diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
index 0ee9196fb8..a32407d180 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
@@ -390,6 +391,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// </summary>
         public ResumeOverlay ResumeOverlay { get; protected set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns first available <see cref="HitWindows"/> provided by a <see cref="HitObject"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        [CanBeNull]
+        public HitWindows FirstAvailableHitWindows
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                foreach (var h in Objects)
+                {
+                    if (h.HitWindows != null)
+                        return h.HitWindows;
+
+                    foreach (var n in h.NestedHitObjects)
+                        if (n.HitWindows != null)
+                            return n.HitWindows;
+                }
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
         protected virtual ResumeOverlay CreateResumeOverlay() => null;
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index eac45f9214..eee7235a6e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -259,9 +258,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             Margin = new MarginPadding { Top = 20, Right = 10 },
         };
 
-        protected virtual HitErrorDisplay CreateHitErrorDisplayOverlay() => new HitErrorDisplay(
-            scoreProcessor,
-            drawableRuleset.Objects.Concat(drawableRuleset.Objects.SelectMany(h => h.NestedHitObjects)).FirstOrDefault(h => h.HitWindows != null)?.HitWindows);
+        protected virtual HitErrorDisplay CreateHitErrorDisplayOverlay() => new HitErrorDisplay(scoreProcessor, drawableRuleset.FirstAvailableHitWindows);
 
         protected virtual PlayerSettingsOverlay CreatePlayerSettingsOverlay() => new PlayerSettingsOverlay();