diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs
index 08bcb6bd8a3d..81d2de5acb72 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Toolbar/ToolbarButton.cs
@@ -157,6 +157,15 @@ protected ToolbarButton()
             };
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            if (Hotkey != null)
+            {
+                realm.SubscribeToPropertyChanged(r => r.All<RealmKeyBinding>().FirstOrDefault(rkb => rkb.RulesetName == null && rkb.ActionInt == (int)Hotkey.Value), kb => kb.KeyCombinationString, updateKeyBindingTooltip);
+            }
+        }
+
         protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e) => false;
 
         protected override bool OnClick(ClickEvent e)
@@ -168,8 +177,6 @@ protected override bool OnClick(ClickEvent e)
 
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
         {
-            updateKeyBindingTooltip();
-
             HoverBackground.FadeIn(200);
             tooltipContainer.FadeIn(100);
 
@@ -197,19 +204,13 @@ public void OnReleased(KeyBindingReleaseEvent<GlobalAction> e)
         {
         }
 
-        private void updateKeyBindingTooltip()
+        private void updateKeyBindingTooltip(string keyCombination)
         {
-            if (Hotkey == null) return;
-
-            var realmKeyBinding = realm.Realm.All<RealmKeyBinding>().FirstOrDefault(rkb => rkb.RulesetName == null && rkb.ActionInt == (int)Hotkey.Value);
+            string keyBindingString = keyCombinationProvider.GetReadableString(keyCombination);
 
-            if (realmKeyBinding != null)
-            {
-                string keyBindingString = keyCombinationProvider.GetReadableString(realmKeyBinding.KeyCombination);
-
-                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(keyBindingString))
-                    keyBindingTooltip.Text = $" ({keyBindingString})";
-            }
+            keyBindingTooltip.Text = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(keyBindingString)
+                ? $" ({keyBindingString})"
+                : string.Empty;
         }
     }