diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
index cd246e78d5..7d8f18ee0b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
             NewResult += onNewResult;
             RevertResult += onRevertResult;
-            OnNewDrawableHitObject += d => ((DrawableCatchHitObject)d).CheckPosition = CheckIfWeCanCatch;
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnNewDrawableHitObject(DrawableHitObject d)
+        {
+            ((DrawableCatchHitObject)d).CheckPosition = CheckIfWeCanCatch;
         }
 
         public bool CheckIfWeCanCatch(CatchHitObject obj) => CatcherArea.AttemptCatch(obj);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/DrawableOsuEditRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/DrawableOsuEditRuleset.cs
index 1a71a88c71..dafde0b927 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/DrawableOsuEditRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/DrawableOsuEditRuleset.cs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
         {
             protected override GameplayCursorContainer CreateCursor() => null;
 
-            public OsuEditPlayfield()
+            protected override void OnNewDrawableHitObject(DrawableHitObject d)
             {
-                OnNewDrawableHitObject += d => d.ApplyCustomUpdateState += updateState;
+                d.ApplyCustomUpdateState += updateState;
             }
 
             private const double editor_hit_object_fade_out_extension = 700;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
index d7336050eb..f70229fc1b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
             AddRangeInternal(poolDictionary.Values);
 
             NewResult += onNewResult;
-            OnNewDrawableHitObject += onDrawableHitObjectAdded;
         }
 
-        private void onDrawableHitObjectAdded(DrawableHitObject drawable)
+        protected override void OnNewDrawableHitObject(DrawableHitObject drawable)
         {
             ((DrawableOsuHitObject)drawable).CheckHittable = CheckHittable;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
index f0b63fd347..fcdd5ff53d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// </summary>
         public event Action<DrawableHitObject, JudgementResult> RevertResult;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Invoked before a new <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> is added.
-        /// This event is invoked only once for each <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>
-        /// even the drawable is pooled and used multiple times for different <see cref="HitObject"/>s.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// This event is also called for nested <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>s.
-        /// </remarks>
-        public event Action<DrawableHitObject> OnNewDrawableHitObject;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// The <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> contained in this Playfield.
         /// </summary>
@@ -128,7 +118,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         {
             d.OnNestedDrawableCreated += onNewDrawableHitObject;
 
-            OnNewDrawableHitObject?.Invoke(d);
+            OnNewDrawableHitObject(d);
 
             Debug.Assert(!d.HasInitialized);
             d.HasInitialized = true;
@@ -183,6 +173,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         {
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invoked before a new <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> is added to this <see cref="Playfield"/>.
+        /// It is invoked only once even the drawable is pooled and used multiple times for different <see cref="HitObject"/>s.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This is also invoked for nested <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>s.
+        /// </remarks>
+        protected virtual void OnNewDrawableHitObject(DrawableHitObject drawableHitObject)
+        {
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The cursor currently being used by this <see cref="Playfield"/>. May be null if no cursor is provided.
         /// </summary>