diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/DrawableJudgement.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/DrawableJudgement.cs
index 1b12bfc945..0e04cd3eec 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/DrawableJudgement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/DrawableJudgement.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Pooling;
+using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
@@ -112,6 +113,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements
         {
             base.PrepareForUse();
 
+            if (!IsInPool)
+                Logger.Log($"{nameof(DrawableJudgement)} for judgement type {Result} was not retrieved from a pool. Consider adding to a JudgementPooler.");
+
             Debug.Assert(Result != null);
 
             runAnimation();