diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
index 0a5365e652eb..0bdbce13d383 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/OsuHitObject.cs
@@ -81,7 +81,25 @@ public float Y
 
         private HitObjectProperty<int> stackHeight;
 
-        public Bindable<int> StackHeightBindable => stackHeight.Bindable;
+        public Bindable<int> StackHeightBindable
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (stackHeight.BindableCreated)
+                    return stackHeight.Bindable;
+
+                stackHeight.Bindable.BindValueChanged(height =>
+                {
+                    foreach (var nested in NestedHitObjects)
+                    {
+                        if (nested is OsuHitObject osuHitObject)
+                            osuHitObject.StackHeight = height.NewValue;
+                    }
+                });
+
+                return stackHeight.Bindable;
+            }
+        }
 
         public int StackHeight
         {
@@ -155,18 +173,6 @@ public bool LastInCombo
             set => lastInCombo.Value = value;
         }
 
-        protected OsuHitObject()
-        {
-            StackHeightBindable.BindValueChanged(height =>
-            {
-                foreach (var nested in NestedHitObjects)
-                {
-                    if (nested is OsuHitObject osuHitObject)
-                        osuHitObject.StackHeight = height.NewValue;
-                }
-            });
-        }
-
         protected override void ApplyDefaultsToSelf(ControlPointInfo controlPointInfo, IBeatmapDifficultyInfo difficulty)
         {
             base.ApplyDefaultsToSelf(controlPointInfo, difficulty);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObjectProperty.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObjectProperty.cs
index f1df83f80c76..d3103e6d6e96 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObjectProperty.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/HitObjectProperty.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ public struct HitObjectProperty<T>
         /// </summary>
         public Bindable<T> Bindable => backingBindable ??= new Bindable<T>(defaultValue) { Value = backingValue };
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether the backing bindable has already been created.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool BindableCreated => backingBindable != null;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The current value, derived from and delegated to <see cref="Bindable"/> if initialised, or a temporary field otherwise.
         /// </summary>