diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCursorTrail.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCursorTrail.cs
index 587ff4b573..75d847d54d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCursorTrail.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCursorTrail.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
         protected override bool InterpolateMovements => !disjointTrail;
 
         protected override float IntervalMultiplier => 1 / Math.Max(cursorSize.Value, 1);
+        protected override bool AvoidDrawingNearCursor => !disjointTrail;
 
         protected override void Update()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/CursorTrail.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/CursorTrail.cs
index 7a95111c91..62cab4d6d7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/CursorTrail.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/CursorTrail.cs
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI.Cursor
         protected virtual bool InterpolateMovements => true;
 
         protected virtual float IntervalMultiplier => 1.0f;
+        protected virtual bool AvoidDrawingNearCursor => false;
 
         private Vector2? lastPosition;
         private readonly InputResampler resampler = new InputResampler();
@@ -171,8 +172,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI.Cursor
                     Vector2 direction = diff / distance;
 
                     float interval = partSize.X / 2.5f * IntervalMultiplier;
+                    float stopAt = distance - (AvoidDrawingNearCursor ? interval : 0);
 
-                    for (float d = interval; d < distance; d += interval)
+                    for (float d = interval; d < stopAt; d += interval)
                     {
                         lastPosition = pos1 + direction * d;
                         addPart(lastPosition.Value);