diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcherArea.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcherArea.cs
index fbb22a8498..b4f123598b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcherArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneCatcherArea.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ public class TestSceneCatcherArea : CatchSkinnableTestScene
     {
         private RulesetInfo catchRuleset;
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private OsuConfigManager config { get; set; }
+
+        private Catcher catcher => this.ChildrenOfType<CatcherArea>().First().MovableCatcher;
+
         public TestSceneCatcherArea()
         {
             AddSliderStep<float>("CircleSize", 0, 8, 5, createCatcher);
@@ -34,24 +40,43 @@ public TestSceneCatcherArea()
 
             AddRepeatStep("catch fruit", () => catchFruit(new TestFruit(false)
             {
-                X = this.ChildrenOfType<CatcherArea>().First().MovableCatcher.X
+                X = catcher.X
             }), 20);
             AddRepeatStep("catch fruit last in combo", () => catchFruit(new TestFruit(false)
             {
-                X = this.ChildrenOfType<CatcherArea>().First().MovableCatcher.X,
+                X = catcher.X,
                 LastInCombo = true,
             }), 20);
             AddRepeatStep("catch kiai fruit", () => catchFruit(new TestFruit(true)
             {
-                X = this.ChildrenOfType<CatcherArea>().First().MovableCatcher.X,
+                X = catcher.X
             }), 20);
             AddRepeatStep("miss fruit", () => catchFruit(new Fruit
             {
-                X = this.ChildrenOfType<CatcherArea>().First().MovableCatcher.X + 100,
+                X = catcher.X + 100,
                 LastInCombo = true,
             }, true), 20);
         }
 
+        [TestCase(true)]
+        [TestCase(false)]
+        public void TestHitLighting(bool enable)
+        {
+            AddStep("create catcher", () => createCatcher(5));
+
+            AddStep("toggle hit lighting", () => config.Set(OsuSetting.HitLighting, enable));
+            AddStep("catch fruit", () => catchFruit(new TestFruit(false)
+            {
+                X = catcher.X
+            }));
+            AddStep("catch fruit last in combo", () => catchFruit(new TestFruit(false)
+            {
+                X = catcher.X,
+                LastInCombo = true
+            }));
+            AddAssert("check hit explosion", () => catcher.ChildrenOfType<HitExplosion>().Any() == enable);
+        }
+
         private void catchFruit(Fruit fruit, bool miss = false)
         {
             this.ChildrenOfType<CatcherArea>().ForEach(area =>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
index b41fd24a9c..8820dff730 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Animations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning;
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ protected set
         private double hyperDashModifier = 1;
         private int hyperDashDirection;
         private float hyperDashTargetPosition;
+        private Bindable<bool> hitLighting;
 
         public Catcher([NotNull] Container trailsTarget, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty = null)
         {
@@ -118,8 +121,10 @@ public Catcher([NotNull] Container trailsTarget, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty =
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
         {
+            hitLighting = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.HitLighting);
+
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
                 caughtFruitContainer,
@@ -194,11 +199,14 @@ public void PlaceOnPlate(DrawableCatchHitObject fruit)
 
             caughtFruitContainer.Add(fruit);
 
-            AddInternal(new HitExplosion(fruit)
+            if (hitLighting.Value)
             {
-                X = fruit.X,
-                Scale = new Vector2(fruit.HitObject.Scale)
-            });
+                AddInternal(new HitExplosion(fruit)
+                {
+                    X = fruit.X,
+                    Scale = new Vector2(fruit.HitObject.Scale)
+                });
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>