diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyAttributes.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyAttributes.cs
index a08fe3b7c5..e0a216c8e0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyAttributes.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyAttributes.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
         public double AimStrain { get; set; }
         public double SpeedStrain { get; set; }
         public double FlashlightRating { get; set; }
+        public double SliderFactor { get; set; }
         public double ApproachRate { get; set; }
         public double OverallDifficulty { get; set; }
         public double DrainRate { get; set; }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
index b0a764dc4d..7ee5f8622c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuDifficultyCalculator.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
                 return new OsuDifficultyAttributes { Mods = mods, Skills = skills };
 
             double aimRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[0].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;
-            double speedRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[1].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;
-            double flashlightRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[2].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;
+            double aimRatingNoSliders = Math.Sqrt(skills[1].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;
+            double speedRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[2].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;
+            double flashlightRating = Math.Sqrt(skills[3].DifficultyValue()) * difficulty_multiplier;
+
+            double sliderFactor = aimRating / aimRatingNoSliders;
 
             if (mods.Any(h => h is OsuModRelax))
                 speedRating = 0.0;
@@ -74,6 +77,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
                 AimStrain = aimRating,
                 SpeedStrain = speedRating,
                 FlashlightRating = flashlightRating,
+                SliderFactor = sliderFactor,
                 ApproachRate = preempt > 1200 ? (1800 - preempt) / 120 : (1200 - preempt) / 150 + 5,
                 OverallDifficulty = (80 - hitWindowGreat) / 6,
                 DrainRate = drainRate,
@@ -108,7 +112,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
 
             return new Skill[]
             {
-                new Aim(mods),
+                new Aim(mods, true),
+                new Aim(mods, false),
                 new Speed(mods, hitWindowGreat),
                 new Flashlight(mods)
             };
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuPerformanceCalculator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuPerformanceCalculator.cs
index a9d9ff6985..36ce6730ac 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuPerformanceCalculator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/OsuPerformanceCalculator.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty
                 aimValue *= 1.0 + 0.04 * (12.0 - Attributes.ApproachRate);
             }
 
+            // Estimate the number of sliderends dropped
+            double estimateSliderEndsDropped = Math.Min(Attributes.SliderCount, Math.Min(countOk + countMeh + countMiss, Attributes.MaxCombo - scoreMaxCombo));
+            aimValue *= 1 - (((1 - Attributes.SliderFactor) * estimateSliderEndsDropped) / Attributes.SliderCount); 
+
             aimValue *= accuracy;
             // It is important to also consider accuracy difficulty when doing that.
             aimValue *= 0.98 + Math.Pow(Attributes.OverallDifficulty, 2) / 2500;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Aim.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Aim.cs
index 4c40a49396..bb85b1669c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Aim.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Difficulty/Skills/Aim.cs
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty.Skills
     /// </summary>
     public class Aim : OsuStrainSkill
     {
-        public Aim(Mod[] mods)
+        public Aim(Mod[] mods, bool withSliders)
             : base(mods)
         {
+            this.withSliders = withSliders;
         }
 
         protected override int HistoryLength => 2;
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty.Skills
         private double skillMultiplier => 23.25;
         private double strainDecayBase => 0.15;
 
+        private bool withSliders = true;
+
         private double strainValueOf(DifficultyHitObject current)
         {
             if (current.BaseObject is Spinner || Previous.Count <= 1 || Previous[0].BaseObject is Spinner)
@@ -135,7 +138,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Difficulty.Skills
             aimStrain += Math.Max(acuteAngleBonus * acute_angle_multiplier, wideAngleBonus * wide_angle_multiplier + velocityChangeBonus * velocity_change_multiplier);
 
             // Add in additional slider velocity bonus.
-            aimStrain += sliderBonus * slider_multiplier;
+            if (withSliders)
+                aimStrain += sliderBonus * slider_multiplier;
 
             return aimStrain;
         }