diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoderTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoderTest.cs
index 5787bd6066..85d304da9c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoderTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapDecoderTest.cs
@@ -181,16 +181,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.Formats
                 Assert.AreEqual(956, timingPoint.Time);
                 Assert.AreEqual(329.67032967033, timingPoint.BeatLength);
                 Assert.AreEqual(TimeSignature.SimpleQuadruple, timingPoint.TimeSignature);
+                Assert.IsFalse(timingPoint.OmitFirstBarLine);
 
                 timingPoint = controlPoints.TimingPointAt(48428);
                 Assert.AreEqual(956, timingPoint.Time);
                 Assert.AreEqual(329.67032967033d, timingPoint.BeatLength);
                 Assert.AreEqual(TimeSignature.SimpleQuadruple, timingPoint.TimeSignature);
+                Assert.IsFalse(timingPoint.OmitFirstBarLine);
 
                 timingPoint = controlPoints.TimingPointAt(119637);
                 Assert.AreEqual(119637, timingPoint.Time);
                 Assert.AreEqual(659.340659340659, timingPoint.BeatLength);
                 Assert.AreEqual(TimeSignature.SimpleQuadruple, timingPoint.TimeSignature);
+                Assert.IsFalse(timingPoint.OmitFirstBarLine);
 
                 var difficultyPoint = controlPoints.DifficultyPointAt(0);
                 Assert.AreEqual(0, difficultyPoint.Time);
@@ -222,17 +225,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.Formats
                 var effectPoint = controlPoints.EffectPointAt(0);
                 Assert.AreEqual(0, effectPoint.Time);
                 Assert.IsFalse(effectPoint.KiaiMode);
-                Assert.IsFalse(effectPoint.OmitFirstBarLine);
 
                 effectPoint = controlPoints.EffectPointAt(53703);
                 Assert.AreEqual(53703, effectPoint.Time);
                 Assert.IsTrue(effectPoint.KiaiMode);
-                Assert.IsFalse(effectPoint.OmitFirstBarLine);
 
                 effectPoint = controlPoints.EffectPointAt(116637);
                 Assert.AreEqual(95901, effectPoint.Time);
                 Assert.IsFalse(effectPoint.KiaiMode);
-                Assert.IsFalse(effectPoint.OmitFirstBarLine);
             }
         }
 
@@ -273,6 +273,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.Formats
             }
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestDecodeOmitBarLineEffect()
+        {
+            var decoder = new LegacyBeatmapDecoder { ApplyOffsets = false };
+
+            using (var resStream = TestResources.OpenResource("omit-barline-control-points.osu"))
+            using (var stream = new LineBufferedReader(resStream))
+            {
+                var controlPoints = (LegacyControlPointInfo)decoder.Decode(stream).ControlPointInfo;
+
+                Assert.That(controlPoints.TimingPoints.Count, Is.EqualTo(6));
+                Assert.That(controlPoints.EffectPoints.Count, Is.EqualTo(0));
+
+                Assert.That(controlPoints.TimingPointAt(500).OmitFirstBarLine, Is.False);
+                Assert.That(controlPoints.TimingPointAt(1500).OmitFirstBarLine, Is.True);
+                Assert.That(controlPoints.TimingPointAt(2500).OmitFirstBarLine, Is.False);
+                Assert.That(controlPoints.TimingPointAt(3500).OmitFirstBarLine, Is.False);
+                Assert.That(controlPoints.TimingPointAt(4500).OmitFirstBarLine, Is.False);
+                Assert.That(controlPoints.TimingPointAt(5500).OmitFirstBarLine, Is.True);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestTimingPointResetsSpeedMultiplier()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/ControlPointInfoTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/ControlPointInfoTest.cs
index 554473cf77..a2ded643fa 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/ControlPointInfoTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/ControlPointInfoTest.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual
             Assert.That(cpi.Groups.Count, Is.EqualTo(2));
             Assert.That(cpi.TimingPoints.Count, Is.EqualTo(2));
             Assert.That(cpi.AllControlPoints.Count(), Is.EqualTo(2));
+
+            cpi.Add(1200, new TimingControlPoint { OmitFirstBarLine = true }); // is not redundant
+
+            Assert.That(cpi.Groups.Count, Is.EqualTo(3));
+            Assert.That(cpi.TimingPoints.Count, Is.EqualTo(3));
+            Assert.That(cpi.AllControlPoints.Count(), Is.EqualTo(3));
+
+            cpi.Add(1500, new TimingControlPoint { OmitFirstBarLine = true }); // is not redundant
+
+            Assert.That(cpi.Groups.Count, Is.EqualTo(4));
+            Assert.That(cpi.TimingPoints.Count, Is.EqualTo(4));
+            Assert.That(cpi.AllControlPoints.Count(), Is.EqualTo(4));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -95,12 +107,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual
             Assert.That(cpi.EffectPoints.Count, Is.EqualTo(0));
             Assert.That(cpi.AllControlPoints.Count(), Is.EqualTo(0));
 
-            cpi.Add(1000, new EffectControlPoint { KiaiMode = true, OmitFirstBarLine = true }); // is not redundant
-            cpi.Add(1400, new EffectControlPoint { KiaiMode = true, OmitFirstBarLine = true }); // same settings, but is not redundant
+            cpi.Add(1000, new EffectControlPoint { KiaiMode = true }); // is not redundant
+            cpi.Add(1400, new EffectControlPoint { KiaiMode = true }); // is redundant
 
-            Assert.That(cpi.Groups.Count, Is.EqualTo(2));
-            Assert.That(cpi.EffectPoints.Count, Is.EqualTo(2));
-            Assert.That(cpi.AllControlPoints.Count(), Is.EqualTo(2));
+            Assert.That(cpi.Groups.Count, Is.EqualTo(1));
+            Assert.That(cpi.EffectPoints.Count, Is.EqualTo(1));
+            Assert.That(cpi.AllControlPoints.Count(), Is.EqualTo(1));
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/omit-barline-control-points.osu b/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/omit-barline-control-points.osu
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..839a59215b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/omit-barline-control-points.osu
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+osu file format v14
+
+[TimingPoints]
+
+// Uninherited: none, inherited: none
+0,500,4,2,0,100,1,0
+0,-50,4,3,0,100,0,0
+
+// Uninherited: omit, inherited: none
+1000,500,4,2,0,100,1,8
+1000,-50,4,3,0,100,0,0
+
+// Uninherited: none, inherited: omit (should be ignored, inheriting cannot omit)
+2000,500,4,2,0,100,1,0
+2000,-50,4,3,0,100,0,8
+
+// Inherited: none, uninherited: none
+3000,-50,4,3,0,100,0,0
+3000,500,4,2,0,100,1,0
+
+// Inherited: omit, uninherited: none (should be ignored, inheriting cannot omit)
+4000,-50,4,3,0,100,0,8
+4000,500,4,2,0,100,1,0
+
+// Inherited: none, uninherited: omit
+5000,-50,4,3,0,100,0,0
+5000,500,4,2,0,100,1,8