diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaColumnElement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaColumnElement.cs
index 5386d05504..7eaf3b5b5e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaColumnElement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaColumnElement.cs
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
     /// <summary>
     /// A <see cref="CompositeDrawable"/> which is placed somewhere within a <see cref="Column"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    public class LegacyManiaColumnElement : CompositeDrawable
+    public class LegacyManiaColumnElement : LegacyManiaElement
     {
-        [Resolved(CanBeNull = true)]
-        [CanBeNull]
-        protected ManiaStage Stage { get; private set; }
-
         [Resolved]
         protected Column Column { get; private set; }
 
@@ -40,16 +36,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Retrieve a per-column-count skin configuration.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="skin">The skin from which configuration is retrieved.</param>
-        /// <param name="lookup">The value to retrieve.</param>
-        /// <param name="index">If not null, denotes the index of the column to which the entry applies.</param>
-        protected IBindable<T> GetManiaSkinConfig<T>(ISkin skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups lookup, int? index = null)
-            => skin.GetConfig<LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup, T>(
-                new LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(Stage?.Columns.Count ?? 4, lookup, index));
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Retrieve a per-column skin configuration.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaElement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaElement.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fb229862f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/LegacyManiaElement.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A mania legacy skin element.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class LegacyManiaElement : CompositeDrawable
+    {
+        [Resolved(CanBeNull = true)]
+        [CanBeNull]
+        protected ManiaStage Stage { get; private set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Retrieve a per-column-count skin configuration.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="skin">The skin from which configuration is retrieved.</param>
+        /// <param name="lookup">The value to retrieve.</param>
+        /// <param name="index">If not null, denotes the index of the column to which the entry applies.</param>
+        protected virtual IBindable<T> GetManiaSkinConfig<T>(ISkin skin, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups lookup, int? index = null)
+            => skin.GetConfig<LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup, T>(
+                new LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(Stage?.Columns.Count ?? 4, lookup, index));
+    }
+}