diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatSyncedContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatSyncedContainer.cs
index c952163ba5..f58f9fcaaf 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatSyncedContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/UserInterface/TestSceneBeatSyncedContainer.cs
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
-using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
     public class TestSceneBeatSyncedContainer : OsuTestScene
     {
         private BeatContainer beatContainer;
-        private DecoupleableInterpolatingFramedClock decoupledClock;
+
+        private MasterGameplayClockContainer gameplayClockContainer;
 
         [SetUpSteps]
         public void SetUpSteps()
@@ -39,21 +40,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
             {
                 Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
-                    beatContainer = new BeatContainer
+                    gameplayClockContainer = new MasterGameplayClockContainer(Beatmap.Value, 0)
                     {
-                        Clock = decoupledClock = new DecoupleableInterpolatingFramedClock
+                        Child = beatContainer = new BeatContainer
                         {
-                            IsCoupled = false,
+                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
                         },
-                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                        Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
-                    },
+                    }
                 };
-
-                decoupledClock.ChangeSource(Beatmap.Value.Track);
             });
 
-            AddStep("Start playback", () => decoupledClock.Start());
+            AddStep("Start playback", () => gameplayClockContainer.Start());
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
         {
             AddStep("Set time before zero", () =>
             {
-                decoupledClock.Seek(-1000);
+                gameplayClockContainer.Seek(-1000);
             });
 
             AddStep("bind event", () =>
@@ -150,8 +148,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
                         }
                     }
                 };
+            }
 
-                Beatmap.ValueChanged += delegate
+            protected override void LoadComplete()
+            {
+                base.LoadComplete();
+
+                Beatmap.BindValueChanged(_ =>
                 {
                     timingPointCount.Value = 0;
                     currentTimingPoint.Value = 0;
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
                     adjustedBeatLength.Value = 0;
                     timeUntilNextBeat.Value = 0;
                     timeSinceLastBeat.Value = 0;
-                };
+                }, true);
             }
 
             private List<TimingControlPoint> timingPoints => Beatmap.Value.Beatmap.ControlPointInfo.TimingPoints.ToList();
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
                 if (timingPoints.Count == 0) return 0;
 
                 if (timingPoints[^1] == current)
-                    return (int)Math.Ceiling((Clock.CurrentTime - current.Time) / current.BeatLength);
+                    return (int)Math.Ceiling((BeatSyncClock.CurrentTime - current.Time) / current.BeatLength);
 
                 return (int)Math.Ceiling((getNextTimingPoint(current).Time - current.Time) / current.BeatLength);
             }
@@ -191,7 +194,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.UserInterface
                 base.Update();
                 timeUntilNextBeat.Value = TimeUntilNextBeat;
                 timeSinceLastBeat.Value = TimeSinceLastBeat;
-                currentTime.Value = Clock.CurrentTime;
+                currentTime.Value = BeatSyncClock.CurrentTime;
             }
 
             public Action<int, TimingControlPoint, EffectControlPoint, ChannelAmplitudes> NewBeat;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/BeatSyncedContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/BeatSyncedContainer.cs
index e2a0c09a6b..cb26406d64 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/BeatSyncedContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/BeatSyncedContainer.cs
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A container which fires a callback when a new beat is reached.
+    /// Consumes a parent <see cref="GameplayClock"/> or <see cref="Beatmap"/> (whichever is first available).
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This container does not set its own clock to the source used for beat matching.
+    /// This means that if the beat source clock is playing faster or slower, animations may unexpectedly overlap.
+    /// Make sure this container's Clock is also set to the expected source (or within a parent element which provides this).
+    /// </remarks>
     public class BeatSyncedContainer : Container
     {
-        protected readonly IBindable<WorkingBeatmap> Beatmap = new Bindable<WorkingBeatmap>();
-
         private int lastBeat;
         private TimingControlPoint lastTimingPoint;
 
@@ -45,15 +55,45 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
 
         protected bool IsBeatSyncedWithTrack { get; private set; }
 
+        protected virtual void OnNewBeat(int beatIndex, TimingControlPoint timingPoint, EffectControlPoint effectPoint, ChannelAmplitudes amplitudes)
+        {
+        }
+
+        [Resolved]
+        protected IBindable<WorkingBeatmap> Beatmap { get; private set; }
+
+        [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+        protected GameplayClock GameplayClock { get; private set; }
+
+        protected IClock BeatSyncClock
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (GameplayClock != null)
+                    return GameplayClock;
+
+                if (Beatmap.Value.TrackLoaded)
+                    return Beatmap.Value.Track;
+
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+
         protected override void Update()
         {
             ITrack track = null;
             IBeatmap beatmap = null;
 
             double currentTrackTime = 0;
+
             TimingControlPoint timingPoint = null;
             EffectControlPoint effectPoint = null;
 
+            var clock = BeatSyncClock;
+
+            if (clock == null)
+                return;
+
             if (Beatmap.Value.TrackLoaded && Beatmap.Value.BeatmapLoaded)
             {
                 track = Beatmap.Value.Track;
@@ -62,7 +102,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
 
             if (track != null && beatmap != null && track.IsRunning && track.Length > 0)
             {
-                currentTrackTime = track.CurrentTime + EarlyActivationMilliseconds;
+                currentTrackTime = clock.CurrentTime + EarlyActivationMilliseconds;
 
                 timingPoint = beatmap.ControlPointInfo.TimingPointAt(currentTrackTime);
                 effectPoint = beatmap.ControlPointInfo.EffectPointAt(currentTrackTime);
@@ -70,13 +110,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
 
             IsBeatSyncedWithTrack = timingPoint?.BeatLength > 0;
 
-            if (timingPoint == null || !IsBeatSyncedWithTrack)
+            if (!IsBeatSyncedWithTrack)
             {
-                currentTrackTime = Clock.CurrentTime;
+                currentTrackTime = clock.CurrentTime;
                 timingPoint = TimingControlPoint.DEFAULT;
                 effectPoint = EffectControlPoint.DEFAULT;
             }
 
+            Debug.Assert(timingPoint != null);
+
             double beatLength = timingPoint.BeatLength / Divisor;
 
             while (beatLength < MinimumBeatLength)
@@ -103,15 +145,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
             lastBeat = beatIndex;
             lastTimingPoint = timingPoint;
         }
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(IBindable<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap)
-        {
-            Beatmap.BindTo(beatmap);
-        }
-
-        protected virtual void OnNewBeat(int beatIndex, TimingControlPoint timingPoint, EffectControlPoint effectPoint, ChannelAmplitudes amplitudes)
-        {
-        }
     }
 }