diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableRepeatPoint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableRepeatPoint.cs
index f18d982bc0..28ff4b4cdf 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableRepeatPoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableRepeatPoint.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 {
-    public class DrawableRepeatPoint : DrawableOsuHitObject
+    public class DrawableRepeatPoint : DrawableOsuHitObject, ITrackSnaking
     {
         private readonly RepeatPoint repeatPoint;
         private readonly DrawableSlider drawableSlider;
@@ -71,5 +71,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                     break;
             }
         }
+
+        public void UpdateSnakingPosition(Vector2 start, Vector2 end) => Position = repeatPoint.RepeatIndex % 2 == 1 ? end : start;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 6aa3268e5e..eb499b5da6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
         public readonly DrawableHitCircle InitialCircle;
 
-        private readonly List<ISliderProgress> components = new List<ISliderProgress>();
+        private readonly List<Drawable> components = new List<Drawable>();
 
         private readonly Container<DrawableSliderTick> ticks;
         private readonly Container<DrawableRepeatPoint> repeatPoints;
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                 };
 
                 repeatPoints.Add(drawableRepeatPoint);
+                components.Add(drawableRepeatPoint);
                 AddNested(drawableRepeatPoint);
             }
         }
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             if (!InitialCircle.Judgements.Any(j => j.IsHit))
                 InitialCircle.Position = slider.Curve.PositionAt(progress);
 
-            foreach (var c in components) c.UpdateProgress(progress, repeat);
+            foreach (var c in components.OfType<ISliderProgress>()) c.UpdateProgress(progress, repeat);
+            foreach (var c in components.OfType<ITrackSnaking>()) c.UpdateSnakingPosition(slider.Curve.PositionAt(Body.SnakedStart ?? 0), slider.Curve.PositionAt(Body.SnakedEnd ?? 0));
             foreach (var t in ticks.Children) t.Tracking = Ball.Tracking;
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/ITrackSnaking.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/ITrackSnaking.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5fd87f60b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/ITrackSnaking.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using OpenTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A component which tracks the current end snaking position of a slider.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface ITrackSnaking
+    {
+        void UpdateSnakingPosition(Vector2 start, Vector2 end);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 40ec57d434..2da285a434 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
         public int RepeatCount { get; set; } = 1;
 
         private int stackHeight;
+
         public override int StackHeight
         {
             get { return stackHeight; }
@@ -130,6 +131,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
                     var distanceProgress = d / length;
                     var timeProgress = reversed ? 1 - distanceProgress : distanceProgress;
 
