diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
index 8ea30a2899..a2324671b2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
         public override void Add(DrawableHitObject h)
         {
             h.Depth = (float)h.HitObject.StartTime;
+            h.OnJudgement += OnJudgement;
 
             base.Add(h);
 
@@ -65,6 +66,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             fruit.CheckPosition = CheckIfWeCanCatch;
         }
 
-        public override void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement) => catcherArea.OnJudgement((DrawableCatchHitObject)judgedObject, judgement);
+        public void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement) => catcherArea.OnJudgement((DrawableCatchHitObject)judgedObject, judgement);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
index eef57897de..2f6759abf3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
@@ -204,12 +204,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         public override void Add(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
         {
             hitObject.Depth = (float)hitObject.HitObject.StartTime;
-
             hitObject.AccentColour = AccentColour;
+            hitObject.OnJudgement += OnJudgement;
+
             HitObjects.Add(hitObject);
         }
 
-        public override void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement)
+        public void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement)
         {
             if (!judgement.IsHit)
                 return;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
index 919518dbe8..0e53ac2d6d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -192,11 +192,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             }
         }
 
-        public override void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement)
+        public void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement)
         {
-            var maniaObject = (ManiaHitObject)judgedObject.HitObject;
-            columns[maniaObject.Column].OnJudgement(judgedObject, judgement);
-
             judgements.Clear();
             judgements.Add(new DrawableManiaJudgement(judgement)
             {
@@ -224,7 +221,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             }
         }
 
-        public override void Add(DrawableHitObject h) => Columns.ElementAt(((ManiaHitObject)h.HitObject).Column).Add(h);
+        public override void Add(DrawableHitObject h)
+        {
+            h.OnJudgement += OnJudgement;
+            Columns.ElementAt(((ManiaHitObject)h.HitObject).Column).Add(h);
+        }
 
         public void Add(DrawableBarLine barline) => HitObjects.Add(barline);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
index 892df089f5..5310524089 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
         {
             h.Depth = (float)h.HitObject.StartTime;
 
+            h.OnJudgement += OnJudgement;
+
             var c = h as IDrawableHitObjectWithProxiedApproach;
             if (c != null && ProxyApproachCircles)
                 approachCircles.Add(c.ProxiedLayer.CreateProxy());
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
                 .OrderBy(h => h.StartTime).OfType<OsuHitObject>();
         }
 
-        public override void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement)
+        public void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement)
         {
             var osuJudgement = (OsuJudgement)judgement;
             var osuObject = (OsuHitObject)judgedObject.HitObject;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs
index 9500a1a747..fd396c201d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -143,18 +143,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
 
             var h = new DrawableTestHit(hit) { X = RNG.NextSingle(hitResult == HitResult.Good ? -0.1f : -0.05f, hitResult == HitResult.Good ? 0.1f : 0.05f) };
 
-            rulesetContainer.Playfield.OnJudgement(h, new TaikoJudgement { Result = hitResult });
+            ((TaikoPlayfield)rulesetContainer.Playfield).OnJudgement(h, new TaikoJudgement { Result = hitResult });
 
             if (RNG.Next(10) == 0)
             {
-                rulesetContainer.Playfield.OnJudgement(h, new TaikoJudgement { Result = hitResult });
-                rulesetContainer.Playfield.OnJudgement(h, new TaikoStrongHitJudgement());
+                ((TaikoPlayfield)rulesetContainer.Playfield).OnJudgement(h, new TaikoJudgement { Result = hitResult });
+                ((TaikoPlayfield)rulesetContainer.Playfield).OnJudgement(h, new TaikoStrongHitJudgement());
             }
         }
 
         private void addMissJudgement()
         {
-            rulesetContainer.Playfield.OnJudgement(new DrawableTestHit(new Hit()), new TaikoJudgement { Result = HitResult.Miss });
+            ((TaikoPlayfield)rulesetContainer.Playfield).OnJudgement(new DrawableTestHit(new Hit()), new TaikoJudgement { Result = HitResult.Miss });
         }
 
         private void addBarLine(bool major, double delay = scroll_time)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
index 3c5093d82f..ba7807ec3d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
         {
             h.Depth = (float)h.HitObject.StartTime;
 
+            h.OnJudgement += OnJudgement;
+
             base.Add(h);
 
             var barline = h as DrawableBarLine;
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                 swell.OnStart += () => topLevelHitContainer.Add(swell.CreateProxy());
         }
 
-        public override void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement)
+        public void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement)
         {
             if (judgedObject.DisplayJudgement && judgementContainer.FirstOrDefault(j => j.JudgedObject == judgedObject) == null)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
index e011908c04..b17ea07355 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Playfield.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using OpenTK;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
@@ -86,13 +85,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// <param name="h">The DrawableHitObject to remove.</param>
         public virtual void Remove(DrawableHitObject h) => HitObjects.Remove(h);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Triggered when a new <see cref="Judgement"/> occurs on a <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="judgedObject">The object that <paramref name="judgement"/> occured for.</param>
-        /// <param name="judgement">The <see cref="Judgement"/> that occurred.</param>
-        public virtual void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject judgedObject, Judgement judgement) { }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Registers a <see cref="Playfield"/> as a nested <see cref="Playfield"/>.
         /// This does not add the <see cref="Playfield"/> to the draw hierarchy.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
index 40f88ce577..626b56ad67 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
@@ -262,12 +262,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                 if (drawableObject == null)
                     continue;
 
-                drawableObject.OnJudgement += (d, j) =>
-                {
-                    Playfield.OnJudgement(d, j);
-                    OnJudgement?.Invoke(j);
-                };
-
+                drawableObject.OnJudgement += (d, j) => OnJudgement?.Invoke(j);
                 drawableObject.OnJudgementRemoved += (d, j) => OnJudgementRemoved?.Invoke(j);
 
                 Playfield.Add(drawableObject);