diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModRelax.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModRelax.cs
index 4e0c12f619..4047e057cb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModRelax.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModRelax.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
         {
             // grab the input manager for future use.
             osuInputManager = (OsuInputManager)rulesetContainer.KeyBindingInputManager;
+            osuInputManager.AllowUserPresses = false;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuInputManager.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuInputManager.cs
index d9ae836e0a..78ef0ec733 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuInputManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuInputManager.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Framework.Input.EventArgs;
+using osu.Framework.Input.States;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
@@ -12,8 +14,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
     {
         public IEnumerable<OsuAction> PressedActions => KeyBindingContainer.PressedActions;
 
-        public OsuInputManager(RulesetInfo ruleset) : base(ruleset, 0, SimultaneousBindingMode.Unique)
+        public bool AllowUserPresses
         {
+            set => ((OsuKeyBindingContainer)KeyBindingContainer).AllowUserPresses = value;
+        }
+
+        protected override RulesetKeyBindingContainer CreateKeyBindingContainer(RulesetInfo ruleset, int variant, SimultaneousBindingMode unique)
+            => new OsuKeyBindingContainer(ruleset, variant, unique);
+
+        public OsuInputManager(RulesetInfo ruleset)
+            : base(ruleset, 0, SimultaneousBindingMode.Unique)
+        {
+        }
+
+        private class OsuKeyBindingContainer : RulesetKeyBindingContainer
+        {
+            public bool AllowUserPresses = true;
+
+            public OsuKeyBindingContainer(RulesetInfo ruleset, int variant, SimultaneousBindingMode unique)
+                : base(ruleset, variant, unique)
+            {
+            }
+
+            protected override bool OnKeyDown(InputState state, KeyDownEventArgs args) => AllowUserPresses && base.OnKeyDown( state,args);
+            protected override bool OnKeyUp(InputState state, KeyUpEventArgs args) => AllowUserPresses && base.OnKeyUp( state,args);
+            protected override bool OnJoystickPress(InputState state, JoystickEventArgs args) => AllowUserPresses && base.OnJoystickPress( state,args);
+            protected override bool OnJoystickRelease(InputState state, JoystickEventArgs args) => AllowUserPresses && base.OnJoystickRelease( state,args);
+            protected override bool OnMouseDown(InputState state, MouseDownEventArgs args) => AllowUserPresses && base.OnMouseDown( state,args);
+            protected override bool OnMouseUp(InputState state, MouseUpEventArgs args) => AllowUserPresses && base.OnMouseUp( state,args);
         }
     }
 
@@ -21,6 +49,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
     {
         [Description("Left Button")]
         LeftButton,
+
         [Description("Right Button")]
         RightButton
     }