+                    var firstSample = Samples.FirstOrDefault(s => s.Name == SampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL) ?? Samples.FirstOrDefault(); // TODO: remove this when guaranteed sort is present for samples (https://github.com/ppy/osu/issues/1933)
+                    var sampleList = new List<SampleInfo>();
+
+                    if (firstSample != null)
+                        sampleList.Add(new SampleInfo
+                        {
+                            Bank = firstSample.Bank,
+                            Volume = firstSample.Volume,
+                            Name = @"slidertick",
+                        });
+
                     AddNested(new SliderTick
                     {
                         RepeatIndex = repeat,
@@ -138,12 +150,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
                         StackHeight = StackHeight,
                         Scale = Scale,
                         ComboColour = ComboColour,
-                        Samples = new List<SampleInfo>(Samples.Select(s => new SampleInfo
-                        {
-                            Bank = s.Bank,
-                            Name = @"slidertick",
-                            Volume = s.Volume
-                        }))
+                        Samples = sampleList
                     });
                 }
             }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.csproj b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.csproj
index 7d6001359a..a59d4607df 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.csproj
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Connections\FollowPointRenderer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Judgements\OsuJudgement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\DrawableRepeatPoint.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\ITrackSnaking.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\ApproachCircle.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\SpinnerBackground.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\CirclePiece.cs" />
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseAutoplay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseAutoplay.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d954d0543c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseAutoplay.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
+{
+    [Description("Player instantiated with an autoplay mod.")]
+    public class TestCaseAutoplay : TestCasePlayer
+    {
+        protected override Player CreatePlayer(WorkingBeatmap beatmap, Ruleset ruleset)
+        {
+            beatmap.Mods.Value = beatmap.Mods.Value.Concat(new[] { ruleset.GetAutoplayMod() });
+            return base.CreatePlayer(beatmap, ruleset);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseReplay.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseReplay.cs
index 451c4e013f..237687458d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseReplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/TestCaseReplay.cs
@@ -1,19 +1,35 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual
 {
+    [Description("Player instantiated with a replay.")]
     public class TestCaseReplay : TestCasePlayer
     {
         protected override Player CreatePlayer(WorkingBeatmap beatmap, Ruleset ruleset)
         {
+            // We create a dummy RulesetContainer just to get the replay - we don't want to use mods here
+            // to simulate setting a replay rather than having the replay already set for us
             beatmap.Mods.Value = beatmap.Mods.Value.Concat(new[] { ruleset.GetAutoplayMod() });
-            return base.CreatePlayer(beatmap, ruleset);
+            var dummyRulesetContainer = ruleset.CreateRulesetContainerWith(beatmap, false);
+
+            // We have the replay
+            var replay = dummyRulesetContainer.Replay;
+
+            // Reset the mods
+            beatmap.Mods.Value = beatmap.Mods.Value.Where(m => !(m is ModAutoplay));
+
+            return new ReplayPlayer(replay)
+            {
+                InitialBeatmap = beatmap
+            };
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/osu.Game.Tests.csproj b/osu.Game.Tests/osu.Game.Tests.csproj
index 76b426bf5d..059adc6d55 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/osu.Game.Tests.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/osu.Game.Tests.csproj
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Visual\TestCasePlaySongSelect.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Visual\TestCasePopupDialog.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Visual\TestCaseRankGraph.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Visual\TestCaseAutoplay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Visual\TestCaseReplay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Visual\TestCaseReplaySettingsOverlay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Visual\TestCaseResults.cs" />
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
index 02564489ad..df71c5c0d0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapStore.cs
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
         public IQueryable<BeatmapInfo> Beatmaps => GetContext().BeatmapInfo
                                                                .Include(b => b.BeatmapSet).ThenInclude(s => s.Metadata)
+                                                               .Include(b => b.BeatmapSet).ThenInclude(s => s.Files).ThenInclude(f => f.FileInfo)
                                                                .Include(b => b.Metadata)
                                                                .Include(b => b.Ruleset)
                                                                .Include(b => b.BaseDifficulty);
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index b090cc7927..034b857e02 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
                 Task.Run(() => BeatmapManager.Import(paths.ToArray()));
             }
 
-            dependencies.Cache(this);
+            dependencies.CacheAs<OsuGame>(this);
 
             configRuleset = LocalConfig.GetBindable<int>(OsuSetting.Ruleset);
             Ruleset.Value = RulesetStore.GetRuleset(configRuleset.Value) ?? RulesetStore.AvailableRulesets.First();
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index ef02f1a7ec..8b317ca59a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
             dependencies.Cache(new LargeTextureStore(new RawTextureLoaderStore(new NamespacedResourceStore<byte[]>(Resources, @"Textures"))));
 
-            dependencies.Cache(this);
+            dependencies.CacheAs<OsuGameBase>(this);
             dependencies.Cache(LocalConfig);
 
             runMigrations();
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
             dependencies.Cache(new OsuColour());
 
             //this completely overrides the framework default. will need to change once we make a proper FontStore.
-            dependencies.Cache(Fonts = new FontStore { ScaleAdjust = 100 }, true);
+            dependencies.Cache(Fonts = new FontStore { ScaleAdjust = 100 });
 
             Fonts.AddStore(new GlyphStore(Resources, @"Fonts/FontAwesome"));
             Fonts.AddStore(new GlyphStore(Resources, @"Fonts/osuFont"));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/PreviewButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/PreviewButton.cs
index 11d1769f1e..4f5a6ba718 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/PreviewButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/PreviewButton.cs
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet
 
             if (Playing.Value && preview != null)
             {
-                progress.Width = (float)(preview.CurrentTime / preview.Length);
+                // prevent negative (potential infinite) width if a track without length was loaded
+                progress.Width = preview.Length > 0 ? (float)(preview.CurrentTime / preview.Length) : 0f;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/PlayButton.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/PlayButton.cs
index 9ecddb01ba..c00fb9b122 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/PlayButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/PlayButton.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
         private readonly SpriteIcon icon;
         private readonly LoadingAnimation loadingAnimation;
 
