diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
index 9d2182f276..c4a8b7c8fa 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/ManiaRuleset.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ public class ManiaRuleset : Ruleset, ILegacyRuleset
                 case ArgonSkin:
                     return new ManiaArgonSkinTransformer(skin);
 
+                case DefaultLegacySkin:
+                    return new ManiaClassicSkinTransformer(skin, beatmap);
+
                 case LegacySkin:
                     return new ManiaLegacySkinTransformer(skin, beatmap);
             }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaClassicSkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaClassicSkinTransformer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e57927897c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaClassicSkinTransformer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// 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.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy
+{
+    public class ManiaClassicSkinTransformer : ManiaLegacySkinTransformer
+    {
+        public ManiaClassicSkinTransformer(ISkin skin, IBeatmap beatmap)
+            : base(skin, beatmap)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override IBindable<TValue> GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(TLookup lookup)
+        {
+            if (lookup is ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup maniaLookup)
+            {
+                var baseLookup = base.GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(lookup);
+
+                if (baseLookup != null)
+                    return baseLookup;
+
+                // default provisioning.
+                switch (maniaLookup.Lookup)
+                {
+                    case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnBackgroundColour:
+                        return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<Color4>(Color4.Black));
+                }
+            }
+
+            return base.GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(lookup);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 5a0478f025..759a1c2b38 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Legacy
 {
@@ -149,7 +151,20 @@ public override ISample GetSample(ISampleInfo sampleInfo)
         public override IBindable<TValue> GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(TLookup lookup)
         {
             if (lookup is ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup maniaLookup)
-                return base.GetConfig<LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup, TValue>(new LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(beatmap.TotalColumns, maniaLookup.Lookup, maniaLookup.ColumnIndex));
+            {
+                var legacyLookup =
+                    base.GetConfig<LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup, TValue>(new LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(beatmap.TotalColumns, maniaLookup.Lookup, maniaLookup.ColumnIndex));
+
+                if (legacyLookup != null)
+                    return legacyLookup;
+
+                // default legacy fallback.
+                switch (maniaLookup.Lookup)
+                {
+                    case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnBackgroundColour:
+                        return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<Color4>(Color4.Black));
+                }
+            }
 
             return base.GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(lookup);
         }