diff --git a/osu-framework b/osu-framework
index e52af1e5ad..4834d27107 160000
--- a/osu-framework
+++ b/osu-framework
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e52af1e5ada07468512e19c86b6dcd5a23fe3707
+Subproject commit 4834d27107198b9dc2f0e073be484cf0b92e0416
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/OsuKeyConversionInputManager.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/OsuKeyConversionInputManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..986240b37f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/OsuKeyConversionInputManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+using OpenTK.Input;
+using KeyboardState = osu.Framework.Input.KeyboardState;
+using MouseState = osu.Framework.Input.MouseState;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu
+{
+    public class OsuKeyConversionInputManager : KeyConversionInputManager
+    {
+        private bool leftViaKeyboard;
+        private bool rightViaKeyboard;
+        private Bindable<bool> mouseDisabled;
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            mouseDisabled = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.MouseDisableButtons);
+        }
+
+        protected override void TransformState(InputState state)
+        {
+            base.TransformState(state);
+
+            var mouse = state.Mouse as MouseState;
+            var keyboard = state.Keyboard as KeyboardState;
+
+            if (keyboard != null)
+            {
+                leftViaKeyboard = keyboard.Keys.Contains(Key.Z);
+                rightViaKeyboard = keyboard.Keys.Contains(Key.X);
+            }
+
+            if (mouse != null)
+            {
+                if (mouseDisabled.Value)
+                {
+                    mouse.PressedButtons.Remove(MouseButton.Left);
+                    mouse.PressedButtons.Remove(MouseButton.Right);
+                }
+
+                if (leftViaKeyboard)
+                    mouse.PressedButtons.Add(MouseButton.Left);
+                if (rightViaKeyboard)
+                    mouse.PressedButtons.Add(MouseButton.Right);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/UI/OsuHitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/UI/OsuHitRenderer.cs
index a3b05fe009..448b41e7c3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/UI/OsuHitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/UI/OsuHitRenderer.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Modes.UI;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.UI
 {
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.UI
 
         protected override Playfield<OsuHitObject> CreatePlayfield() => new OsuPlayfield();
 
+        protected override KeyConversionInputManager CreateKeyConversionInputManager() => new OsuKeyConversionInputManager();
+
         protected override DrawableHitObject<OsuHitObject> GetVisualRepresentation(OsuHitObject h)
         {
             var circle = h as HitCircle;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj
index e2c1a71cb9..38d392dc25 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Objects\SliderTick.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OsuAutoReplay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="OsuKeyConversionInputManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OsuScore.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OsuScoreProcessor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="UI\OsuHitRenderer.cs" />
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
index 7c7349b929..88f1f68709 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/UI/HitRenderer.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
 
         internal readonly PlayerInputManager InputManager = new PlayerInputManager();
 
+        protected readonly KeyConversionInputManager KeyConversionInputManager;
+
+        protected HitRenderer()
+        {
+            KeyConversionInputManager = CreateKeyConversionInputManager();
+            KeyConversionInputManager.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether all the HitObjects have been judged.
         /// </summary>
@@ -35,6 +43,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
             if (AllObjectsJudged)
                 OnAllJudged?.Invoke();
         }
+
+        protected virtual KeyConversionInputManager CreateKeyConversionInputManager() => new KeyConversionInputManager();
     }
 
     public abstract class HitRenderer<TObject> : HitRenderer
@@ -42,8 +52,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
     {
         public Beatmap<TObject> Beatmap;
 
-        public IEnumerable<DrawableHitObject> DrawableObjects => Playfield.HitObjects.Children;
-
         protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
         protected override bool AllObjectsJudged => Playfield.HitObjects.Children.All(h => h.Judgement.Result.HasValue);
 
@@ -64,13 +72,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.UI
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
 
+            KeyConversionInputManager.Add(Playfield = CreatePlayfield());
+
             InputManager.Add(content = new Container
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                Children = new[]
-                {
-                    Playfield = CreatePlayfield(),
-                }
+                Children = new[] { KeyConversionInputManager }
             });
 
             AddInternal(InputManager);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyConversionInputManager.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyConversionInputManager.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3ca764bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyConversionInputManager.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An InputManager primarily used to map keys to new functions.
+    /// By default this does nothing; override TransformState to make alterations.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class KeyConversionInputManager : PassThroughInputManager
+    {
+
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterMouse.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterMouse.cs
index 037d890a9e..425bcffee5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterMouse.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounterMouse.cs
@@ -10,11 +10,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
     public class KeyCounterMouse : KeyCounter
     {
         public MouseButton Button { get; }
-        public KeyCounterMouse(MouseButton button) : base(button.ToString())
+
+        public KeyCounterMouse(MouseButton button) : base(getStringRepresentation(button))
         {
             Button = button;
         }
 
+        private static string getStringRepresentation(MouseButton button)
+        {
+            switch (button)
+            {
+                default:
+                    return button.ToString();
+                case MouseButton.Left:
+                    return @"M1";
+                case MouseButton.Right:
+                    return @"M2";
+            }
+        }
+
         public override bool Contains(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => true;
 
         protected override bool OnMouseDown(InputState state, MouseDownEventArgs args)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs
index 3eab30c50d..32d20118af 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerInputManager.cs
@@ -1,25 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
-using osu.Game.Configuration;
-using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Input.Handlers;
-using OpenTK.Input;
-using KeyboardState = osu.Framework.Input.KeyboardState;
-using MouseState = osu.Framework.Input.MouseState;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
     public class PlayerInputManager : PassThroughInputManager
     {
-        private bool leftViaKeyboard;
-        private bool rightViaKeyboard;
-        private Bindable<bool> mouseDisabled;
-
         private ManualClock clock = new ManualClock();
         private IFrameBasedClock parentClock;
 
@@ -47,40 +36,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             Clock = new FramedClock(clock);
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
-        {
-            mouseDisabled = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuConfig.MouseDisableButtons);
-        }
-
-        protected override void TransformState(InputState state)
-        {
-            base.TransformState(state);
-
-            var mouse = state.Mouse as MouseState;
-            var keyboard = state.Keyboard as KeyboardState;
-
-            if (keyboard != null)
-            {
-                leftViaKeyboard = keyboard.Keys.Contains(Key.Z);
-                rightViaKeyboard = keyboard.Keys.Contains(Key.X);
-            }
-
-            if (mouse != null)
-            {
-                if (mouseDisabled.Value)
-                {
-                    mouse.PressedButtons.Remove(MouseButton.Left);
-                    mouse.PressedButtons.Remove(MouseButton.Right);
-                }
-
-                if (leftViaKeyboard)
-                    mouse.PressedButtons.Add(MouseButton.Left);
-                if (rightViaKeyboard)
-                    mouse.PressedButtons.Add(MouseButton.Right);
-            }
-        }
-
         protected override void Update()
         {
             base.Update();
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 92ac77091c..7b35374669 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Screens\Multiplayer\Match.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Multiplayer\MatchCreate.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Play\FailDialog.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Screens\Play\KeyConversionInputManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Play\PlayerInputManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Play\PlayerLoader.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Screens\Play\SkipButton.cs" />