+        private readonly BindableDouble muteBindable = new BindableDouble();
+
         private const float transition_duration = 500;
 
         private bool loading
@@ -83,9 +86,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colour)
+        private void load(OsuColour colour, AudioManager audio)
         {
             hoverColour = colour.Yellow;
+            this.audio = audio;
         }
 
         protected override bool OnClick(InputState state)
@@ -128,21 +132,30 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
                     return;
                 }
 
-                Preview.Seek(0);
-                Preview.Start();
+                Preview.Restart();
+
+                audio.Track.AddAdjustment(AdjustableProperty.Volume, muteBindable);
             }
             else
             {
+                audio.Track.RemoveAdjustment(AdjustableProperty.Volume, muteBindable);
+
                 Preview?.Stop();
                 loading = false;
             }
         }
 
         private TrackLoader trackLoader;
+        private AudioManager audio;
 
         private void beginAudioLoad()
         {
-            if (trackLoader != null) return;
+            if (trackLoader != null)
+            {
+                Preview = trackLoader.Preview;
+                Playing.TriggerChange();
+                return;
+            }
 
             loading = true;
 
@@ -164,6 +177,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
             private readonly string preview;
 
             public Track Preview;
+            private TrackManager trackManager;
 
             public TrackLoader(string preview)
             {
@@ -171,10 +185,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
             }
 
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-            private void load(AudioManager audio)
+            private void load(AudioManager audio, FrameworkConfigManager config)
             {
+                // create a local trackManager to bypass the mute we are applying above.
+                audio.AddItem(trackManager = new TrackManager(new OnlineStore()));
+
+                // add back the user's music volume setting (since we are no longer in the global TrackManager's hierarchy).
+                config.BindWith(FrameworkSetting.VolumeMusic, trackManager.Volume);
+
                 if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(preview))
-                    Preview = audio.Track.Get(preview);
+                    Preview = trackManager.Get(preview);
+            }
+
+            protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
+            {
+                base.Dispose(isDisposing);
+                trackManager?.Dispose();
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs
index 979a357d1e..d5acb9dc86 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs
@@ -313,6 +313,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             api.Queue(getSetsRequest);
         }
 
+        protected override void PopOut()
+        {
+            base.PopOut();
+
+            if (playing != null)
+                playing.PreviewPlaying.Value = false;
+        }
+
         private int distinctCount(List<string> list) => list.Distinct().ToArray().Length;
 
         public class ResultCounts
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreStore.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreStore.cs
index fe366f52a5..d21ca79736 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreStore.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/ScoreStore.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.IO.Legacy;
 using osu.Game.IPC;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Replays;
+using osu.Game.Users;
 using SharpCompress.Compressors.LZMA;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring
                 var beatmapHash = sr.ReadString();
                 score.Beatmap = beatmaps.QueryBeatmap(b => b.MD5Hash == beatmapHash);
                 /* score.PlayerName = */
-                sr.ReadString();
+                score.User = new User { Username = sr.ReadString() };
                 /* var localScoreChecksum = */
                 sr.ReadString();
                 /* score.Count300 = */
@@ -107,7 +108,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring
 
                     using (var lzma = new LzmaStream(properties, replayInStream, compressedSize, outSize))
                     using (var reader = new StreamReader(lzma))
+                    {
                         score.Replay = createLegacyReplay(reader);
+                        score.Replay.User = score.User;
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
@@ -129,9 +133,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring
             {
                 var split = l.Split('|');
 
-                if (split.Length < 4 || float.Parse(split[0]) < 0) continue;
+                if (split.Length < 4)
+                    continue;
 
-                lastTime += float.Parse(split[0]);
+                if (split[0] == "-12345")
+                {
+                    // Todo: The seed is provided in split[3], which we'll need to use at some point
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                var diff = float.Parse(split[0]);
+                lastTime += diff;
+
+                // Todo: At some point we probably want to rewind and play back the negative-time frames
+                // but for now we'll achieve equal playback to stable by skipping negative frames
+                if (diff < 0)
+                    continue;
 
                 frames.Add(new ReplayFrame(
                     lastTime,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
index 45c112f669..4bc94f32ba 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
@@ -48,9 +49,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         public PassThroughInputManager KeyBindingInputManager;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Whether we have a replay loaded currently.
+        /// Whether a replay is currently loaded.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool HasReplayLoaded => ReplayInputManager?.ReplayInputHandler != null;
+        public readonly BindableBool HasReplayLoaded = new BindableBool();
 
         public abstract IEnumerable<HitObject> Objects { get; }
 
@@ -124,6 +125,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 
             Replay = replay;
             ReplayInputManager.ReplayInputHandler = replay != null ? CreateReplayInputHandler(replay) : null;
+
+            HasReplayLoaded.Value = ReplayInputManager.ReplayInputHandler != null;
         }
 
