diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index 4f3fe15211..c6a411c0bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             BindRulesetContainer(rulesetContainer);
 
             Progress.Objects = rulesetContainer.Objects;
-            Progress.AudioClock = offsetClock;
+            Progress.AudioClock = KeyCounter.AudioClock = offsetClock;
             Progress.AllowSeeking = rulesetContainer.HasReplayLoaded;
             Progress.OnSeek = pos => adjustableClock.Seek(pos);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounter.cs
index 2c31e61114..01f1d6dafd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounter.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
+using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         public Color4 KeyUpTextColor { get; set; } = Color4.White;
         public int FadeTime { get; set; }
 
+        public IClock AudioClock { get; set; }
+
         protected KeyCounter(string name)
         {
             Name = name;
@@ -129,5 +132,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         }
 
         public void ResetCount() => CountPresses = 0;
+
+        public KeyCounterMemento SaveState() => new KeyCounterMemento(AudioClock.CurrentTime, CountPresses);
+
+        public void RestoreState(KeyCounterMemento memento) => CountPresses = memento.CountPresses;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs
index 721d925d63..5f1e502cf7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterCollection.cs
@@ -3,14 +3,15 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
-using osu.Framework.Configuration;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             key.FadeTime = FadeTime;
             key.KeyDownTextColor = KeyDownTextColor;
             key.KeyUpTextColor = KeyUpTextColor;
+            key.AudioClock = AudioClock;
         }
 
         public void ResetCount()
@@ -117,6 +119,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         public override bool HandleKeyboardInput => receptor == null;
         public override bool HandleMouseInput => receptor == null;
 
+        public IClock AudioClock { get; set; }
+
         private Receptor receptor;
 
         public Receptor GetReceptor()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterMemento.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterMemento.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..daf217cb62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterMemento.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
+{
+    public class KeyCounterMemento
+    {
+        public KeyCounterMemento(double currentTime, int countPresses)
+        {
+            CurrentTime = currentTime;
+            CountPresses = countPresses;
+        }
+
+        public double CurrentTime { get; }
+        public int CountPresses { get; }
+    }
+}