diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index 7739994527..679c86072b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Pooling;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
-using osu.Game.Skinning;
-using osu.Game.Configuration;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Pooling;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
@@ -429,6 +429,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
             base.ClearTransformsAfter(double.MinValue, true);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Removes all previously applied transforms, then reapplies a new set of transforms with potentially different parameters.
+        /// The transforms will use the current <see cref="ArmedState"/>, and they will use the appropriate start times.
+        /// This also takes in account potential overrides defined in <see cref="ApplyCustomUpdateState"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected void RefreshStateTransforms() => updateState(State.Value, true);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Apply (generally fade-in) transforms leading into the <see cref="HitObject"/> start time.
         /// The local drawable hierarchy is recursively delayed to <see cref="HitObjectLifetimeEntry.LifetimeStart"/> for convenience.