diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/Preprocessing/CatchDifficultyHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/Preprocessing/CatchDifficultyHitObject.cs
index d936ef97ac..e19098c580 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/Preprocessing/CatchDifficultyHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/Preprocessing/CatchDifficultyHitObject.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ public class CatchDifficultyHitObject : DifficultyHitObject
         /// </summary>
         public readonly double StrainTime;
 
-        public readonly double ClockRate;
-
         public CatchDifficultyHitObject(HitObject hitObject, HitObject lastObject, double clockRate, float halfCatcherWidth)
             : base(hitObject, lastObject, clockRate)
         {
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ public CatchDifficultyHitObject(HitObject hitObject, HitObject lastObject, doubl
 
             // Every strain interval is hard capped at the equivalent of 375 BPM streaming speed as a safety measure
             StrainTime = Math.Max(40, DeltaTime);
-            ClockRate = clockRate;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/Skills/Movement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/Skills/Movement.cs
index 9ad719be1a..7d61be7bb1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/Skills/Movement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Difficulty/Skills/Movement.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Difficulty.Preprocessing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Difficulty.Preprocessing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Difficulty.Skills;
@@ -26,10 +27,20 @@ public class Movement : Skill
         private float lastDistanceMoved;
         private double lastStrainTime;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The speed multiplier applied to the player's catcher.
+        /// </summary>
+        private readonly double catcherSpeedMultiplier;
+
         public Movement(Mod[] mods, float halfCatcherWidth)
             : base(mods)
         {
             HalfCatcherWidth = halfCatcherWidth;
+
+            // In catch, rate adjustment mods do not only affect the timings of hitobjects,
+            // but also the speed of the player's catcher, which has an impact on difficulty
+            var rateAdjustMod = mods.FirstOrDefault(m => m is ModRateAdjust);
+            catcherSpeedMultiplier = (rateAdjustMod as ModRateAdjust)?.SpeedChange.Value ?? 1;
         }
 
         protected override double StrainValueOf(DifficultyHitObject current)
@@ -46,7 +57,7 @@ protected override double StrainValueOf(DifficultyHitObject current)
 
             float distanceMoved = playerPosition - lastPlayerPosition.Value;
 
-            double weightedStrainTime = catchCurrent.StrainTime + 13 + (3 / catchCurrent.ClockRate);
+            double weightedStrainTime = catchCurrent.StrainTime + 13 + (3 / catcherSpeedMultiplier);
 
             double distanceAddition = (Math.Pow(Math.Abs(distanceMoved), 1.3) / 510);
             double sqrtStrain = Math.Sqrt(weightedStrainTime);
@@ -79,7 +90,7 @@ protected override double StrainValueOf(DifficultyHitObject current)
                     playerPosition = catchCurrent.NormalizedPosition;
                 }
 
-                distanceAddition *= 1.0 + edgeDashBonus * ((20 - catchCurrent.LastObject.DistanceToHyperDash) / 20) * Math.Pow((Math.Min(catchCurrent.StrainTime * catchCurrent.ClockRate, 265) / 265), 1.5); // Edge Dashes are easier at lower ms values
+                distanceAddition *= 1.0 + edgeDashBonus * ((20 - catchCurrent.LastObject.DistanceToHyperDash) / 20) * Math.Pow((Math.Min(catchCurrent.StrainTime * catcherSpeedMultiplier, 265) / 265), 1.5); // Edge Dashes are easier at lower ms values
             }
 
             lastPlayerPosition = playerPosition;