diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOutOfOrderHits.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOutOfOrderHits.cs
index a6c3be7e5a..c3b4d2625e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOutOfOrderHits.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOutOfOrderHits.cs
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
         {
             public TestSlider()
             {
-                DefaultsApplied += () =>
+                DefaultsApplied += _ =>
                 {
                     HeadCircle.HitWindows = new TestHitWindows();
                     TailCircle.HitWindows = new TestHitWindows();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPointConnection.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPointConnection.cs
index 6f09bbcd57..8a0ef22c4a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPointConnection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Connections/FollowPointConnection.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Connections
         private void bindEvents(DrawableOsuHitObject drawableObject)
         {
             drawableObject.HitObject.PositionBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => scheduleRefresh());
-            drawableObject.HitObject.DefaultsApplied += scheduleRefresh;
+            drawableObject.HitObject.DefaultsApplied += _ => scheduleRefresh();
         }
 
         private void scheduleRefresh()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index 0047142cbd..3838e52f9b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
             samplesBindable.CollectionChanged += (_, __) => loadSamples();
 
             updateState(ArmedState.Idle, true);
-            onDefaultsApplied();
+            apply(HitObject);
         }
 
         private void loadSamples()
@@ -175,7 +175,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
             AddInternal(Samples);
         }
 
-        private void onDefaultsApplied() => apply(HitObject);
+        private void onDefaultsApplied(HitObject hitObject)
+        {
+            apply(hitObject);
+        }
 
         private void apply(HitObject hitObject)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
index 9a8efdde84..cffbdbae08 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObject.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
         /// <summary>
         /// Invoked after <see cref="ApplyDefaults"/> has completed on this <see cref="HitObject"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        public event Action DefaultsApplied;
+        public event Action<HitObject> DefaultsApplied;
 
         public readonly Bindable<double> StartTimeBindable = new BindableDouble();
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
             foreach (var h in nestedHitObjects)
                 h.ApplyDefaults(controlPointInfo, difficulty);
 
-            DefaultsApplied?.Invoke();
+            DefaultsApplied?.Invoke(this);
         }
 
         protected virtual void ApplyDefaultsToSelf(ControlPointInfo controlPointInfo, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)