diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 228b77b780..513f4854ad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             }
 
             dependencies.CacheAs(DrawableRuleset.FrameStableClock);
+            dependencies.CacheAs<IGameplayClock>(DrawableRuleset.FrameStableClock);
 
             // add the overlay components as a separate step as they proxy some elements from the above underlay/gameplay components.
             // also give the overlays the ruleset skin provider to allow rulesets to potentially override HUD elements (used to disable combo counters etc.)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/BeatmapOffsetControl.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/BeatmapOffsetControl.cs
index ac224794ea..e988760834 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/BeatmapOffsetControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/BeatmapOffsetControl.cs
@@ -274,20 +274,36 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
             beatmapOffsetSubscription?.Dispose();
         }
 
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            base.Update();
+            Current.Disabled = !allowOffsetAdjust;
+        }
+
+        private bool allowOffsetAdjust
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                // General limitations to ensure players don't do anything too weird.
+                // These match stable for now.
+                if (player is SubmittingPlayer)
+                {
+                    Debug.Assert(gameplayClock != null);
+
+                    // TODO: the blocking conditions should probably display a message.
+                    if (!player.IsBreakTime.Value && gameplayClock.CurrentTime - gameplayClock.StartTime > 10000)
+                        return false;
+
+                    if (gameplayClock.IsPaused.Value)
+                        return false;
+                }
+
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
         public bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<GlobalAction> e)
         {
-            // General limitations to ensure players don't do anything too weird.
-            // These match stable for now.
-            if (player is SubmittingPlayer)
-            {
-                // TODO: the blocking conditions should probably display a message.
-                if (player?.IsBreakTime.Value == false && gameplayClock?.CurrentTime - gameplayClock?.StartTime > 10000)
-                    return false;
-
-                if (gameplayClock?.IsPaused.Value == true)
-                    return false;
-            }
-
             // To match stable, this should adjust by 5 ms, or 1 ms when holding alt.
             // But that is hard to make work with global actions due to the operating mode.
             // Let's use the more precise as a default for now.
@@ -296,11 +312,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
             switch (e.Action)
             {
                 case GlobalAction.IncreaseOffset:
-                    Current.Value += amount;
+                    if (!Current.Disabled)
+                        Current.Value += amount;
                     return true;
 
                 case GlobalAction.DecreaseOffset:
-                    Current.Value -= amount;
+                    if (!Current.Disabled)
+                        Current.Value -= amount;
                     return true;
             }