diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
index f7f62d2af0..b28e3355a4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.KPSCounter;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
     /// Displays an interactive ruleset gameplay instance.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TObject">The type of HitObject contained by this DrawableRuleset.</typeparam>
-    public abstract class DrawableRuleset<TObject> : DrawableRuleset, IProvideCursor, ICanAttachKeyCounter
+    public abstract class DrawableRuleset<TObject> : DrawableRuleset, IProvideCursor, ICanAttachKeyCounter, ICanAttachKpsCalculator
         where TObject : HitObject
     {
         public override event Action<JudgementResult> NewResult;
@@ -340,6 +341,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         public void Attach(KeyCounterDisplay keyCounter) =>
             (KeyBindingInputManager as ICanAttachKeyCounter)?.Attach(keyCounter);
 
+        public void Attach(KeysPerSecondCalculator kps) => (KeyBindingInputManager as ICanAttachKpsCalculator)?.Attach(kps);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a key conversion input manager. An exception will be thrown if a valid <see cref="RulesetInputManager{T}"/> is not returned.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetInputManager.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetInputManager.cs
index 7c37913576..23e64153eb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetInputManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetInputManager.cs
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Input.Handlers;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.KPSCounter;
 using static osu.Game.Input.Handlers.ReplayInputHandler;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 {
-    public abstract class RulesetInputManager<T> : PassThroughInputManager, ICanAttachKeyCounter, IHasReplayHandler, IHasRecordingHandler
+    public abstract class RulesetInputManager<T> : PassThroughInputManager, ICanAttachKeyCounter, IHasReplayHandler, IHasRecordingHandler, ICanAttachKpsCalculator
         where T : struct
     {
         public readonly KeyBindingContainer<T> KeyBindingContainer;
@@ -186,6 +187,35 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 
         #endregion
 
+        #region KPS Counter Attachment
+
+        public void Attach(KeysPerSecondCalculator kps)
+        {
+            var listener = new ActionListener();
+
+            KeyBindingContainer.Add(listener);
+
+            kps.Listener = listener;
+        }
+
+        public class ActionListener : KeysPerSecondCalculator.InputListener, IKeyBindingHandler<T>
+        {
+            public override event Action OnNewInput;
+
+            public bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<T> e)
+            {
+                OnNewInput?.Invoke();
+
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            public void OnReleased(KeyBindingReleaseEvent<T> e)
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
         protected virtual KeyBindingContainer<T> CreateKeyBindingContainer(RulesetInfo ruleset, int variant, SimultaneousBindingMode unique)
             => new RulesetKeyBindingContainer(ruleset, variant, unique);
 
@@ -229,6 +259,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         void Attach(KeyCounterDisplay keyCounter);
     }
 
+    public interface ICanAttachKpsCalculator
+    {
+        void Attach(KeysPerSecondCalculator keysPerSecondCalculator);
+    }
+
     public class RulesetInputManagerInputState<T> : InputState
         where T : struct
     {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KPSCounter/KeysPerSecondCalculator.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KPSCounter/KeysPerSecondCalculator.cs
index 3c0d585984..96a6d5b8eb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KPSCounter/KeysPerSecondCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KPSCounter/KeysPerSecondCalculator.cs
@@ -4,55 +4,36 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.KPSCounter
 {
-    public class KeysPerSecondCalculator
+    public class KeysPerSecondCalculator : Component
     {
-        public static void AddInput()
-        {
-            onNewInput?.Invoke();
-        }
-
         private readonly List<double> timestamps;
-        private GameplayClock? gameplayClock;
-        private DrawableRuleset? drawableRuleset;
 
-        public GameplayClock? GameplayClock
+        private InputListener? listener;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private GameplayClock? gameplayClock { get; set; }
+
+        [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+        private DrawableRuleset? drawableRuleset { get; set; }
+
+        public InputListener Listener
         {
-            get => gameplayClock;
             set
             {
                 onResetRequested?.Invoke();
-
-                if (value != null)
-                {
-                    gameplayClock = value;
-                }
+                listener = value;
+                listener.OnNewInput += addTimestamp;
             }
         }
 
