diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index f4c7bdb586..4ff4105b77 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
 
             Set(OsuSetting.FloatingComments, false);
 
+            Set(OsuSetting.ScrollingAlgorithm, ScrollingAlgorithmType.Global);
+
             // Update
             Set(OsuSetting.ReleaseStream, ReleaseStream.Lazer);
 
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         ShowFpsDisplay,
         ChatDisplayHeight,
         Version,
-        ShowConvertedBeatmaps
+        ShowConvertedBeatmaps,
+        ScrollingAlgorithm
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/ScrollingAlgorithmType.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/ScrollingAlgorithmType.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4a2b8a4a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/ScrollingAlgorithmType.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu-framework/master/LICENCE
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Configuration
+{
+    public enum ScrollingAlgorithmType
+    {
+        [Description("Global")]
+        Global,
+        [Description("Local")]
+        Local
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/ScrollingSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/ScrollingSettings.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2a2a25da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/Gameplay/ScrollingSettings.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu-framework/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Gameplay
+{
+    public class ScrollingSettings : SettingsSubsection
+    {
+        protected override string Header => "Scrolling";
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            Children = new[]
+            {
+                new SettingsEnumDropdown<ScrollingAlgorithmType>
+                {
+                    LabelText = "Scrolling algorithm",
+                    Bindable = config.GetBindable<ScrollingAlgorithmType>(OsuSetting.ScrollingAlgorithm),
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/GameplaySection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/GameplaySection.cs
index 035a3c7a13..8b05bfe8de 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/GameplaySection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/GameplaySection.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections
             {
                 new GeneralSettings(),
                 new SongSelectSettings(),
+                new ScrollingSettings()
             };
         }
 
@@ -35,4 +36,4 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
index 91ea3ade2a..0f8a650718 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// <summary>
         /// The HitObjects contained in this Playfield.
         /// </summary>
-        public readonly HitObjectContainer HitObjects;
+        public HitObjectContainer HitObjects { get; private set; }
 
         public Container<Drawable> ScaledContent;
 
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                     }
                 }
             });
-
-            HitObjects = CreateHitObjectContainer();
-            HitObjects.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
+            HitObjects = CreateHitObjectContainer();
+            HitObjects.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
             Add(HitObjects);
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/Algorithms/LocalScrollingAlgorithm.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/Algorithms/LocalScrollingAlgorithm.cs
index ddd06a3725..be8612ca96 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/Algorithms/LocalScrollingAlgorithm.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/Algorithms/LocalScrollingAlgorithm.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling.Algorithms
                 var controlPoint = controlPointAt(obj.HitObject.StartTime);
 
                 obj.LifetimeStart = obj.HitObject.StartTime - timeRange / controlPoint.Multiplier;
-                obj.LifetimeEnd = ((obj as IHasEndTime)?.EndTime ?? obj.HitObject.StartTime) + timeRange / controlPoint.Multiplier;
+                obj.LifetimeEnd = ((obj.HitObject as IHasEndTime)?.EndTime ?? obj.HitObject.StartTime) + timeRange / controlPoint.Multiplier;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/GlobalScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/GlobalScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 23dff01940..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/GlobalScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
-// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu-framework/master/LICENCE
-
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling.Algorithms;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling
-{
-    public class GlobalScrollingHitObjectContainer : ScrollingHitObjectContainer
-    {
-        public GlobalScrollingHitObjectContainer(ScrollingDirection direction)
-            : base(direction)
-        {
-        }
-
-        protected override IScrollingAlgorithm CreateScrollingAlgorithm() => new GlobalScrollingAlgorithm(ControlPoints);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/LocalScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/LocalScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index ceef688cbc..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/LocalScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
-// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu-framework/master/LICENCE
-
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling.Algorithms;
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling
-{
-    public class LocalScrollingHitObjectContainer : ScrollingHitObjectContainer
-    {
-        public LocalScrollingHitObjectContainer(ScrollingDirection direction)
-            : base(direction)
-        {
-        }
-
-        protected override IScrollingAlgorithm CreateScrollingAlgorithm() => new LocalScrollingAlgorithm(ControlPoints);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs
index e1d8fe8d59..67f2e8aee0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 // 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.Caching;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Lists;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling.Algorithms;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling
 {
-    public abstract class ScrollingHitObjectContainer : HitObjectContainer
+    public class ScrollingHitObjectContainer : HitObjectContainer
     {
         public readonly BindableDouble TimeRange = new BindableDouble
         {
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling
 
         private Cached initialStateCache = new Cached();
 
