diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index 5b5802fa9d..9aad125ed1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         private readonly Lazy<List<DrawableHitObject>> nestedHitObjects = new Lazy<List<DrawableHitObject>>();
         public IReadOnlyList<DrawableHitObject> NestedHitObjects => nestedHitObjects.IsValueCreated ? nestedHitObjects.Value : (IReadOnlyList<DrawableHitObject>)Array.Empty<DrawableHitObject>();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether this object should handle any user input events.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool HandleUserInput { get; set; } = true;
+
+        public override bool HandlePositionalInput => HandleUserInput;
+
+        public override bool HandleNonPositionalInput => HandleUserInput;
+
+        public override bool PropagatePositionalInputSubTree => HandleUserInput;
+
+        public override bool PropagateNonPositionalInputSubTree => HandleUserInput;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Invoked when a <see cref="JudgementResult"/> has been applied by this <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> or a nested <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>.
         /// </summary>