-        public DrawableRuleset? DrawableRuleset
-        {
-            get => drawableRuleset;
-            set
-            {
-                onResetRequested?.Invoke();
-
-                if (value != null)
-                {
-                    drawableRuleset = value;
-                    baseRate = (drawableRuleset.Mods.FirstOrDefault(m => m is ModRateAdjust) as ModRateAdjust)?.SpeedChange.Value
-                               ?? 1;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static event Action? onNewInput;
-        private static event Action? onResetRequested;
+        private event Action? onResetRequested;
 
         private IClock? workingClock => drawableRuleset?.FrameStableClock;
 
@@ -81,8 +62,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.KPSCounter
 
         public KeysPerSecondCalculator()
         {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             timestamps = new List<double>();
-            onNewInput += addTimestamp;
             onResetRequested += cleanUp;
         }
 
@@ -90,6 +71,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.KPSCounter
         {
             timestamps.Clear();
             maxTime = double.NegativeInfinity;
+
+            if (listener != null)
+                listener.OnNewInput -= addTimestamp;
         }
 
         private void addTimestamp()
@@ -111,5 +95,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.KPSCounter
             double relativeTime = workingClock.CurrentTime - timestamp;
             return relativeTime >= 0 && relativeTime <= span;
         }
+
+        ~KeysPerSecondCalculator()
+        {
+            cleanUp();
+        }
+
+        public abstract class InputListener : Component
+        {
+            protected InputListener()
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+                Depth = float.MinValue;
+            }
+
+            public abstract event Action? OnNewInput;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KPSCounter/KeysPerSecondCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KPSCounter/KeysPerSecondCounter.cs
index ad7b6c8f5c..d6f1d19770 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KPSCounter/KeysPerSecondCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/KPSCounter/KeysPerSecondCounter.cs
@@ -22,21 +22,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.KPSCounter
 
         private readonly Bindable<bool> valid = new Bindable<bool>();
 
-        private static readonly KeysPerSecondCalculator calculator = new KeysPerSecondCalculator();
-
         [Resolved]
-        private GameplayClock? gameplayClock
-        {
-            get => calculator.GameplayClock;
-            set => calculator.GameplayClock = value;
-        }
+        private KeysPerSecondCalculator? calculator { get; set; }
+
+        // This is to force the skin editor to show the component only in a Gameplay context
+        [Resolved]
+        private GameplayClock? gameplayClock { get; set; }
 
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
-        private DrawableRuleset? drawableRuleset
-        {
-            get => calculator.DrawableRuleset;
-            set => calculator.DrawableRuleset = value;
-        }
+        private DrawableRuleset? drawableRuleset { get; set; }
 
         protected override double RollingDuration => 350;
 
@@ -59,8 +53,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.KPSCounter
         {
             base.Update();
 
-            valid.Value = calculator.Ready;
-            Current.Value = calculator.Ready ? calculator.Value : 0;
+            valid.Value = calculator != null && calculator.Ready;
+            Current.Value = calculator != null ? calculator.Ready ? calculator.Value : 0 : 0;
         }
 
         protected override IHasText CreateText() => new TextComponent
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
index 8f80644d52..1c28e04950 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUDOverlay.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.KPSCounter;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         public readonly HoldForMenuButton HoldToQuit;
         public readonly PlayerSettingsOverlay PlayerSettingsOverlay;
 
+        [Cached]
+        private readonly KeysPerSecondCalculator keysPerSecondCalculator;
+
         public Bindable<bool> ShowHealthBar = new Bindable<bool>(true);
 
         private readonly DrawableRuleset drawableRuleset;
@@ -122,7 +126,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                         KeyCounter = CreateKeyCounter(),
                         HoldToQuit = CreateHoldForMenuButton(),
                     }
-                }
+                },
+                keysPerSecondCalculator = new KeysPerSecondCalculator()
             };
         }
 
@@ -260,6 +265,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         protected virtual void BindDrawableRuleset(DrawableRuleset drawableRuleset)
         {
             (drawableRuleset as ICanAttachKeyCounter)?.Attach(KeyCounter);
+            (drawableRuleset as ICanAttachKpsCalculator)?.Attach(keysPerSecondCalculator);
 
             replayLoaded.BindTo(drawableRuleset.HasReplayLoaded);
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounter.cs
index 044c9ee24e..1e5ada5295 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KeyCounter.cs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
-using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.KPSCounter;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         public void Increment()
         {
-            KeysPerSecondCalculator.AddInput();
             if (!IsCounting)
                 return;