diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneGameplayCursor.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneGameplayCursor.cs
index 907422858e..c84a6ab70f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneGameplayCursor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneGameplayCursor.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Testing.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
 
         private Drawable background;
 
+        private readonly Bindable<bool> ripples = new Bindable<bool>();
+
         public TestSceneGameplayCursor()
         {
             var ruleset = new OsuRuleset();
@@ -57,6 +61,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
                 });
             });
 
+            AddToggleStep("ripples", v => ripples.Value = v);
+
             AddSliderStep("circle size", 0f, 10f, 0f, val =>
             {
                 config.SetValue(OsuSetting.AutoCursorSize, true);
@@ -67,6 +73,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             AddStep("test cursor container", () => loadContent(false));
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            var rulesetConfig = (OsuRulesetConfigManager)RulesetConfigs.GetConfigFor(Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance()).AsNonNull();
+            rulesetConfig.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.ShowCursorRipples, ripples);
+        }
+
         [TestCase(1, 1)]
         [TestCase(5, 1)]
         [TestCase(10, 1)]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuSkinComponents.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuSkinComponents.cs
index 8fdf3821fa..52fdfea95f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuSkinComponents.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuSkinComponents.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
         Cursor,
         CursorTrail,
         CursorParticles,
+        CursorRipple,
         SliderScorePoint,
         ReverseArrow,
         HitCircleText,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 279835747f..bf817eda29 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
                         if (GetTexture("cursor-ripple") != null)
                             return this.GetAnimation("cursor-ripple", false, false);
 
+                        return null;
+
                     case OsuSkinComponents.CursorParticles:
                         if (GetTexture("star2") != null)
                             return new LegacyCursorParticles();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/CursorRippleVisualiser.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/CursorRippleVisualiser.cs
index ef0cae7de8..401525efcd 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/CursorRippleVisualiser.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/CursorRippleVisualiser.cs
@@ -3,19 +3,66 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI.Cursor
 {
-    public partial class CursorRippleVisualiser : CompositeDrawable
+    public partial class CursorRippleVisualiser : CompositeDrawable, IKeyBindingHandler<OsuAction>
     {
         private readonly Bindable<bool> showRipples = new Bindable<bool>(true);
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
-        private void load(OsuRulesetConfigManager rulesetConfig)
+        private void load(OsuRulesetConfigManager? rulesetConfig)
         {
-            rulesetConfig?.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.ShowCursorTrail, showRipples);
+            rulesetConfig?.BindWith(OsuRulesetSetting.ShowCursorRipples, showRipples);
+        }
+
+        public bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<OsuAction> e)
+        {
+            if (showRipples.Value)
+            {
+                var ripple = new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponentLookup(OsuSkinComponents.CursorRipple), _ => new DefaultCursorRipple())
+                {
+                    Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive,
+                    Position = e.MousePosition
+                };
+
+                AddInternal(ripple);
+
+                ripple.ScaleTo(0.05f)
+                      .ScaleTo(0.5f, 700, Easing.Out)
+                      .FadeTo(0.2f)
+                      .FadeOut(700)
+                      .Expire();
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        public void OnReleased(KeyBindingReleaseEvent<OsuAction> e)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public partial class DefaultCursorRipple : CompositeDrawable
+        {
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load()
+            {
+                InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    new RingPiece(3)
+                    {
+                        Size = new Vector2(512),
+                    }
+                };
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/OsuCursorContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/OsuCursorContainer.cs
index 2b541bd345..35fb8e67d8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/OsuCursorContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/OsuCursorContainer.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI.Cursor
                 Children = new[]
                 {
                     cursorTrail = new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponentLookup(OsuSkinComponents.CursorTrail), _ => new DefaultCursorTrail(), confineMode: ConfineMode.NoScaling),
-                    new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponentLookup(OsuSkinComponents.CursorRipples), confineMode: ConfineMode.NoScaling),
+                    new CursorRippleVisualiser(),
                     new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponentLookup(OsuSkinComponents.CursorParticles), confineMode: ConfineMode.NoScaling),
                 }
             };