diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneComboCounter.cs
index 7f513728af..f3161f32be 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneComboCounter.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -19,15 +21,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
 {
     public class TestSceneComboCounter : CatchSkinnableTestScene
     {
-        private ScoreProcessor scoreProcessor;
+        private ScoreProcessor scoreProcessor = null!;
 
         private Color4 judgedObjectColour = Color4.White;
 
+        private readonly Bindable<bool> showHud = new Bindable<bool>(true);
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            Dependencies.CacheAs<Player>(new TestPlayer
+            {
+                ShowingOverlayComponents = { BindTarget = showHud },
+            });
+        }
+
         [SetUp]
         public void SetUp() => Schedule(() =>
         {
             scoreProcessor = new ScoreProcessor(new CatchRuleset());
 
+            showHud.Value = true;
+
             SetContents(_ => new CatchComboDisplay
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -51,9 +66,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
                     1f
                 );
             });
+
+            AddStep("set hud to never show", () => showHud.Value = false);
+            AddRepeatStep("perform hit", () => performJudgement(HitResult.Great), 5);
+
+            AddStep("set hud to show", () => showHud.Value = true);
+            AddRepeatStep("perform hit", () => performJudgement(HitResult.Great), 5);
         }
 
-        private void performJudgement(HitResult type, Judgement judgement = null)
+        private void performJudgement(HitResult type, Judgement? judgement = null)
         {
             var judgedObject = new DrawableFruit(new Fruit()) { AccentColour = { Value = judgedObjectColour } };
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCatchComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCatchComboCounter.cs
index b2dd29841b..b4d29988d9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCatchComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCatchComboCounter.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchComboDisplay.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchComboDisplay.cs
index e9c289e46a..a5b7d8d0af 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchComboDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchComboDisplay.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
-using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -19,14 +20,29 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
     {
         private int currentCombo;
 
-        [CanBeNull]
-        public ICatchComboCounter ComboCounter => Drawable as ICatchComboCounter;
+        public ICatchComboCounter? ComboCounter => Drawable as ICatchComboCounter;
+
+        private readonly IBindable<bool> showCombo = new BindableBool(true);
 
         public CatchComboDisplay()
             : base(new CatchSkinComponent(CatchSkinComponents.CatchComboCounter), _ => Empty())
         {
         }
 
+        [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+        private Player? player { get; set; }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            if (player != null)
+            {
+                showCombo.BindTo(player.ShowingOverlayComponents);
+                showCombo.BindValueChanged(s => this.FadeTo(s.NewValue ? 1 : 0, HUDOverlay.FADE_DURATION, HUDOverlay.FADE_EASING), true);
+            }
+        }
+
         protected override void SkinChanged(ISkinSource skin)
         {
             base.SkinChanged(skin);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 7721d5b912..68b623b781 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         public int RestartCount;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether the <see cref="HUDOverlay"/> is currently visible.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IBindable<bool> ShowingOverlayComponents = new Bindable<bool>();
+
         [Resolved]
         private ScoreManager scoreManager { get; set; }
 
@@ -1015,6 +1020,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             });
 
             HUDOverlay.IsPlaying.BindTo(localUserPlaying);
+            ShowingOverlayComponents.BindTo(HUDOverlay.ShowHud);
+
             DimmableStoryboard.IsBreakTime.BindTo(breakTracker.IsBreakTime);
 
             DimmableStoryboard.StoryboardReplacesBackground.BindTo(storyboardReplacesBackground);