diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePerformancePointsCounter.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePerformancePointsCounter.cs
index 26f4bda171..c7d2204de2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePerformancePointsCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePerformancePointsCounter.cs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
             AddRepeatStep("Add judgement", applyOneJudgement, 10);
 
             AddUntilStep("counter non-zero", () => counter.Current.Value > 0);
+            AddUntilStep("counter opaque", () => counter.Child.Alpha == 1);
 
             AddStep("Revert judgement", () =>
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/PerformancePointsCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/PerformancePointsCounter.cs
index da821d76ad..9eac62fe73 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/PerformancePointsCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/PerformancePointsCounter.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 
         protected override double RollingDuration => 1000;
 
+        private const float alpha_when_invalid = 0.3f;
+
         [CanBeNull]
         [Resolved(CanBeNull = true)]
         private ScoreProcessor scoreProcessor { get; set; }
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
                                .ContinueWith(r => Schedule(() =>
                                {
                                    timedAttributes = r.Result;
+                                   IsValid = true;
                                    if (lastJudgement != null)
                                        onNewJudgement(lastJudgement);
                                }), TaskContinuationOptions.OnlyOnRanToCompletion);
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
                     return;
 
                 isValid = value;
-                DrawableCount.FadeTo(isValid ? 1 : 0.3f, 1000, Easing.OutQuint);
+                DrawableCount.FadeTo(isValid ? 1 : alpha_when_invalid, 1000, Easing.OutQuint);
             }
         }
 
@@ -133,7 +136,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 
         protected override LocalisableString FormatCount(int count) => count.ToString(@"D");
 
-        protected override IHasText CreateText() => new TextComponent();
+        protected override IHasText CreateText() => new TextComponent
+        {
+            Alpha = alpha_when_invalid
+        };
 
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
         {