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index 721b5344ff..255c071ac1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         public readonly ReplaySettingsOverlay ReplaySettingsOverlay;
 
         private Bindable<bool> showHud;
-        private bool replayLoaded;
+        private readonly BindableBool replayLoaded = new BindableBool();
 
         private static bool hasShownNotificationOnce;
 
@@ -91,22 +91,39 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             }
         }
 
-        public virtual void BindRulesetContainer(RulesetContainer rulesetContainer)
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
-            (rulesetContainer.KeyBindingInputManager as ICanAttachKeyCounter)?.Attach(KeyCounter);
+            base.LoadComplete();
 
-            replayLoaded = rulesetContainer.HasReplayLoaded;
+            replayLoaded.ValueChanged += replayLoadedValueChanged;
+            replayLoaded.TriggerChange();
+        }
 
-            ReplaySettingsOverlay.ReplayLoaded = replayLoaded;
+        private void replayLoadedValueChanged(bool loaded)
+        {
+            ReplaySettingsOverlay.ReplayLoaded = loaded;
 
-            // in the case a replay isn't loaded, we want some elements to only appear briefly.
-            if (!replayLoaded)
+            if (loaded)
+            {
+                ReplaySettingsOverlay.Show();
+                ModDisplay.FadeIn(200);
+            }
+            else
             {
                 ReplaySettingsOverlay.Hide();
                 ModDisplay.Delay(2000).FadeOut(200);
             }
         }
 
+        public virtual void BindRulesetContainer(RulesetContainer rulesetContainer)
+        {
+            (rulesetContainer.KeyBindingInputManager as ICanAttachKeyCounter)?.Attach(KeyCounter);
+
+            replayLoaded.BindTo(rulesetContainer.HasReplayLoaded);
+
+            Progress.BindRulestContainer(rulesetContainer);
+        }
+
         protected override bool OnKeyDown(InputState state, KeyDownEventArgs args)
         {
             if (args.Repeat) return false;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 31d9fac2ad..8d26d63d41 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         public int RestartCount;
 
         public CursorContainer Cursor => RulesetContainer.Cursor;
-        public bool ProvidingUserCursor => RulesetContainer?.Cursor != null && !RulesetContainer.HasReplayLoaded;
+        public bool ProvidingUserCursor => RulesetContainer?.Cursor != null && !RulesetContainer.HasReplayLoaded.Value;
 
         private IAdjustableClock adjustableSourceClock;
         private FramedOffsetClock offsetClock;
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
             hudOverlay.Progress.Objects = RulesetContainer.Objects;
             hudOverlay.Progress.AudioClock = decoupledClock;
-            hudOverlay.Progress.AllowSeeking = RulesetContainer.HasReplayLoaded;
             hudOverlay.Progress.OnSeek = pos => decoupledClock.Seek(pos);
 
             hudOverlay.ModDisplay.Current.BindTo(working.Mods);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
index 8aad741ad1..12f501a632 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
     public class SongProgress : OverlayContainer
@@ -54,6 +57,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             }
         }
 
+        private readonly BindableBool replayLoaded = new BindableBool();
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
@@ -98,6 +103,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             State = Visibility.Visible;
+
+            replayLoaded.ValueChanged += v => AllowSeeking = v;
+            replayLoaded.TriggerChange();
+        }
+
+        public void BindRulestContainer(RulesetContainer rulesetContainer)
+        {
+            replayLoaded.BindTo(rulesetContainer.HasReplayLoaded);
         }
 
         private bool allowSeeking;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 357931b878..79f00cc988 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(permitNulls: true)]
         private void load(BeatmapManager beatmaps, AudioManager audio, DialogOverlay dialog, OsuGame osu, OsuColour colours)
         {
-            dependencies.Cache(this);
+            dependencies.CacheAs<SongSelect>(this);
 
             if (Footer != null)
             {