diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneOverlayActivation.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneOverlayActivation.cs
index 4fa4c00981..b308f3d7d8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneOverlayActivation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneOverlayActivation.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
-using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ public void TestGameplayOverlayActivationBreaks()
         protected class OverlayTestPlayer : TestPlayer
         {
             public new OverlayActivation OverlayActivationMode => base.OverlayActivationMode.Value;
-            public new Bindable<bool> LocalUserPlaying => base.LocalUserPlaying;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 5461c6ac6c..59c7abb299 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ public abstract class Player : ScreenWithBeatmapBackground, ISamplePlaybackDisab
 
         private readonly Bindable<bool> storyboardReplacesBackground = new Bindable<bool>();
 
-        protected readonly Bindable<bool> LocalUserPlaying = new Bindable<bool>();
+        public IBindable<bool> LocalUserPlaying => localUserPlaying;
+
+        private readonly Bindable<bool> localUserPlaying = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         public int RestartCount;
 
@@ -442,7 +444,7 @@ private void updateGameplayState()
         {
             bool inGameplay = !DrawableRuleset.HasReplayLoaded.Value && !DrawableRuleset.IsPaused.Value && !breakTracker.IsBreakTime.Value;
             OverlayActivationMode.Value = inGameplay ? OverlayActivation.Disabled : OverlayActivation.UserTriggered;
-            LocalUserPlaying.Value = inGameplay;
+            localUserPlaying.Value = inGameplay;
         }
 
         private void updateSampleDisabledState()