diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs
index f32f8d177b..70b3d0c7d4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs
@@ -59,13 +59,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         private int direction;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
-        private void load(GameplayClock clock)
+        private void load(GameplayClock clock, ISamplePlaybackDisabler sampleDisabler)
         {
             if (clock != null)
             {
                 parentGameplayClock = stabilityGameplayClock.ParentGameplayClock = clock;
                 GameplayClock.IsPaused.BindTo(clock.IsPaused);
             }
+
+            // this is a bit temporary. should really be done inside of GameplayClock (but requires large structural changes).
+            stabilityGameplayClock.ParentSampleDisabler = sampleDisabler;
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -225,6 +228,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         {
             public GameplayClock ParentGameplayClock;
 
+            public ISamplePlaybackDisabler ParentSampleDisabler;
+
             public override IEnumerable<Bindable<double>> NonGameplayAdjustments => ParentGameplayClock?.NonGameplayAdjustments ?? Enumerable.Empty<Bindable<double>>();
 
             public StabilityGameplayClock(FramedClock underlyingClock)
@@ -234,7 +239,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 
             protected override bool ShouldDisableSamplePlayback =>
                 // handle the case where playback is catching up to real-time.
-                base.ShouldDisableSamplePlayback || (ParentGameplayClock != null && Math.Abs(CurrentTime - ParentGameplayClock.CurrentTime) > 200);
+                base.ShouldDisableSamplePlayback
+                || ParentSampleDisabler?.SamplePlaybackDisabled.Value == true
+                || (ParentGameplayClock != null && Math.Abs(CurrentTime - ParentGameplayClock.CurrentTime) > 200);
         }
     }
 }