diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Default/DefaultHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Default/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
index 41ba81d34c..f4b952c559 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Default/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Skinning/Default/DefaultHitExplosion.cs
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning.Default
                 return;
 
             X = entry.Position;
-            Scale = new Vector2(entry.Scale);
+            Scale = new Vector2(entry.HitObject.Scale);
             setColour(entry.ObjectColour);
 
             using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(entry.LifetimeStart))
-                applyTransforms(entry.RNGSeed);
+                applyTransforms(entry.HitObject.RandomSeed);
         }
 
         private void applyTransforms(int randomSeed)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
index 9fd4610e6e..a1aa58f163 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
                     placeCaughtObject(palpableObject, positionInStack);
 
                 if (hitLighting.Value)
-                    addLighting(hitObject, positionInStack.X, drawableObject.AccentColour.Value);
+                    addLighting(result, drawableObject.AccentColour.Value, positionInStack.X);
             }
 
             // droplet doesn't affect the catcher state
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             return position;
         }
 
-        private void addLighting(CatchHitObject hitObject, float x, Color4 colour) =>
-            hitExplosionContainer.Add(new HitExplosionEntry(Time.Current, x, hitObject.Scale, colour, hitObject.RandomSeed));
+        private void addLighting(JudgementResult judgementResult, Color4 colour, float x) =>
+            hitExplosionContainer.Add(new HitExplosionEntry(judgementResult, colour, x, Time.Current));
 
         private CaughtObject getCaughtObject(PalpableCatchHitObject source)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/HitExplosionEntry.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/HitExplosionEntry.cs
index b142962a8a..749a448314 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/HitExplosionEntry.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/HitExplosionEntry.cs
@@ -2,24 +2,40 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Performance;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 {
     public class HitExplosionEntry : LifetimeEntry
     {
-        public readonly float Position;
-        public readonly float Scale;
-        public readonly Color4 ObjectColour;
-        public readonly int RNGSeed;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The judgement result that triggered this explosion.
+        /// </summary>
+        public JudgementResult JudgementResult { get; }
 
-        public HitExplosionEntry(double startTime, float position, float scale, Color4 objectColour, int rngSeed)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The hitobject which triggered this explosion.
+        /// </summary>
+        public CatchHitObject HitObject => (CatchHitObject)JudgementResult.HitObject;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The accent colour of the object caught.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Color4 ObjectColour { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The position at which the object was caught.
+        /// </summary>
+        public float Position { get; }
+
+        public HitExplosionEntry(JudgementResult judgementResult, Color4 objectColour, float position, double startTime)
         {
             LifetimeStart = startTime;
             Position = position;
-            Scale = scale;
+            JudgementResult = judgementResult;
             ObjectColour = objectColour;
-            RNGSeed = rngSeed;
         }
     }
 }