diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 19f46c1d6a..bffbce2a52 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             Set(OsuSetting.ShowInterface, true);
             Set(OsuSetting.ShowHealthDisplayWhenCantFail, true);
             Set(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay, false);
+            Set(OsuSetting.ScoreMeter, ScoreMeterType.HitError);
 
             Set(OsuSetting.FloatingComments, false);
 
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         BlurLevel,
         ShowStoryboard,
         KeyOverlay,
+        ScoreMeter,
         FloatingComments,
         ShowInterface,
         ShowHealthDisplayWhenCantFail,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/ScoreMeterType.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/ScoreMeterType.cs
index 21a63fb3ed..e78220c9c9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/ScoreMeterType.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/ScoreMeterType.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 // 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.
 
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
 namespace osu.Game.Configuration
 {
     public enum ScoreMeterType
     {
+        [Description("None")]
         None,
-        Colour,
-        Error
+
+        [Description("Hit Error")]
+        HitError
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/GeneralSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/GeneralSettings.cs
index 9142492610..520a8852b3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/GeneralSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/GeneralSettings.cs
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Gameplay
                     LabelText = "Always show key overlay",
                     Bindable = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay)
                 },
+                new SettingsEnumDropdown<ScoreMeterType>
+                {
+                    LabelText = "Score meter type",
+                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<ScoreMeterType>(OsuSetting.ScoreMeter)
+                },
                 new SettingsEnumDropdown<ScoringMode>
                 {
                     LabelText = "Score display mode",
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorDisplay.cs
index 7bb1d30f22..9a5198b7cc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorDisplay.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 {
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         private readonly FillFlowContainer bar;
         private readonly Queue<double> judgementOffsets = new Queue<double>();
 
+        private readonly Bindable<ScoreMeterType> type = new Bindable<ScoreMeterType>();
+
         public HitErrorDisplay(bool mirrored = false)
         {
             this.mirrored = mirrored;
@@ -65,6 +68,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
             };
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            config.BindWith(OsuSetting.ScoreMeter, type);
+        }
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
@@ -103,6 +112,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
                     Height = (float)((HitWindows.Meh - HitWindows.Good) / (HitWindows.Meh * 2))
                 }
             });
+
+            type.BindValueChanged(onTypeChanged, true);
+        }
+
+        private void onTypeChanged(ValueChangedEvent<ScoreMeterType> type)
+        {
+            switch (type.NewValue)
+            {
+                case ScoreMeterType.None:
+                    this.FadeOut(200, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    break;
+                case ScoreMeterType.HitError:
+                    this.FadeIn(200, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    break;
+            }
         }
 
         public void OnNewJudgement(JudgementResult newJudgement)