diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup.cs
index 4ec18f9b01..59188f02f9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup.cs
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
         public readonly LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups Lookup;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The intended <see cref="Column"/> index for the configuration.
+        /// The column which is being looked up.
         /// May be null if the configuration does not apply to a <see cref="Column"/>.
+        /// Note that this is the absolute index across all stages.
         /// </summary>
         public readonly int? ColumnIndex;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup.cs
index 6f934d1a92..c9e96ab3f1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup.cs
@@ -15,15 +15,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         /// </summary>
         public readonly int TotalColumns;
 
-        public readonly int? TargetColumn;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The column which is being looked up.
+        /// May be null if the configuration does not apply to a specific column.
+        /// Note that this is the absolute index across all stages.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly int? ColumnIndex;
 
         public readonly LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups Lookup;
 
-        public LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(int totalColumns, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups lookup, int? targetColumn = null)
+        public LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookup(int totalColumns, LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups lookup, int? columnIndex = null)
         {
             TotalColumns = totalColumns;
             Lookup = lookup;
-            TargetColumn = targetColumn;
+            ColumnIndex = columnIndex;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
index e1a630b643..646746a0f3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             switch (maniaLookup.Lookup)
             {
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnWidth:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value]));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnWidth[maniaLookup.ColumnIndex.Value]));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnSpacing:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnSpacing[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value]));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnSpacing[maniaLookup.ColumnIndex.Value]));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HitPosition:
                     return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.HitPosition));
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                     return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, "LightingN"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ExplosionScale:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
 
                     if (GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value < 2.5m)
                         return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(1));
 
-                    if (existing.ExplosionWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value] != 0)
-                        return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ExplosionWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value] / LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration.DEFAULT_COLUMN_SIZE));
+                    if (existing.ExplosionWidth[maniaLookup.ColumnIndex.Value] != 0)
+                        return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ExplosionWidth[maniaLookup.ColumnIndex.Value] / LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration.DEFAULT_COLUMN_SIZE));
 
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value] / LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration.DEFAULT_COLUMN_SIZE));
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnWidth[maniaLookup.ColumnIndex.Value] / LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration.DEFAULT_COLUMN_SIZE));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnLineColour:
                     return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getCustomColour(existing, "ColourColumnLine"));
@@ -174,53 +174,53 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                     return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getCustomColour(existing, "ColourJudgementLine"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnBackgroundColour:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getCustomColour(existing, $"Colour{maniaLookup.TargetColumn + 1}"));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getCustomColour(existing, $"Colour{maniaLookup.ColumnIndex + 1}"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ColumnLightColour:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getCustomColour(existing, $"ColourLight{maniaLookup.TargetColumn + 1}"));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getCustomColour(existing, $"ColourLight{maniaLookup.ColumnIndex + 1}"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.MinimumColumnWidth:
                     return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.MinimumColumnWidth));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.NoteImage:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"NoteImage{maniaLookup.TargetColumn}"));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"NoteImage{maniaLookup.ColumnIndex}"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HoldNoteHeadImage:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"NoteImage{maniaLookup.TargetColumn}H"));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"NoteImage{maniaLookup.ColumnIndex}H"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HoldNoteTailImage:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"NoteImage{maniaLookup.TargetColumn}T"));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"NoteImage{maniaLookup.ColumnIndex}T"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HoldNoteBodyImage:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"NoteImage{maniaLookup.TargetColumn}L"));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"NoteImage{maniaLookup.ColumnIndex}L"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HoldNoteLightImage:
                     return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, "LightingL"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.HoldNoteLightScale:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
 
                     if (GetConfig<SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting, decimal>(SkinConfiguration.LegacySetting.Version)?.Value < 2.5m)
                         return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(1));
 
-                    if (existing.HoldNoteLightWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value] != 0)
-                        return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.HoldNoteLightWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value] / LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration.DEFAULT_COLUMN_SIZE));
+                    if (existing.HoldNoteLightWidth[maniaLookup.ColumnIndex.Value] != 0)
+                        return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.HoldNoteLightWidth[maniaLookup.ColumnIndex.Value] / LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration.DEFAULT_COLUMN_SIZE));
 
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value] / LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration.DEFAULT_COLUMN_SIZE));
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnWidth[maniaLookup.ColumnIndex.Value] / LegacyManiaSkinConfiguration.DEFAULT_COLUMN_SIZE));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.KeyImage:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"KeyImage{maniaLookup.TargetColumn}"));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"KeyImage{maniaLookup.ColumnIndex}"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.KeyImageDown:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"KeyImage{maniaLookup.TargetColumn}D"));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, $"KeyImage{maniaLookup.ColumnIndex}D"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LeftStageImage:
                     return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, "StageLeft"));
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                     return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(getManiaImage(existing, "StageHint"));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.LeftLineWidth:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnLineWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value]));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnLineWidth[maniaLookup.ColumnIndex.Value]));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.RightLineWidth:
-                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.TargetColumn != null);
-                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnLineWidth[maniaLookup.TargetColumn.Value + 1]));
+                    Debug.Assert(maniaLookup.ColumnIndex != null);
+                    return SkinUtils.As<TValue>(new Bindable<float>(existing.ColumnLineWidth[maniaLookup.ColumnIndex.Value + 1]));
 
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.Hit0:
                 case LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.Hit50: