diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/BeatmapVerifierContext.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/BeatmapVerifierContext.cs
index 86ca81491a..59d43ba3d6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/BeatmapVerifierContext.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/BeatmapVerifierContext.cs
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ public class BeatmapVerifierContext
         /// </summary>
         public readonly IWorkingBeatmap WorkingBeatmap;
 
-        public BeatmapVerifierContext(IWorkingBeatmap workingBeatmap)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The difficulty level which the current beatmap is considered to be.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly Bindable<DifficultyRating> InterpretedDifficulty;
+
+        public BeatmapVerifierContext(IWorkingBeatmap workingBeatmap, DifficultyRating difficultyRating = DifficultyRating.ExpertPlus)
         {
             WorkingBeatmap = workingBeatmap;
+            InterpretedDifficulty = new Bindable<DifficultyRating>(difficultyRating);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Verify/IssueList.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Verify/IssueList.cs
index 96d056fba4..2ae86ed198 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Verify/IssueList.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Verify/IssueList.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ private void load(OverlayColourProvider colours)
             InterpretedDifficulty = new Bindable<DifficultyRating>(beatmap.BeatmapInfo.DifficultyRating);
 
             context = new BeatmapVerifierContext(workingBeatmap.Value);
+            context.InterpretedDifficulty.BindTo(InterpretedDifficulty);
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;