diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneAutoJuiceStream.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneAutoJuiceStream.cs
index d6bba3d55e..3c636a5b97 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneAutoJuiceStream.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests/TestSceneAutoJuiceStream.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // 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 System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
@@ -38,7 +40,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Tests
                         new Vector2(width, 0)
                     }),
                     StartTime = i * 2000,
-                    NewCombo = i % 8 == 0
+                    NewCombo = i % 8 == 0,
+                    Samples = new List<HitSampleInfo>(new[]
+                    {
+                        new HitSampleInfo { Bank = "normal", Name = "hitnormal", Volume = 100 }
+                    })
                 });
             }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
index 04932ecdbb..5985ec9b68 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
             set => x = value;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether this object can be placed on the catcher's plate.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual bool CanBePlated => false;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// A random offset applied to <see cref="X"/>, set by the <see cref="CatchBeatmapProcessor"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -100,6 +105,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
         protected override HitWindows CreateHitWindows() => HitWindows.Empty;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents a single object that can be caught by the catcher.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class PalpableCatchHitObject : CatchHitObject
+    {
+        public override bool CanBePlated => true;
+    }
+
     public enum FruitVisualRepresentation
     {
         Pear,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs
index c6345a9df7..2fe017dc62 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableCatchHitObject.cs
@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@ using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
 {
-    public abstract class PalpableCatchHitObject<TObject> : DrawableCatchHitObject<TObject>
-        where TObject : CatchHitObject
+    public abstract class PalpableDrawableCatchHitObject<TObject> : DrawableCatchHitObject<TObject>
+        where TObject : PalpableCatchHitObject
     {
-        public override bool CanBePlated => true;
-
         protected Container ScaleContainer { get; private set; }
 
-        protected PalpableCatchHitObject(TObject hitObject)
+        protected PalpableDrawableCatchHitObject(TObject hitObject)
             : base(hitObject)
         {
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
@@ -65,9 +63,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
 
     public abstract class DrawableCatchHitObject : DrawableHitObject<CatchHitObject>
     {
-        public virtual bool CanBePlated => false;
-
-        public virtual bool StaysOnPlate => CanBePlated;
+        public virtual bool StaysOnPlate => HitObject.CanBePlated;
 
         public float DisplayRadius => DrawSize.X / 2 * Scale.X * HitObject.Scale;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDroplet.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDroplet.cs
index cad8892283..77ae7e9a54 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDroplet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDroplet.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
 {
-    public class DrawableDroplet : PalpableCatchHitObject<Droplet>
+    public class DrawableDroplet : PalpableDrawableCatchHitObject<Droplet>
     {
         public override bool StaysOnPlate => false;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableFruit.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableFruit.cs
index fae5a10d04..c1c34e4157 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableFruit.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawables/DrawableFruit.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawables
 {
-    public class DrawableFruit : PalpableCatchHitObject<Fruit>
+    public class DrawableFruit : PalpableDrawableCatchHitObject<Fruit>
     {
         public DrawableFruit(Fruit h)
             : base(h)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Droplet.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Droplet.cs
index 7b0bb3f0ae..9c1004a04b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Droplet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Droplet.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
 {
-    public class Droplet : CatchHitObject
+    public class Droplet : PalpableCatchHitObject
     {
         public override Judgement CreateJudgement() => new CatchDropletJudgement();
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Fruit.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Fruit.cs
index 6f0423b420..43486796ad 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Fruit.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Fruit.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
 {
-    public class Fruit : CatchHitObject
+    public class Fruit : PalpableCatchHitObject
     {
         public override Judgement CreateJudgement() => new CatchJudgement();
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
index 8820dff730..e4a3c01dbc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
         /// <returns>Whether the catch is possible.</returns>
         public bool AttemptCatch(CatchHitObject fruit)
         {
+            if (!fruit.CanBePlated)
+                return false;
+
             var halfCatchWidth = catchWidth * 0.5f;
 
             // this stuff wil disappear once we move fruit to non-relative coordinate space in the future.
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
index 4255c3b1af..03ebf01b9b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
                     lastPlateableFruit.OnLoadComplete += _ => action();
             }
 
-            if (result.IsHit && fruit.CanBePlated)
+            if (result.IsHit && fruit.HitObject.CanBePlated)
             {
                 // create a new (cloned) fruit to stay on the plate. the original is faded out immediately.
                 var caughtFruit = (DrawableCatchHitObject)CreateDrawableRepresentation?.Invoke(fruit.HitObject);