diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
index c6bb3910e2..3d46bdaa7b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Pooling;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
@@ -68,14 +69,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         private ISkinSource skin { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(GameHost host)
         {
+            SkinnableDrawable keyArea;
+
             skin.SourceChanged += onSourceChanged;
             onSourceChanged();
 
             Drawable background = new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.ColumnBackground), _ => new DefaultColumnBackground())
             {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
             };
 
             InternalChildren = new[]
@@ -85,15 +88,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
                 // For input purposes, the background is added at the highest depth, but is then proxied back below all other elements
                 background.CreateProxy(),
                 HitObjectArea,
-                new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.KeyArea), _ => new DefaultKeyArea())
+                keyArea = new SkinnableDrawable(new ManiaSkinComponent(ManiaSkinComponents.KeyArea), _ => new DefaultKeyArea())
                 {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 },
                 background,
                 TopLevelContainer,
                 new ColumnTouchInputArea(this)
             };
 
+            applyGameWideClock(background);
+            applyGameWideClock(keyArea);
+
             TopLevelContainer.Add(HitObjectArea.Explosions.CreateProxy());
 
             RegisterPool<Note, DrawableNote>(10, 50);
@@ -101,6 +107,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             RegisterPool<HeadNote, DrawableHoldNoteHead>(10, 50);
             RegisterPool<TailNote, DrawableHoldNoteTail>(10, 50);
             RegisterPool<HoldNoteTick, DrawableHoldNoteTick>(50, 250);
+
+            // Some elements don't handle rewind correctly and fixing them is non-trivial.
+            // In the future we need a better solution to this, but as a temporary work-around, give these components the game-wide
+            // clock so they don't need to worry about rewind.
+            // This only works because they handle OnPressed/OnReleased which results in a correct state while rewinding.
+            //
+            // This is kinda dodgy (and will cause weirdness when pausing gameplay) but is better than completely broken rewind.
+            void applyGameWideClock(Drawable drawable)
+            {
+                drawable.Clock = host.UpdateThread.Clock;
+                drawable.ProcessCustomClock = false;
+            }
         }
 
         private void onSourceChanged()
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/PoolableHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/PoolableHitExplosion.cs
index 28509d1f4e..a7b94f9f22 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/PoolableHitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/PoolableHitExplosion.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         {
             base.PrepareForUse();
 
+            LifetimeStart = Time.Current;
+
             (skinnableExplosion?.Drawable as IHitExplosion)?.Animate(Result);
 
             this.Delay(DURATION).Then().Expire();