diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
index 38ba4c5974..e7486ef9b0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacyMainCirclePiece.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning
                 }
             };
 
+            bool overlayAboveNumber = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinConfiguration, bool>(OsuSkinConfiguration.HitCircleOverlayAboveNumber)?.Value ?? true;
+
+            if (!overlayAboveNumber)
+                ChangeInternalChildDepth(hitCircleText, -float.MaxValue);
+
             state.BindTo(drawableObject.State);
             state.BindValueChanged(updateState, true);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/OsuSkinConfiguration.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/OsuSkinConfiguration.cs
index 5d99960f10..c6920bd03e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/OsuSkinConfiguration.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/OsuSkinConfiguration.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning
         SliderPathRadius,
         AllowSliderBallTint,
         CursorExpand,
-        CursorRotate
+        CursorRotate,
+        HitCircleOverlayAboveNumber
     }
 }