diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableBanana.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableBanana.cs
index 5afdb14888..4b4e381efd 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableBanana.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableBanana.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 // 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 osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
+
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable
 {
     public class DrawableBanana : DrawableFruit
@@ -9,5 +13,35 @@ public DrawableBanana(Banana h)
             : base(h)
         {
         }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            AccentColour.BindValueChanged(accentChanged, true);
+        }
+
+        private Color4? colour;
+
+        private void accentChanged(ValueChangedEvent<Color4> obj)
+        {
+            // override any external colour changes with banananana
+            AccentColour.Value = (colour ??= getBananaColour());
+        }
+
+        private Color4 getBananaColour()
+        {
+            switch (RNG.Next(0, 3))
+            {
+                default:
+                    return new Color4(255, 240, 0, 255);
+
+                case 1:
+                    return new Color4(255, 192, 0, 255);
+
+                case 2:
+                    return new Color4(214, 221, 28, 255);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/FruitPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/FruitPiece.cs
index 0898c90bc8..24f558db78 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/FruitPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/FruitPiece.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
-using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable.Pieces;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osuTK;
@@ -250,8 +249,6 @@ private Framework.Graphics.Drawable createPulp(FruitVisualRepresentation represe
 
                 case FruitVisualRepresentation.Banana:
 
-                    Color4 bananaColour = getBananaColour();
-
                     return new Container
                     {
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
@@ -259,13 +256,13 @@ private Framework.Graphics.Drawable createPulp(FruitVisualRepresentation represe
                         {
                             new Pulp
                             {
-                                AccentColour = { Value = bananaColour },
+                                AccentColour = { BindTarget = accentColour },
                                 Size = new Vector2(small_pulp),
                                 Y = -0.3f
                             },
                             new Pulp
                             {
-                                AccentColour = { Value = bananaColour },
+                                AccentColour = { BindTarget = accentColour },
                                 Size = new Vector2(large_pulp_4 * 0.8f, large_pulp_4 * 2.5f),
                                 Y = 0.05f,
                             },
@@ -273,20 +270,5 @@ private Framework.Graphics.Drawable createPulp(FruitVisualRepresentation represe
                     };
             }
         }
-
-        private Color4 getBananaColour()
-        {
-            switch (RNG.Next(0, 3))
-            {
-                default:
-                    return new Color4(255, 240, 0, 255);
-
-                case 1:
-                    return new Color4(255, 192, 0, 255);
-
-                case 2:
-                    return new Color4(214, 221, 28, 255);
-            }
-        }
     }
 }