diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPoint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPoint.cs
index 3e2ab65bb2..be274131c0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPoint.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 osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Connections
             });
         }
 
-        public double AnimationStartTime { get; set; }
+        public Bindable<double> AnimationStartTime { get; } = new BindableDouble();
+        IBindable<double> IAnimationTimeReference.AnimationStartTime => AnimationStartTime;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPointConnection.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPointConnection.cs
index 700d96eff3..6e7b1050cb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPointConnection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPointConnection.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Connections
                 fp.Alpha = 0;
                 fp.Scale = new Vector2(1.5f * end.Scale);
 
-                fp.AnimationStartTime = fadeInTime;
+                fp.AnimationStartTime.Value = fadeInTime;
 
                 using (fp.BeginAbsoluteSequence(fadeInTime))
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/Skinning/LegacySkinAnimationTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/Skinning/LegacySkinAnimationTest.cs
index 509e2fe8ca..f05938cb39 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/Skinning/LegacySkinAnimationTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/Skinning/LegacySkinAnimationTest.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual.Skinning
             AddAssert("frame count correct", () => animation.FrameCount == frame_count);
             assertPlaybackPosition(0);
 
-            AddStep("set start time to 1000", () => animationTimeReference.AnimationStartTime = 1000);
+            AddStep("set start time to 1000", () => animationTimeReference.AnimationStartTime.Value = 1000);
             assertPlaybackPosition(-1000);
 
             AddStep("set current time to 500", () => animationTimeReference.ManualClock.CurrentTime = 500);
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual.Skinning
         {
             public ManualClock ManualClock { get; }
             public IFrameBasedClock Clock { get; }
-            public double AnimationStartTime { get; set; }
+            public Bindable<double> AnimationStartTime { get; } = new BindableDouble();
+            IBindable<double> IAnimationTimeReference.AnimationStartTime => AnimationStartTime;
 
             public TestAnimationTimeReference()
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/IAnimationTimeReference.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/IAnimationTimeReference.cs
index 7e52bb8176..c987372f4b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/IAnimationTimeReference.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/IAnimationTimeReference.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.OpenGL.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
 
@@ -25,6 +26,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         /// <summary>
         /// The time which animations should be started from, relative to <see cref="Clock"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        double AnimationStartTime { get; }
+        IBindable<double> AnimationStartTime { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs
index 0ee02a2442..b57852847c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinExtensions.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Animations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.OpenGL.Textures;
@@ -70,6 +71,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
             private IAnimationTimeReference timeReference { get; set; }
 
+            private readonly Bindable<double> animationStartTime = new BindableDouble();
+
             public SkinnableTextureAnimation(bool startAtCurrentTime = true)
                 : base(startAtCurrentTime)
             {
@@ -82,8 +85,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 if (timeReference != null)
                 {
                     Clock = timeReference.Clock;
-                    PlaybackPosition = timeReference.Clock.CurrentTime - timeReference.AnimationStartTime;
+                    ((IBindable<double>)animationStartTime).BindTo(timeReference.AnimationStartTime);
                 }
+
+                animationStartTime.BindValueChanged(_ => updatePlaybackPosition(), true);
+            }
+
+            private void updatePlaybackPosition()
+            {
+                if (timeReference == null)
+                    return;
+
+                PlaybackPosition = timeReference.Clock.CurrentTime - timeReference.AnimationStartTime.Value;
             }
         }