diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 3a80caf259..42ff1d74f3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ public abstract partial class Player : ScreenWithBeatmapBackground, ISamplePlayb
         /// </summary>
         public IBindable<bool> ShowingOverlayComponents = new Bindable<bool>();
 
+        // Should match PlayerLoader for consistency. Cached here for the rare case we push a Player
+        // without the loading screen (one such usage is the skin editor's scene library).
+        [Cached]
+        private OverlayColourProvider colourProvider = new OverlayColourProvider(OverlayColourScheme.Purple);
+
         [Resolved]
         private ScoreManager scoreManager { get; set; }