diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneBeatmapLeaderboard.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneBeatmapLeaderboard.cs
index 57e297bcd5..2b52deb605 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneBeatmapLeaderboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneBeatmapLeaderboard.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Online.Leaderboards;
+using osu.Game.Online.Placeholders;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select.Leaderboards;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs
index 9c48ebd09b..60c79f6d8f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/Leaderboard.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Online.Placeholders;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/RetrievalFailurePlaceholder.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/RetrievalFailurePlaceholder.cs
index 801f3f8ff0..15d7dabe65 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/RetrievalFailurePlaceholder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/RetrievalFailurePlaceholder.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Online.Placeholders;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Online.Leaderboards
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/MessagePlaceholder.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Placeholders/MessagePlaceholder.cs
similarity index 95%
rename from osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/MessagePlaceholder.cs
rename to osu.Game/Online/Placeholders/MessagePlaceholder.cs
index ef425dacd8..7342765ca4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/MessagePlaceholder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Placeholders/MessagePlaceholder.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 
-namespace osu.Game.Online.Leaderboards
+namespace osu.Game.Online.Placeholders
 {
     public class MessagePlaceholder : Placeholder
     {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/Placeholder.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Placeholders/Placeholder.cs
similarity index 95%
rename from osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/Placeholder.cs
rename to osu.Game/Online/Placeholders/Placeholder.cs
index d38110a9d0..f58282bbd9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Leaderboards/Placeholder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Placeholders/Placeholder.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ using System;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 
-namespace osu.Game.Online.Leaderboards
+namespace osu.Game.Online.Placeholders
 {
     public abstract class Placeholder : OsuTextFlowContainer, IEquatable<Placeholder>
     {