diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SoloGameplayLeaderboard.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SoloGameplayLeaderboard.cs
index fb7e2ff00f..471aaf9a6d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SoloGameplayLeaderboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SoloGameplayLeaderboard.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         [Resolved]
         private ScoreManager scoreManager { get; set; } = null!;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether the leaderboard should be visible regardless of the configuration value.
+        /// This is true by default, but can be changed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly Bindable<bool> AlwaysVisible = new Bindable<bool>(true);
+
         public SoloGameplayLeaderboard(IUser trackingUser)
         {
             this.trackingUser = trackingUser;
@@ -47,6 +53,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
             base.LoadComplete();
             Scores.BindCollectionChanged((_, _) => Scheduler.AddOnce(showScores), true);
 
+            AlwaysVisible.BindValueChanged(_ => updateVisibility());
             configVisibility.BindValueChanged(_ => updateVisibility(), true);
         }
 
@@ -84,6 +91,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         }
 
         private void updateVisibility() =>
-            Flow.FadeTo(configVisibility.Value ? 1 : 0, duration);
+            this.FadeTo(AlwaysVisible.Value || configVisibility.Value ? 1 : 0, duration);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayer.cs
index 163b9c593f..5382e283e0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayer.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         protected override GameplayLeaderboard CreateGameplayLeaderboard() =>
             new SoloGameplayLeaderboard(Score.ScoreInfo.User)
             {
+                AlwaysVisible = { Value = true },
                 Scores = { BindTarget = LeaderboardScores }
             };
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SoloPlayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SoloPlayer.cs
index d7730737d6..ee19391b89 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SoloPlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SoloPlayer.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         protected override GameplayLeaderboard CreateGameplayLeaderboard() =>
             new SoloGameplayLeaderboard(Score.ScoreInfo.User)
             {
+                AlwaysVisible = { Value = false },
                 Scores = { BindTarget = LeaderboardScores }
             };