSize.Value.ToString()}";
+                string drainRate = DrainRate.IsDefault ? "" : $"HP {DrainRate.Value.ToString()}";
+                string overallDifficulty = OverallDifficulty.IsDefault ? "" : $"OD {OverallDifficulty.Value.ToString()}";
+                string approachRate = ApproachRate.IsDefault ? "" : $"AR {ApproachRate.Value.ToString()}";
+
+                string[] settings = new string[] { circleSize, drainRate, overallDifficulty, approachRate };
+                // filter out empty strings so we don't have orphaned commas
+                settings = Array.FindAll(settings, s => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(s));
+                return string.Join(", ", settings);
+            }
+        }
 
         protected override void TransferSettings(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModDifficultyAdjust.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModDifficultyAdjust.cs
index 477028dbbe..520e5a6726 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModDifficultyAdjust.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModDifficultyAdjust.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
@@ -30,10 +31,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
             Value = 5,
         };
 
-        public override string IconTooltip => ($"{Name} ({(CircleSize.IsDefault ? "" : $"CS {CircleSize.Value}, ")}" +
-                                       $"{(DrainRate.IsDefault ? "" : $"HP {DrainRate.Value}, ")}" +
-                                       $"{(OverallDifficulty.IsDefault ? "" : $"OD {OverallDifficulty.Value}, ")}" +
-                                       $"{(ApproachRate.IsDefault ? "" : $"AR {ApproachRate.Value}")}").TrimEnd(new char[] { ',', ' ' }) + ")";
+        public override string SettingDescription
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                string circleSize = CircleSize.IsDefault ? "" : $"CS {CircleSize.Value.ToString()}";
+                string drainRate = DrainRate.IsDefault ? "" : $"HP {DrainRate.Value.ToString()}";
+                string overallDifficulty = OverallDifficulty.IsDefault ? "" : $"OD {OverallDifficulty.Value.ToString()}";
+                string approachRate = ApproachRate.IsDefault ? "" : $"AR {ApproachRate.Value.ToString()}";
+
+                string[] settings = new string[] { circleSize, drainRate, overallDifficulty, approachRate };
+                // filter out empty strings so we don't have orphaned commas
+                settings = Array.FindAll(settings, s => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(s));
+                return string.Join(", ", settings);
+            }
+        }
 
         protected override void TransferSettings(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
index b70ddc6d46..231b95f974 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/Mod.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
         /// are displayed in the tooltip.
         /// </remarks>
         [JsonIgnore]
-        public virtual string IconTooltip => Name;
+        public string IconTooltip
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                string settingDescription = string.IsNullOrEmpty(SettingDescription) ? "" : $" ({SettingDescription})";
+                return $"{Name}{settingDescription}";
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The description of editable settings of a mod to use in the <see cref="IconTooltip"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Parentheses are added to the tooltip, surrounding the value of this property. If this property is <c>string.Empty</c>,
+        /// the tooltip will not have parentheses.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public virtual string SettingDescription => string.Empty;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The score multiplier of this mod.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs
index 4072e6a6af..a5024d6988 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 {
@@ -52,8 +53,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
             Value = 5,
         };
 
-        public override string IconTooltip => $"{Name} ({(DrainRate.IsDefault ? $"HP {DrainRate.Value.ToString()}, " : "")}" +
-                                              $"{(OverallDifficulty.IsDefault ? $"OD {OverallDifficulty.Value.ToString()}, " : "")})";
+        public override string SettingDescription
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                string drainRate = DrainRate.IsDefault ? "" : $"HP {DrainRate.Value.ToString()}";
+                string overallDifficulty = OverallDifficulty.IsDefault ? "" : $"OD {OverallDifficulty.Value.ToString()}";
+
+                string[] settings = new string[] { drainRate, overallDifficulty };
+                // filter out empty strings so we don't have orphaned commas
+                settings = Array.FindAll(settings, s => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(s));
+                return string.Join(", ", settings);
+            }
+        }
 
         private BeatmapDifficulty difficulty;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDoubleTime.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDoubleTime.cs
index 4f7d82418d..1730c98c7f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDoubleTime.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDoubleTime.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
             Precision = 0.01,
         };
 
-        public override string IconTooltip => $"{Name}{(SpeedChange.IsDefault ? "" : $" ({SpeedChange.Value}x)")}";
+        public override string SettingDescription => SpeedChange.IsDefault ? "" : $" ({SpeedChange.Value}x)";
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs
index 2ec4e9610b..4433a28a95 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
             MaxValue = 10
         };
 
-        public override string IconTooltip => $"{Name}{(Retries.IsDefault ? "" : $" ({Retries.Value} lives)")}";
+        public override string SettingDescription => Retries.IsDefault ? "" : $" ({Retries.Value} lives)";
 
         private int retries;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHalfTime.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHalfTime.cs
index 14133bddcd..5f99748a87 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHalfTime.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHalfTime.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
             Precision = 0.01,
         };
 
-        public override string IconTooltip => $"{Name}{(SpeedChange.IsDefault ? "" : $" ({SpeedChange.Value}x)")}";
+        public override string SettingDescription => SpeedChange.IsDefault ? "" : $" ({SpeedChange.Value}x)";
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModTimeRamp.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModTimeRamp.cs
index 9cb97dfc35..7b4c1370ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModTimeRamp.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModTimeRamp.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
         [SettingSource("Final rate", "The final speed to ramp to")]
         public abstract BindableNumber<double> FinalRate { get; }
 
-        public override string IconTooltip => $"{Name} ({InitialRate.Value}x to {FinalRate.Value}x)";
+        public override string SettingDescription => $"{InitialRate.Value} to {FinalRate.Value}";
 
         private double finalRateTime;
         private double beginRampTime;