diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index 1e57c2ba2a..34522d74ef 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         public readonly SongProgress Progress;
         public readonly ModDisplay ModDisplay;
 
-        private Bindable<bool> showKeyCounter;
         private Bindable<bool> showHud;
 
         private static bool hasShownNotificationOnce;
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         protected HUDOverlay()
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            AlwaysPresent = true;
 
             Add(content = new Container
             {
@@ -67,24 +67,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(OsuConfigManager config, NotificationManager notificationManager)
         {
-            showKeyCounter = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay);
-            showKeyCounter.ValueChanged += keyCounterVisibility =>
-            {
-                if (keyCounterVisibility)
-                    KeyCounter.FadeIn(duration);
-                else
-                    KeyCounter.FadeOut(duration);
-            };
-            showKeyCounter.TriggerChange();
-
             showHud = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowInterface);
-            showHud.ValueChanged += hudVisibility =>
-            {
-                if (hudVisibility)
-                    content.FadeIn(duration);
-                else
-                    content.FadeOut(duration);
-            };
+            showHud.ValueChanged += hudVisibility => FadeTo(hudVisibility ? 1 : 0, duration);
             showHud.TriggerChange();
 
             if (!showHud && !hasShownNotificationOnce)