diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
index 2bf085312f..a806e623af 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
             caughtFruitContainer.RemoveAll(d => d.HitObject == drawableObject.HitObject);
             droppedObjectTarget.RemoveAll(d => (d as DrawableCatchHitObject)?.HitObject == drawableObject.HitObject);
+            hitExplosionContainer.RemoveAll(d => d.HitObject == drawableObject.HitObject);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -489,6 +490,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             if (!hitLighting.Value) return;
 
             HitExplosion hitExplosion = hitExplosionPool.Get();
+            hitExplosion.HitObject = caughtObject.HitObject;
             hitExplosion.X = caughtObject.X;
             hitExplosion.Scale = new Vector2(caughtObject.HitObject.Scale);
             hitExplosion.ObjectColour = caughtObject.AccentColour.Value;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/HitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/HitExplosion.cs
index 24ca778248..26627422e1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/HitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/HitExplosion.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Effects;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Pooling;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
     public class HitExplosion : PoolableDrawable
     {
         private Color4 objectColour;
+        public CatchHitObject HitObject;
 
         public Color4 ObjectColour
         {