diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
index ee34e2df04..27dbc70164 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// </summary>
         public Playfield Playfield => playfield.Value;
 
+        private readonly Container overlays;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Place to put drawables above hit objects but below UI.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Container Overlays => overlays;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The cursor provided by this <see cref="RulesetContainer"/>. May be null if no cursor is provided.
         /// </summary>
@@ -88,6 +94,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         {
             Ruleset = ruleset;
             playfield = new Lazy<Playfield>(CreatePlayfield);
+            overlays = new Container
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                Width = 1,
+                Height = 1
+            };
 
             IsPaused.ValueChanged += paused =>
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 2e23bb16f0..31c3e06705 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                             Child = RulesetContainer
                         },
+                        RulesetContainer.Overlays,
                         new BreakOverlay(beatmap.BeatmapInfo.LetterboxInBreaks, ScoreProcessor)
                         {
                             Anchor = Anchor.Centre,