diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModStrictTracking.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModStrictTracking.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..726b415977
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModStrictTracking.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// 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 System.Collections.Generic;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Replays;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Replays;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Mods
+{
+    public partial class TestSceneOsuModStrictTracking : OsuModTestScene
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void TestSliderInput() => CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+        {
+            Mod = new OsuModStrictTracking(),
+            Autoplay = false,
+            Beatmap = new Beatmap
+            {
+                HitObjects = new List<HitObject>
+                {
+                    new Slider
+                    {
+                        StartTime = 1000,
+                        Path = new SliderPath
+                        {
+                            ControlPoints =
+                            {
+                                new PathControlPoint(),
+                                new PathControlPoint(new Vector2(0, 100))
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            ReplayFrames = new List<ReplayFrame>
+            {
+                new OsuReplayFrame(0, new Vector2(), OsuAction.LeftButton),
+                new OsuReplayFrame(500, new Vector2(200, 0), OsuAction.LeftButton),
+                new OsuReplayFrame(501, new Vector2(200, 0)),
+                new OsuReplayFrame(1000, new Vector2(), OsuAction.LeftButton),
+                new OsuReplayFrame(1750, new Vector2(0, 100), OsuAction.LeftButton),
+                new OsuReplayFrame(1751, new Vector2(0, 100)),
+            },
+            PassCondition = () => Player.ScoreProcessor.Combo.Value == 2
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModStrictTracking.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModStrictTracking.cs
index c465ab8732..2c9292c58b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModStrictTracking.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModStrictTracking.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
                 {
                     if (e.NewValue || slider.Judged) return;
 
+                    if (slider.Time.Current < slider.HitObject.StartTime)
+                        return;
+
                     var tail = slider.NestedHitObjects.OfType<StrictTrackingDrawableSliderTail>().First();
 
                     if (!tail.Judged)