-        protected ScrollingHitObjectContainer(ScrollingDirection direction)
+        public ScrollingHitObjectContainer(ScrollingDirection direction)
         {
             this.direction = direction;
 
@@ -35,11 +37,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling
         }
 
         private IScrollingAlgorithm scrollingAlgorithm;
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
-        {
-            base.LoadComplete();
 
-            scrollingAlgorithm = CreateScrollingAlgorithm();
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            switch (config.Get<ScrollingAlgorithmType>(OsuSetting.ScrollingAlgorithm))
+            {
+                case ScrollingAlgorithmType.Global:
+                    scrollingAlgorithm = new GlobalScrollingAlgorithm(ControlPoints);
+                    break;
+                case ScrollingAlgorithmType.Local:
+                    scrollingAlgorithm = new LocalScrollingAlgorithm(ControlPoints);
+                    break;
+            }
         }
 
         public override void Add(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
@@ -99,10 +109,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling
 
             scrollingAlgorithm.ComputePositions(AliveObjects, direction, Time.Current, TimeRange, DrawSize);
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates the algorithm that will process the positions of the <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>s.
-        /// </summary>
-        protected abstract IScrollingAlgorithm CreateScrollingAlgorithm();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs
index f560d8eaa6..8669339294 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transforms;
@@ -62,6 +63,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling
             : base(customWidth)
         {
             this.direction = direction;
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
             HitObjects.TimeRange.BindTo(VisibleTimeRange);
         }
 
@@ -107,13 +113,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling
             this.TransformTo(this.PopulateTransform(new TransformVisibleTimeRange(), newTimeRange, duration, easing));
         }
 
-        protected sealed override HitObjectContainer CreateHitObjectContainer() => CreateScrollingHitObjectContainer();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates the <see cref="ScrollingHitObjectContainer"/> that will handle the scrolling of the <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>s.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        protected virtual ScrollingHitObjectContainer CreateScrollingHitObjectContainer() => new GlobalScrollingHitObjectContainer(direction);
+        protected sealed override HitObjectContainer CreateHitObjectContainer() => new ScrollingHitObjectContainer(direction);
 
         private class TransformVisibleTimeRange : Transform<double, ScrollingPlayfield>
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 327b87d5de..45183de092 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Beatmaps\Formats\JsonBeatmapDecoder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Beatmaps\Formats\LegacyDecoder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Beatmaps\Formats\LegacyStoryboardDecoder.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Configuration\ScrollingAlgorithmType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Database\DatabaseContextFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Database\IHasPrimaryKey.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Textures\LargeTextureStore.cs" />
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Profile\Sections\Ranks\PaginatedScoreContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Profile\Sections\Ranks\DrawableTotalScore.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Profile\Sections\Ranks\ScoreModsContainer.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Overlays\Settings\Sections\Gameplay\ScrollingSettings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Overlays\Settings\Sections\Maintenance\DeleteAllBeatmapsDialog.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rulesets\Mods\IApplicableFailOverride.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rulesets\Mods\IApplicableMod.cs" />
@@ -319,8 +321,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Rulesets\UI\Scrolling\Algorithms\GlobalScrollingAlgorithm.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rulesets\UI\Scrolling\Algorithms\IScrollingAlgorithm.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rulesets\UI\Scrolling\Algorithms\LocalScrollingAlgorithm.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Rulesets\UI\Scrolling\GlobalScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Rulesets\UI\Scrolling\LocalScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rulesets\UI\Scrolling\ScrollingDirection.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rulesets\UI\Scrolling\ScrollingHitObjectContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Rulesets\UI\Scrolling\ScrollingPlayfield.cs" />