diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/NoScoresPlaceholder.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/NoScoresPlaceholder.cs
index 9cfce4ef5b..391ba93a4b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/NoScoresPlaceholder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/NoScoresPlaceholder.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select.Leaderboards;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
 {
@@ -16,27 +16,30 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
         public NoScoresPlaceholder()
         {
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-            Child = text = new SpriteText
-            {
-                Font = OsuFont.GetFont(),
-            };
+            Child = text = new OsuSpriteText();
         }
 
-        public void UpdateText(BeatmapLeaderboardScope scope)
+        public override void Show() => this.FadeIn(200, Easing.OutQuint);
+
+        public override void Hide() => this.FadeOut(200, Easing.OutQuint);
+
+        public void ShowWithScope(BeatmapLeaderboardScope scope)
         {
+            Show();
+
             switch (scope)
             {
                 default:
                     text.Text = @"No scores have been set yet. Maybe you can be the first!";
-                    return;
+                    break;
 
                 case BeatmapLeaderboardScope.Friend:
                     text.Text = @"None of your friends have set a score on this map yet.";
-                    return;
+                    break;
 
                 case BeatmapLeaderboardScope.Country:
                     text.Text = @"No one from your country has set a score on this map yet.";
-                    return;
+                    break;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs
index ac39671f56..86fb455eb8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/BeatmapSet/Scores/ScoresContainer.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
     public class ScoresContainer : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private const int spacing = 15;
-        private const int duration = 200;
 
         public readonly Bindable<BeatmapInfo> Beatmap = new Bindable<BeatmapInfo>();
         private readonly Bindable<RulesetInfo> ruleset = new Bindable<RulesetInfo>();
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
             getScoresRequest?.Cancel();
             getScoresRequest = null;
 
-            noScoresPlaceholder.FadeOut(duration, Easing.OutQuint);
+            noScoresPlaceholder.Hide();
 
             if (Beatmap.Value?.OnlineBeatmapID.HasValue != true || Beatmap.Value.Status <= BeatmapSetOnlineStatus.Pending)
             {
@@ -233,10 +232,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.BeatmapSet.Scores
                 Scores = scores;
 
                 if (!scores.Scores.Any())
-                {
-                    noScoresPlaceholder.UpdateText(scope.Value);
-                    noScoresPlaceholder.FadeIn(duration, Easing.OutQuint);
-                }
+                    noScoresPlaceholder.ShowWithScope(scope.Value);
             };
             api.Queue(getScoresRequest);
         }