diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index b13e115387..fb472f3f89 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         {
             // UI/selection defaults
             Set(OsuSetting.Ruleset, 0, 0, int.MaxValue);
-            Set(OsuSetting.Skin, 0, 0, int.MaxValue);
+            Set(OsuSetting.Skin, 0, -1, int.MaxValue);
 
             Set(OsuSetting.BeatmapDetailTab, BeatmapDetailTab.Details);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 0e804ecbaf..8fa8ffaf9b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -182,7 +182,26 @@ namespace osu.Game
             // bind config int to database SkinInfo
             configSkin = LocalConfig.GetBindable<int>(OsuSetting.Skin);
             SkinManager.CurrentSkinInfo.ValueChanged += skin => configSkin.Value = skin.NewValue.ID;
-            configSkin.ValueChanged += skinId => SkinManager.CurrentSkinInfo.Value = SkinManager.Query(s => s.ID == skinId.NewValue) ?? SkinInfo.Default;
+            configSkin.ValueChanged += skinId =>
+            {
+                var skinInfo = SkinManager.Query(s => s.ID == skinId.NewValue);
+
+                if (skinInfo == null)
+                {
+                    switch (skinId.NewValue)
+                    {
+                        case -1:
+                            skinInfo = DefaultLegacySkin.Info;
+                            break;
+
+                        default:
+                            skinInfo = SkinInfo.Default;
+                            break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                SkinManager.CurrentSkinInfo.Value = skinInfo;
+            };
             configSkin.TriggerChange();
 
             IsActive.BindValueChanged(active => updateActiveState(active.NewValue), true);
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index 076c9ada78..de8f316b06 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
             runMigrations();
 
-            dependencies.Cache(SkinManager = new SkinManager(Host.Storage, contextFactory, Host, Audio));
+            dependencies.Cache(SkinManager = new SkinManager(Host.Storage, contextFactory, Host, Audio, new NamespacedResourceStore<byte[]>(Resources, "Skins/Legacy")));
             dependencies.CacheAs<ISkinSource>(SkinManager);
 
             API = new APIAccess(LocalConfig);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b35c9c7b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// 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.Audio;
+using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Skinning
+{
+    public class DefaultLegacySkin : LegacySkin
+    {
+        public DefaultLegacySkin(IResourceStore<byte[]> storage, AudioManager audioManager)
+            : base(Info, storage, audioManager, string.Empty)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public static SkinInfo Info { get; } = new SkinInfo
+        {
+            ID = -1, // this is temporary until database storage is decided upon.
+            Name = "osu!classic",
+            Creator = "team osu!"
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
index 570ba1ced7..0cc5e9c9b6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
@@ -248,6 +248,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
             private string getPathForFile(string filename)
             {
+                if (source.Files == null)
+                    return null;
+
                 bool hasExtension = filename.Contains('.');
 
                 var file = source.Files.Find(f =>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinInfo.cs
index 187ea910a7..6b9627188e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinInfo.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
         public string FullName => $"\"{Name}\" by {Creator}";
 
-        public static SkinInfo Default { get; } = new SkinInfo { Name = "osu!lazer", Creator = "team osu!" };
+        public static SkinInfo Default { get; } = new SkinInfo
+        {
+            Name = "osu!lazer",
+            Creator = "team osu!"
+        };
 
         public bool Equals(SkinInfo other) => other != null && ID == other.ID;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
index e747a8b1ce..0e40eb5376 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
+using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Database;
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
     {
         private readonly AudioManager audio;
 
+        private readonly IResourceStore<byte[]> legacyDefaultResources;
+
         public readonly Bindable<Skin> CurrentSkin = new Bindable<Skin>(new DefaultSkin());
         public readonly Bindable<SkinInfo> CurrentSkinInfo = new Bindable<SkinInfo>(SkinInfo.Default) { Default = SkinInfo.Default };
 
@@ -34,10 +37,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
         protected override string ImportFromStablePath => "Skins";
 
-        public SkinManager(Storage storage, DatabaseContextFactory contextFactory, IIpcHost importHost, AudioManager audio)
+        public SkinManager(Storage storage, DatabaseContextFactory contextFactory, IIpcHost importHost, AudioManager audio, IResourceStore<byte[]> legacyDefaultResources)
             : base(storage, contextFactory, new SkinStore(contextFactory, storage), importHost)
         {
             this.audio = audio;
+            this.legacyDefaultResources = legacyDefaultResources;
 
             ItemRemoved += removedInfo =>
             {
@@ -56,6 +60,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             };
         }
 
+        private Skin createIfNotExisting(SkinInfo skinInfo) =>
+            GetSkin(Query(s => s.Name == skinInfo.Name) ?? Import(skinInfo).Result);
+
         protected override bool ShouldDeleteArchive(string path) => Path.GetExtension(path)?.ToLowerInvariant() == ".osk";
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -66,6 +73,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         {
             var userSkins = GetAllUserSkins();
             userSkins.Insert(0, SkinInfo.Default);
+            userSkins.Insert(1, DefaultLegacySkin.Info);
             return userSkins;
         }
 
@@ -91,7 +99,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             else
             {
                 model.Name = model.Name.Replace(".osk", "");
-                model.Creator = "Unknown";
+                model.Creator = model.Creator ?? "Unknown";
             }
         }
 
@@ -102,9 +110,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         /// <returns>A <see cref="Skin"/> instance correlating to the provided <see cref="SkinInfo"/>.</returns>
         public Skin GetSkin(SkinInfo skinInfo)
         {
+            if (skinInfo == null)
+                return null;
+
             if (skinInfo == SkinInfo.Default)
                 return new DefaultSkin();
 
+            if (skinInfo == DefaultLegacySkin.Info)
+                return new DefaultLegacySkin(legacyDefaultResources, audio);
+
             return new LegacySkin(skinInfo, Files.Store, audio);
         }