diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 0a472d4dc1..ab7efc6e38 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -284,9 +284,8 @@ public void PresentScore(ScoreInfo score)
             {
                 Ruleset.Value = databasedScoreInfo.Ruleset;
                 Beatmap.Value = BeatmapManager.GetWorkingBeatmap(databasedBeatmap);
-                Mods.Value = databasedScoreInfo.Mods;
 
-                menuScreen.Push(new PlayerLoader(() => new ReplayPlayer(databasedScore)));
+                menuScreen.Push(new ReplayPlayerLoader(() => new ReplayPlayer(databasedScore), databasedScoreInfo.Mods));
             }, $"watch {databasedScoreInfo}", bypassScreenAllowChecks: true);
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayerLoader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayerLoader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c24709e41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ReplayPlayerLoader.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 System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
+{
+    public class ReplayPlayerLoader : PlayerLoader
+    {
+        private readonly IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods;
+
+        public ReplayPlayerLoader(Func<Player> player, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods)
+            : base(player)
+        {
+            this.mods = mods;
+        }
+
+        private DependencyContainer dependencies;
+
+        protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
+        {
+            dependencies = new DependencyContainer(parent);
+            dependencies.Cache(new Bindable<IReadOnlyList<Mod>>(mods));
+
+            return base.CreateChildDependencies(dependencies);
+        }
+    }
+}