diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneScoreCounter.cs
index ab010bee9f..ba165a70f4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneScoreCounter.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
         {
             int numerator = 0, denominator = 0;
 
-            ScoreCounter score = new ScoreCounter(7)
+            ScoreCounter score = new DefaultScoreCounter()
             {
                 Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
                 Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs
index 73bbe5f03e..17e5ceedb9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/ScoreCounter.cs
@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 {
-    public class ScoreCounter : RollingCounter<double>
+    public abstract class ScoreCounter : RollingCounter<double>, IScoreCounter
     {
         protected override double RollingDuration => 1000;
         protected override Easing RollingEasing => Easing.Out;
 
-        public bool UseCommaSeparator;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether comma separators should be displayed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool UseCommaSeparator { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// How many leading zeroes the counter has.
@@ -23,14 +26,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         /// Displays score.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="leading">How many leading zeroes the counter will have.</param>
-        public ScoreCounter(uint leading = 0)
+        /// <param name="useCommaSeparator">Whether comma separators should be displayed.</param>
+        protected ScoreCounter(uint leading = 0, bool useCommaSeparator = false)
         {
+            UseCommaSeparator = useCommaSeparator;
             LeadingZeroes = leading;
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OsuColour colours) => Colour = colours.BlueLighter;
-
         protected override double GetProportionalDuration(double currentValue, double newValue)
         {
             return currentValue > newValue ? currentValue - newValue : newValue - currentValue;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a461b6a067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
+{
+    public class DefaultScoreCounter : ScoreCounter
+    {
+        public DefaultScoreCounter()
+            : base(6)
+        {
+            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre;
+            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre;
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colours)
+        {
+            Colour = colours.BlueLighter;
+        }
+    }
+}