diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcherArea.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcherArea.cs
index 5079e57e5e..1cbfa6338e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcherArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcherArea.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
 
         private void attemptCatch(Fruit fruit)
         {
-            fruit.OriginalX += catcher.X;
+            fruit.X = fruit.OriginalX + catcher.X;
             fruit.ApplyDefaults(new ControlPointInfo(), new BeatmapDifficulty
             {
                 CircleSize = circleSize
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
index 6267eca7de..ae45182960 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
@@ -21,46 +20,40 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
         /// <summary>
         /// The horizontal position of the hit object between 0 and <see cref="CatchPlayfield.WIDTH"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// This value is the original value specified in the beatmap, not affected by beatmap processing.
-        /// It should be used instead of <see cref="EffectiveX"/> when working on a beatmap, not a gameplay.
-        /// </remarks>
-        public float OriginalX
+        public float X
         {
-            get => OriginalXBindable.Value;
             set => OriginalXBindable.Value = value;
         }
 
-        float IHasXPosition.X => OriginalX;
+        float IHasXPosition.X => OriginalXBindable.Value;
+
+        public readonly Bindable<float> XOffsetBindable = new Bindable<float>();
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// An alias of <see cref="OriginalX"/> setter.
+        /// A random offset applied to the horizontal position, set by the beatmap processing.
         /// </summary>
-        public float X
+        public float XOffset
         {
-            set => OriginalX = value;
+            set => XOffsetBindable.Value = value;
         }
 
-        public readonly Bindable<float> EffectiveXBindable = new Bindable<float>();
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The horizontal position of the hit object between 0 and <see cref="CatchPlayfield.WIDTH"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This value is the original <see cref="X"/> value specified in the beatmap, not affected by the beatmap processing.
+        /// Use <see cref="EffectiveX"/> for a gameplay.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public float OriginalX => OriginalXBindable.Value;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The effective horizontal position of the hit object between 0 and <see cref="CatchPlayfield.WIDTH"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        public float EffectiveX => EffectiveXBindable.Value;
-
-        private float xOffset;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// A random offset applied to the horizontal position, set by the <see cref="CatchBeatmapProcessor"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        internal float XOffset
-        {
-            set
-            {
-                xOffset = value;
-                EffectiveXBindable.Value = OriginalX + xOffset;
-            }
-        }
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This value is the original <see cref="X"/> value plus the offset applied by the beatmap processing.
+        /// Use <see cref="OriginalX"/> if a value not affected by the offset is desired.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public float EffectiveX => OriginalXBindable.Value + XOffsetBindable.Value;
 
         public double TimePreempt = 1000;
 
@@ -127,10 +120,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
         }
 
         protected override HitWindows CreateHitWindows() => HitWindows.Empty;
-
-        protected CatchHitObject()
-        {
-            OriginalXBindable.BindValueChanged(change => EffectiveXBindable.Value = change.NewValue + xOffset);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs
index edd607a443..0c065948ef 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
 {
     public abstract class DrawableCatchHitObject : DrawableHitObject<CatchHitObject>
     {
-        public readonly Bindable<float> EffectiveXBindable = new Bindable<float>();
+        public readonly Bindable<float> OriginalXBindable = new Bindable<float>();
+        public readonly Bindable<float> XOffsetBindable = new Bindable<float>();
 
         protected override double InitialLifetimeOffset => HitObject.TimePreempt;
 
@@ -38,14 +39,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
         {
             base.OnApply();
 
-            EffectiveXBindable.BindTo(HitObject.EffectiveXBindable);
+            OriginalXBindable.BindTo(HitObject.OriginalXBindable);
+            XOffsetBindable.BindTo(HitObject.XOffsetBindable);
         }
 
         protected override void OnFree()
         {
             base.OnFree();
 
-            EffectiveXBindable.UnbindFrom(HitObject.EffectiveXBindable);
+            OriginalXBindable.UnbindFrom(HitObject.OriginalXBindable);
+            XOffsetBindable.UnbindFrom(HitObject.XOffsetBindable);
         }
 
         public Func<CatchHitObject, bool> CheckPosition;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject.cs
index d3fa43c6b6..84af7922f9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawablePalpableCatchHitObject.cs
@@ -55,10 +55,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            EffectiveXBindable.BindValueChanged(x =>
-            {
-                X = x.NewValue;
-            }, true);
+            OriginalXBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => X = OriginalXBindable.Value + XOffsetBindable.Value);
+            XOffsetBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => X = OriginalXBindable.Value + XOffsetBindable.Value, true);
 
             ScaleBindable.BindValueChanged(scale =>
             {