diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuSliderBar.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuSliderBar.cs
index 333ae4f832..21c8dfcfa4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuSliderBar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuSliderBar.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
-            CurrentNumber.BindValueChanged(current => updateTooltipText(current.NewValue), true);
+            CurrentNumber.BindValueChanged(current => TooltipText = getTooltipText(current.NewValue), true);
         }
 
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         {
             base.OnUserChange(value);
             playSample(value);
-            updateTooltipText(value);
+            TooltipText = getTooltipText(value);
         }
 
         private void playSample(T value)
@@ -203,28 +203,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             channel.Play();
         }
 
-        private void updateTooltipText(T value)
+        private LocalisableString getTooltipText(T value)
         {
             if (CurrentNumber.IsInteger)
-                TooltipText = value.ToInt32(NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo).ToString("N0");
-            else
-            {
-                double floatValue = value.ToDouble(NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
+                return value.ToInt32(NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo).ToString("N0");
 
-                if (DisplayAsPercentage)
-                {
-                    TooltipText = floatValue.ToString("0%");
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    decimal decimalPrecision = normalise(CurrentNumber.Precision.ToDecimal(NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo), max_decimal_digits);
+            double floatValue = value.ToDouble(NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);
 
-                    // Find the number of significant digits (we could have less than 5 after normalize())
-                    int significantDigits = FormatUtils.FindPrecision(decimalPrecision);
+            if (DisplayAsPercentage)
+                return floatValue.ToString("0%");
 
-                    TooltipText = floatValue.ToString($"N{significantDigits}");
-                }
-            }
+            decimal decimalPrecision = normalise(CurrentNumber.Precision.ToDecimal(NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo), max_decimal_digits);
+
+            // Find the number of significant digits (we could have less than 5 after normalize())
+            int significantDigits = FormatUtils.FindPrecision(decimalPrecision);
+
+            return floatValue.ToString($"N{significantDigits}");
         }
 
         protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/BeatmapOffsetControlStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/BeatmapOffsetControlStrings.cs
index 7b2a9e50b2..632a1ad0ea 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/BeatmapOffsetControlStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/BeatmapOffsetControlStrings.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation
         /// </summary>
         public static LocalisableString CalibrateUsingLastPlay => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"calibrate_using_last_play"), @"Calibrate using last play");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "(hit objects appear later)"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString HitObjectsAppearLater => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"hit_objects_appear_later"), @"(hit objects appear later)");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "(hit objects appear earlier)"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString HitObjectsAppearEarlier => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"hit_objects_appear_earlier"), @"(hit objects appear earlier)");
+
         private static string getKey(string key) => $@"{prefix}:{key}";
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/BeatmapOffsetControl.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/BeatmapOffsetControl.cs
index 8253c2e38e..bb8dcf566d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/BeatmapOffsetControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/BeatmapOffsetControl.cs
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Database;
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
                 Spacing = new Vector2(10),
                 Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
-                    new PlayerSliderBar<double>
+                    new OffsetSliderBar
                     {
                         KeyboardStep = 5,
                         LabelText = BeatmapOffsetControlStrings.BeatmapOffset,
@@ -89,6 +91,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
             };
         }
 
+        public class OffsetSliderBar : PlayerSliderBar<double>
+        {
+            protected override Drawable CreateControl() => new CustomSliderBar();
+
+            protected class CustomSliderBar : SliderBar
+            {
+                public override LocalisableString TooltipText =>
+                    Current.Value == 0
+                        ? new TranslatableString("_", @"{0} ms", base.TooltipText)
+                        : new TranslatableString("_", @"{0} ms {1}", base.TooltipText, getEarlyLateText(Current.Value));
+
+                private LocalisableString getEarlyLateText(double value)
+                {
+                    Debug.Assert(value != 0);
+
+                    return value > 0
+                        ? BeatmapOffsetControlStrings.HitObjectsAppearLater
+                        : BeatmapOffsetControlStrings.HitObjectsAppearEarlier;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSliderBar.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSliderBar.cs
index 57ffe16f76..3f1a5bc0ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSliderBar.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerSettings/PlayerSliderBar.cs
@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.PlayerSettings
     {
         public OsuSliderBar<T> Bar => (OsuSliderBar<T>)Control;
 
-        protected override Drawable CreateControl() => new SliderBar
-        {
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X
-        };
+        protected override Drawable CreateControl() => new SliderBar();
 
-        private class SliderBar : OsuSliderBar<T>
+        protected class SliderBar : OsuSliderBar<T>
         {
+            public SliderBar()
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+            }
+
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
             private void load(OsuColour colours)
             {