diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
index 7b871177f1..6e01c44e1f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/CatchHitObject.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects
             set => lastInCombo.Value = value;
         }
 
-        private HitObjectProperty<float> scale;
+        private HitObjectProperty<float> scale = new HitObjectProperty<float>(1);
 
         public Bindable<float> ScaleBindable => scale.Bindable;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
index 6708c061e7..1e7cce162e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 
         public double Radius => OBJECT_RADIUS * Scale;
 
-        private HitObjectProperty<float> scaleProperty;
+        private HitObjectProperty<float> scaleProperty = new HitObjectProperty<float>(1);
 
         public Bindable<float> ScaleBindable => scaleProperty.Bindable;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObjectProperty.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObjectProperty.cs
index e765dd6cb0..f1df83f80c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObjectProperty.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObjectProperty.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
         /// <summary>
         /// The underlying <see cref="Bindable{T}"/>, only initialised on first access.
         /// </summary>
-        public Bindable<T> Bindable => backingBindable ??= new Bindable<T> { Value = backingValue };
+        public Bindable<T> Bindable => backingBindable ??= new Bindable<T>(defaultValue) { Value = backingValue };
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The current value, derived from and delegated to <see cref="Bindable"/> if initialised, or a temporary field otherwise.
@@ -40,5 +40,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
                     backingValue = value;
             }
         }
+
+        private readonly T defaultValue;
+
+        public HitObjectProperty(T value = default)
+        {
+            backingValue = defaultValue = value;
+            backingBindable = null;
+        }
     }
 }