diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 3efaa02a31..6785b53cdd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             // UI/selection defaults
             Set(OsuSetting.Ruleset, 0, 0, int.MaxValue);
             Set(OsuSetting.Skin, 0, 0, int.MaxValue);
+            Set(OsuSetting.IgnoreBeatmapSkin, false);
 
             Set(OsuSetting.BeatmapDetailTab, BeatmapDetailTab.Details);
 
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         Skin,
         ScreenshotFormat,
         ScreenshotCaptureMenuCursor,
-        SongSelectRightMouseScroll
+        SongSelectRightMouseScroll,
+        IgnoreBeatmapSkin
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/VisualSettings.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/VisualSettings.cs
index 92d069a224..8a2a8ac773 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/VisualSettings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/VisualSettings.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
         private readonly PlayerSliderBar<double> dimSliderBar;
         private readonly PlayerSliderBar<double> blurSliderBar;
         private readonly PlayerCheckbox showStoryboardToggle;
+        private readonly PlayerCheckbox ignoreBeatmapSkinToggle;
 
         public VisualSettings()
         {
@@ -34,7 +35,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
                 {
                     Text = "Toggles:"
                 },
-                showStoryboardToggle = new PlayerCheckbox { LabelText = "Storyboards" }
+                showStoryboardToggle = new PlayerCheckbox { LabelText = "Storyboards" },
+                ignoreBeatmapSkinToggle = new PlayerCheckbox { LabelText = "Ignore beatmap skin" }
             };
         }
 
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
             dimSliderBar.Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.DimLevel);
             blurSliderBar.Bindable = config.GetBindable<double>(OsuSetting.BlurLevel);
             showStoryboardToggle.Bindable = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.ShowStoryboard);
+            ignoreBeatmapSkinToggle.Bindable = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.IgnoreBeatmapSkin);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LocalSkinOverrideContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LocalSkinOverrideContainer.cs
index bfbb1719df..3332f73ac7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LocalSkinOverrideContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LocalSkinOverrideContainer.cs
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
@@ -14,9 +16,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
     {
         public event Action SourceChanged;
 
-        public Drawable GetDrawableComponent(string componentName) => source.GetDrawableComponent(componentName) ?? fallbackSource?.GetDrawableComponent(componentName);
+        public Drawable GetDrawableComponent(string componentName)
+        {
+            Drawable sourceDrawable;
+            if (!ignoreBeatmapSkin && (sourceDrawable = source.GetDrawableComponent(componentName)) != null)
+                return sourceDrawable;
+            return fallbackSource?.GetDrawableComponent(componentName);
+        }
 
-        public Texture GetTexture(string componentName) => source.GetTexture(componentName) ?? fallbackSource.GetTexture(componentName);
+        public Texture GetTexture(string componentName)
+        {
+            Texture sourceTexture;
+            if (!ignoreBeatmapSkin && (sourceTexture = source.GetTexture(componentName)) != null)
+                return sourceTexture;
+            return fallbackSource.GetTexture(componentName);
+        }
 
         public SampleChannel GetSample(string sampleName) => source.GetSample(sampleName) ?? fallbackSource?.GetSample(sampleName);
 
@@ -60,6 +74,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             return dependencies;
         }
 
+        private Bindable<bool> ignoreBeatmapSkin = new Bindable<bool>();
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
+        {
+            ignoreBeatmapSkin = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.IgnoreBeatmapSkin);
+            ignoreBeatmapSkin.ValueChanged += val => onSourceChanged();
+            ignoreBeatmapSkin.TriggerChange();
+        }
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();