diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/JudgementResult.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/JudgementResult.cs
index 3a35fd4433..e3b2501cdc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/JudgementResult.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/JudgementResult.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements
         /// </summary>
         public double TimeOffset { get; internal set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The absolute time at which this <see cref="JudgementResult"/> occurred.
+        /// Equal to the (end) time of the <see cref="HitObject"/> + <see cref="TimeOffset"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double TimeAbsolute => HitObject.GetEndTime() + TimeOffset;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The combo prior to this <see cref="JudgementResult"/> occurring.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index 1ef6c8c207..5939443cf1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -255,18 +255,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
             base.ClearTransformsAfter(double.MinValue, true);
 
             using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(transformTime, true))
-            {
                 UpdateInitialTransforms();
 
-                var judgementOffset = Result?.TimeOffset ?? 0;
+            using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(StateUpdateTime, true))
+                UpdateStateTransforms(newState);
 
-                using (BeginDelayedSequence(InitialLifetimeOffset + judgementOffset, true))
-                {
-                    UpdateStateTransforms(newState);
-                    state.Value = newState;
-                }
+            if (newState != ArmedState.Idle)
+            {
+                using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(HitStateUpdateTime, true))
+                    UpdateHitStateTransforms(newState);
             }
 
+            state.Value = newState;
+
             if (LifetimeEnd == double.MaxValue && (state.Value != ArmedState.Idle || HitObject.HitWindows == null))
                 Expire();
 
@@ -301,6 +302,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         {
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Apply transforms based on the current <see cref="ArmedState"/>. This call is offset by <see cref="HitStateUpdateTime"/> (HitObject.EndTime + Result.Offset), equivalent to when the user hit the object.
+        /// This method is only called on <see cref="ArmedState.Hit"/> or <see cref="ArmedState.Miss"/>.
+        /// Previous states are automatically cleared.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="state">The new armed state.</param>
+        protected virtual void UpdateHitStateTransforms(ArmedState state)
+        {
+        }
+
         public override void ClearTransformsAfter(double time, bool propagateChildren = false, string targetMember = null)
         {
             // Parent calls to this should be blocked for safety, as we are manually handling this in updateState.
@@ -454,6 +465,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         /// </remarks>
         protected virtual double InitialLifetimeOffset => 10000;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The time at which state transforms should be applied that line up to <see cref="HitObject"/>'s StartTime.
+        /// This is used to offset calls to <see cref="UpdateStateTransforms"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double StateUpdateTime => HitObject.StartTime;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The time at which judgement dependent state transforms should be applied. This is equivalent of the (end) time of the object, in addition to any judgement offset.
+        /// This is used to offset calls to <see cref="UpdateHitStateTransforms"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double HitStateUpdateTime => Result?.TimeAbsolute ?? HitObject.GetEndTime();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Will be called at least once after this <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> has become not alive.
         /// </summary>