diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
index dfa3552469..ca49d316e0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/ControlPoints/DifficultyControlPoint.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
         public static readonly DifficultyControlPoint DEFAULT = new DifficultyControlPoint
         {
             SliderVelocityBindable = { Disabled = true },
+            GenerateTicksBindable = { Disabled = true },
         };
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -29,6 +30,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
             MaxValue = 10
         };
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether or not slider ticks should be generated at this control point.
+        /// This exists for backwards compatibility with maps that abuse NaN slider velocity behavior on osu!stable (e.g. /b/2628991).
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly BindableBool GenerateTicksBindable = new BindableBool(true);
+
         public override Color4 GetRepresentingColour(OsuColour colours) => colours.Lime1;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -44,7 +51,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints
         /// Whether or not slider ticks should be generated at this control point.
         /// This exists for backwards compatibility with maps that abuse NaN slider velocity behavior on osu!stable (e.g. /b/2628991).
         /// </summary>
-        public bool GenerateTicks { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool GenerateTicks
+        {
+            get => GenerateTicksBindable.Value;
+            set => GenerateTicksBindable.Value = value;
+        }
 
         public override bool IsRedundant(ControlPoint? existing)
             => existing is DifficultyControlPoint existingDifficulty