diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuEditRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuEditRulesetContainer.cs
index c293a5a4f8..8ee07f6467 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuEditRulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuEditRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
         {
         }
 
-        protected override CursorContainer CreateCursor() => null;
+        protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new OsuPlayfieldNoCursor { Size = Vector2.One　};
 
-        protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new OsuPlayfield { Size = Vector2.One　};
+        private class OsuPlayfieldNoCursor : OsuPlayfield
+        {
+            protected override CursorContainer CreateCursor() => null;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
index 2db2b45540..e2be955200 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Connections;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI.Cursor;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
 {
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
+                    Cursor,
                     connectionLayer = new FollowPointRenderer
                     {
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
@@ -54,6 +57,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
             };
         }
 
+        protected override CursorContainer CreateCursor() => new GameplayCursorContainer();
+
         public override void Add(DrawableHitObject h)
         {
             h.OnNewResult += onNewResult;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuRulesetContainer.cs
index 805bbfb4d4..81482a9a01 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuRulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Linq;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Input.Handlers;
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Scoring;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 
@@ -59,7 +57,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
                 return first.StartTime - first.TimePreempt;
             }
         }
-
-        protected override CursorContainer CreateCursor() => new GameplayCursorContainer();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
index 3b8a7353c6..c1cce52c8c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osuTK;
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// </summary>
         public readonly BindableBool DisplayJudgements = new BindableBool(true);
 
+        public readonly BindableBool HasReplayLoaded = new BindableBool();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a new <see cref="Playfield"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -55,6 +58,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
             hitObjectContainerLazy = new Lazy<HitObjectContainer>(CreateHitObjectContainer);
+
+            Cursor = CreateCursor();
         }
 
         private WorkingBeatmap beatmap;
@@ -82,6 +87,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// <param name="h">The DrawableHitObject to remove.</param>
         public virtual bool Remove(DrawableHitObject h) => HitObjectContainer.Remove(h);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the cursor. May be null if no cursor is required.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual CursorContainer CreateCursor() => null;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The cursor provided by this <see cref="RulesetContainer"/>. May be null if no cursor is provided.
+        /// </summary>
+        public CursorContainer Cursor { get; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Registers a <see cref="Playfield"/> as a nested <see cref="Playfield"/>.
         /// This does not add the <see cref="Playfield"/> to the draw hierarchy.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
index c9ad7bb5ec..ed5f23dc7f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
@@ -76,12 +76,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// </summary>
         public Container Overlays { get; protected set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The cursor provided by this <see cref="RulesetContainer"/>. May be null if no cursor is provided.
-        /// </summary>
-        public CursorContainer Cursor { get; }
+        public CursorContainer Cursor => Playfield.Cursor;
 
-        public bool ProvidingUserCursor => Cursor != null && !HasReplayLoaded.Value;
+        public bool ProvidingUserCursor => Playfield.Cursor != null && !HasReplayLoaded.Value;
 
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e) => true; // required for IProvideCursor
 
@@ -107,8 +104,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 
                 KeyBindingInputManager.UseParentInput = !paused.NewValue;
             };
-
-            Cursor = CreateCursor();
         }
 
         protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
@@ -265,9 +260,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                 Playfield
             });
 
-            if (Cursor != null)
-                KeyBindingInputManager.Add(Cursor);
-
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
                 KeyBindingInputManager,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 0f4fa3e762..59349edcaa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -193,10 +193,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                             Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                             Breaks = beatmap.Breaks
                         },
-                        new ScalingContainer(ScalingMode.Gameplay)
-                        {
-                            Child = RulesetContainer.Cursor?.CreateProxy() ?? new Container(),
-                        },
                         HUDOverlay = new HUDOverlay(ScoreProcessor, RulesetContainer, working, adjustableClock)
                         {
                             Anchor = Anchor.Centre,