diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuKeyConversionInputManager.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuKeyConversionInputManager.cs
index e71f15cd65..d60aab90fb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuKeyConversionInputManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuKeyConversionInputManager.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using System.Linq;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
-using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using OpenTK.Input;
 using KeyboardState = osu.Framework.Input.KeyboardState;
@@ -17,13 +14,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
     {
         private bool leftViaKeyboard;
         private bool rightViaKeyboard;
-        private Bindable<bool> mouseDisabled;
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
-        {
-            mouseDisabled = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.MouseDisableButtons);
-        }
 
         protected override void TransformState(InputState state)
         {
@@ -40,12 +30,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
 
             if (mouse != null)
             {
-                if (mouseDisabled.Value)
-                {
-                    mouse.SetPressed(MouseButton.Left, false);
-                    mouse.SetPressed(MouseButton.Right, false);
-                }
-
                 if (leftViaKeyboard)
                     mouse.SetPressed(MouseButton.Left, true);
                 if (rightViaKeyboard)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs
index 654cde1b75..f961286818 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using OpenTK.Input;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Input.Handlers;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
@@ -15,7 +19,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         private ReplayInputHandler replayInputHandler;
         public ReplayInputHandler ReplayInputHandler
         {
-            get { return replayInputHandler; }
+            get
+            {
+                return replayInputHandler;
+            }
             set
             {
                 if (replayInputHandler != null) RemoveHandler(replayInputHandler);
@@ -28,6 +35,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             }
         }
 
+        private Bindable<bool> mouseDisabled;
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            mouseDisabled = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.MouseDisableButtons);
+        }
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
@@ -96,5 +111,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             requireMoreUpdateLoops = clock.CurrentTime != parentClock.CurrentTime;
             base.Update();
         }
+
+        protected override void TransformState(InputState state)
+        {
+            base.TransformState(state);
+
+            // we don't want to transform the state if a replay is present (for now, at least).
+            if (replayInputHandler != null) return;
+
+            var mouse = state.Mouse as Framework.Input.MouseState;
+
+            if (mouse != null)
+            {
+                if (mouseDisabled.Value)
+                {
+                    mouse.SetPressed(MouseButton.Left, false);
+                    mouse.SetPressed(MouseButton.Right, false);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }