diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/Scoring/Score.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/Scoring/Score.cs
index fa74fba279..75c243278d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/Scoring/Score.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/Scoring/Score.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Users;
+using System.IO;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Scoring
 {
@@ -43,6 +44,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Scoring
         [JsonProperty(@"date")]
         public DateTime Date;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a legacy replay which is read from a stream.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="reader">The stream reader.</param>
+        /// <returns>The replay.</returns>
+        public virtual Replay CreateLegacyReplayFrom(StreamReader reader) => new LegacyReplay(reader);
+
         //  [JsonProperty(@"count50")] 0,
         //[JsonProperty(@"count100")] 0,
         //[JsonProperty(@"count300")] 100,