diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
index 8090263fe1..d89bbfd131 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.UI
         private readonly Container judgementLayer;
         private readonly ConnectionRenderer<OsuHitObject> connectionLayer;
 
+        public override bool ProvidingUserCursor => true;
+
         public override Vector2 Size
         {
             get
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
index e36d2a101c..a958c61c68 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
         /// </summary>
         protected readonly KeyConversionInputManager KeyConversionInputManager;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether we are currently providing the local user a gameplay cursor.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual bool ProvidingUserCursor => false;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether we have a replay loaded currently.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool HasReplayLoaded => InputManager.ReplayInputHandler != null;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether all the HitObjects have been judged.
         /// </summary>
@@ -157,6 +167,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
     {
         public event Action<TJudgement> OnJudgement;
 
+        public sealed override bool ProvidingUserCursor => !HasReplayLoaded && Playfield.ProvidingUserCursor;
+
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
         protected override bool AllObjectsJudged => Playfield.HitObjects.Children.All(h => h.Judgement.Result != HitResult.None);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/Playfield.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/Playfield.cs
index eff06ce80f..f31ee0f189 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/Playfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/Playfield.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
 
         internal Container<Drawable> ScaledContent;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether we are currently providing the local user a gameplay cursor.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual bool ProvidingUserCursor => false;
+
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
         private readonly Container<Drawable> content;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index d75f8b4d8e..7172aba3be 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             if (intro?.ChildScreen != null)
                 intro.ChildScreen.Padding = new MarginPadding { Top = Toolbar.Position.Y + Toolbar.DrawHeight };
 
-            Cursor.State = currentScreen == null || currentScreen.HasLocalCursorDisplayed ? Visibility.Hidden : Visibility.Visible;
+            Cursor.State = currentScreen?.HasLocalCursorDisplayed == false ? Visibility.Visible : Visibility.Hidden;
         }
 
         private void screenAdded(Screen newScreen)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index b263b5507c..f160563c3b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         internal override bool ShowOverlays => false;
 
-        internal override bool HasLocalCursorDisplayed => !hasReplayLoaded && !IsPaused;
-
-        private bool hasReplayLoaded => HitRenderer.InputManager.ReplayInputHandler != null;
+        internal override bool HasLocalCursorDisplayed => !IsPaused && HitRenderer.ProvidingUserCursor;
 
         public BeatmapInfo BeatmapInfo;
 
@@ -305,7 +303,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         {
             if (pauseOverlay == null) return false;
 
-            if (hasReplayLoaded)
+            if (HitRenderer.HasReplayLoaded)
                 return false;
 
             if (pauseOverlay.State != Visibility.Visible && !canPause) return true;