diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyBeatmapSkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyBeatmapSkin.cs
index 5ee436e8bb..9ff2238e4e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyBeatmapSkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyBeatmapSkin.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
@@ -23,6 +24,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             Configuration.AllowDefaultComboColoursFallback = false;
         }
 
+        public override Drawable GetDrawableComponent(ISkinComponent component)
+        {
+            if (component is SkinnableTargetComponent targetComponent)
+            {
+                switch (targetComponent.Target)
+                {
+                    case SkinnableTarget.MainHUDComponents:
+                        // this should exist in LegacySkin instead, but there isn't a fallback skin for LegacySkins yet.
+                        // therefore keep the check here until fallback default legacy skin is supported.
+                        if (!this.HasFont(LegacyFont.Score))
+                            return null;
+
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return base.GetDrawableComponent(component);
+        }
+
         public override IBindable<TValue> GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(TLookup lookup)
         {
             switch (lookup)