diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index c7c746bed3..84aba4af52 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Volume;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select;
 using osu.Game.Utils;
@@ -204,6 +205,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
             Audio.AddAdjustment(AdjustableProperty.Volume, inactiveVolumeFade);
 
+            SelectedMods.BindValueChanged(modsChanged);
             Beatmap.BindValueChanged(beatmapChanged, true);
         }
 
@@ -403,9 +405,29 @@ namespace osu.Game
                     oldBeatmap.Track.Completed -= currentTrackCompleted;
             }
 
+            updateModDefaults();
+
             nextBeatmap?.LoadBeatmapAsync();
         }
 
+        private void modsChanged(ValueChangedEvent<IReadOnlyList<Mod>> mods)
+        {
+            updateModDefaults();
+        }
+
+        private void updateModDefaults()
+        {
+            BeatmapDifficulty baseDifficulty = Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty;
+
+            if (baseDifficulty != null && SelectedMods.Value.Any(m => m is IApplicableToDifficulty))
+            {
+                var adjustedDifficulty = baseDifficulty.Clone();
+
+                foreach (var mod in SelectedMods.Value.OfType<IApplicableToDifficulty>())
+                    mod.ReadFromDifficulty(adjustedDifficulty);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void currentTrackCompleted() => Schedule(() =>
         {
             if (!Beatmap.Value.Track.Looping && !Beatmap.Disabled)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToDifficulty.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToDifficulty.cs
index 4d4cd75434..d1d85f5aca 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToDifficulty.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/IApplicableToDifficulty.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
     /// </summary>
     public interface IApplicableToDifficulty : IApplicableMod
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when a beatmap is changed. Can be used to read default values.
+        /// Any changes made will not be preserved.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="difficulty"></param>
+        void ReadFromDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called post beatmap conversion. Can be used to apply changes to difficulty attributes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="difficulty"></param>
         void ApplyToDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs
index 224fc78508..7b8d4bb3df 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModDifficultyAdjust.cs
@@ -47,17 +47,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 
         private BeatmapDifficulty difficulty;
 
-        public void ApplyToDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
+        public void ReadFromDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
             if (this.difficulty == null || this.difficulty.ID != difficulty.ID)
             {
                 this.difficulty = difficulty;
                 TransferSettings(difficulty);
             }
-            else
-                ApplySettings(difficulty);
         }
 
+        public void ApplyToDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty) => ApplySettings(difficulty);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Transfer initial settings from the beatmap to settings.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs
index a91e4dfd5c..a8058961ee 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModEasy.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 
         private BindableNumber<double> health;
 
+        public void ReadFromDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty) { }
+
         public void ApplyToDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
             const float ratio = 0.5f;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHardRock.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHardRock.cs
index 2bcac3e4a9..a613d41cf4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHardRock.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModHardRock.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
         public override string Description => "Everything just got a bit harder...";
         public override Type[] IncompatibleMods => new[] { typeof(ModEasy), typeof(ModDifficultyAdjust) };
 
+        public void ReadFromDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty) { }
+
         public void ApplyToDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
             const float ratio = 1.4f;