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+// 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 NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Tests.Gameplay
+{
+    [HeadlessTest]
+    public class TestSceneDrawableHitObject : OsuTestScene
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void TestEntryLifetime()
+        {
+            TestDrawableHitObject dho = null;
+            var initialHitObject = new HitObject
+            {
+                StartTime = 1000
+            };
+            var entry = new TestLifetimeEntry(new HitObject
+            {
+                StartTime = 2000
+            });
+
+            AddStep("Create DHO", () => Child = dho = new TestDrawableHitObject(initialHitObject));
+
+            AddAssert("Correct initial lifetime", () => dho.LifetimeStart == initialHitObject.StartTime - TestDrawableHitObject.INITIAL_LIFETIME_OFFSET);
+
+            AddStep("Apply entry", () => dho.Apply(entry));
+
+            AddAssert("Correct initial lifetime", () => dho.LifetimeStart == entry.HitObject.StartTime - TestLifetimeEntry.INITIAL_LIFETIME_OFFSET);
+
+            AddStep("Set lifetime", () => dho.LifetimeEnd = 3000);
+            AddAssert("Entry lifetime is updated", () => entry.LifetimeEnd == 3000);
+        }
+
+        private class TestDrawableHitObject : DrawableHitObject
+        {
+            public const double INITIAL_LIFETIME_OFFSET = 100;
+            protected override double InitialLifetimeOffset => INITIAL_LIFETIME_OFFSET;
+
+            public TestDrawableHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
+                : base(hitObject)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
+        private class TestLifetimeEntry : HitObjectLifetimeEntry
+        {
+            public const double INITIAL_LIFETIME_OFFSET = 200;
+            protected override double InitialLifetimeOffset => INITIAL_LIFETIME_OFFSET;
+
+            public TestLifetimeEntry(HitObject hitObject)
+                : base(hitObject)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}