diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuSkinComponents.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuSkinComponents.cs
index 46e501758b..484d1c6753 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuSkinComponents.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/OsuSkinComponents.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu
         FollowPoint,
         Cursor,
         CursorTrail,
+        CursorParticles,
         SliderScorePoint,
         ReverseArrow,
         HitCircleText,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 41b0a88f11..0887e4d1d3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
 
                         return null;
 
+                    case OsuSkinComponents.CursorParticles:
+                        return new LegacyCursorStarParticles();
+
                     case OsuSkinComponents.HitCircleText:
                         if (!this.HasFont(LegacyFont.HitCircle))
                             return null;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/OsuCursorContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/OsuCursorContainer.cs
index fbb7bfd7b1..463b1f4eaf 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/OsuCursorContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/Cursor/OsuCursorContainer.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Configuration;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
@@ -46,11 +45,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI.Cursor
                 Children = new[]
                 {
                     cursorTrail = new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponent(OsuSkinComponents.CursorTrail), _ => new DefaultCursorTrail(), confineMode: ConfineMode.NoScaling),
-                    new LegacyCursorStarParticles()
-                    {
-                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                        Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    },
+                    new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponent(OsuSkinComponents.CursorParticles), confineMode: ConfineMode.NoScaling),
                 }
             };
         }