diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/DefaultRankDisplayStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/DefaultRankDisplayStrings.cs
index 88e3b4309ab3..bd7b262ad5b6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/DefaultRankDisplayStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/DefaultRankDisplayStrings.cs
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ public static class DefaultRankDisplayStrings
 
         private static string getKey(string key) => $@"{prefix}:{key}";
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultRankDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultRankDisplay.cs
index d768fedca40d..cc4eb7d9fe8a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultRankDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultRankDisplay.cs
@@ -27,16 +27,24 @@ public partial class DefaultRankDisplay : CompositeDrawable, ISerialisableDrawab
         [SettingSource(typeof(DefaultRankDisplayStrings), nameof(DefaultRankDisplayStrings.PlaySamplesOnRankChange))]
         public BindableBool PlaySamples { get; set; } = new BindableBool(true);
 
+        [SettingSource(typeof(GameplaySettingsStrings), nameof(GameplaySettingsStrings.HideDuringGameplay))]
+        public BindableBool HideDuringGameplay { get; set; } = new BindableBool();
+
         private UpdateableRank rankDisplay = null!;
 
         private SkinnableSound rankDownSample = null!;
         private SkinnableSound rankUpSample = null!;
 
         private Bindable<double?> lastSamplePlayback = null!;
+        private readonly IBindable<LocalUserPlayingState> userPlayingState = new Bindable<LocalUserPlayingState>();
+        private readonly IBindable<bool> holdingForHUD = new Bindable<bool>();
         private double lastChangeTime;
+        private bool lastHiddenStatus;
 
         private ScoreRank? displayedRank;
 
+        private bool isHidden => HideDuringGameplay.Value && userPlayingState.Value == LocalUserPlayingState.Playing && !holdingForHUD.Value;
+
         private const int time_between_changes = 1500;
 
         public DefaultRankDisplay()
@@ -45,7 +53,7 @@ public DefaultRankDisplay()
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(SkinEditor? skinEditor, SessionStatics statics)
+        private void load(SkinEditor? skinEditor, SessionStatics statics, GameplayState? gameplayState, HUDOverlay? hudOverlay)
         {
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
@@ -61,6 +69,12 @@ private void load(SkinEditor? skinEditor, SessionStatics statics)
                 PlaySamples.Value = false;
 
             lastSamplePlayback = statics.GetBindable<double?>(Static.LastRankChangeSamplePlaybackTime);
+
+            if (gameplayState != null)
+                userPlayingState.BindTo(gameplayState.PlayingState);
+
+            if (hudOverlay != null)
+                holdingForHUD.BindTo(hudOverlay.HoldingForHUD);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -76,6 +90,10 @@ protected override void Update()
 
             var currentRank = scoreProcessor.Rank.Value;
 
+            bool currentHiddenStatus = isHidden;
+            if (currentHiddenStatus != lastHiddenStatus)
+                updateDisplayStatus(currentHiddenStatus);
+
             if (currentRank == displayedRank)
                 return;
 
@@ -83,6 +101,12 @@ protected override void Update()
                 updateRank(currentRank);
         }
 
+        private void updateDisplayStatus(bool currentHiddenStatus)
+        {
+            rankDisplay.Alpha = currentHiddenStatus ? 0 : 1;
+            lastHiddenStatus = currentHiddenStatus;
+        }
+
         private void updateRank(ScoreRank rank)
         {
             rankDisplay.Rank = rank;
@@ -90,8 +114,8 @@ private void updateRank(ScoreRank rank)
             // Check sample time separately to ensure two copies of the rank display don't both play samples on a change.
             bool enoughSampleTimeElapsed = !lastSamplePlayback.Value.HasValue || Time.Current - lastSamplePlayback.Value >= OsuGameBase.SAMPLE_DEBOUNCE_TIME;
 
-            // Also don't play rank-down sfx on quit/retry/initial update.
-            if (displayedRank != null && rank > ScoreRank.F && PlaySamples.Value && enoughSampleTimeElapsed)
+            // Also don't play rank-down sfx on quit/retry/initial update or being hidden.
+            if (displayedRank != null && rank > ScoreRank.F && PlaySamples.Value && enoughSampleTimeElapsed && !isHidden)
             {
                 if (rank > displayedRank)
                     rankUpSample.Play();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyRankDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyRankDisplay.cs
index 64376f0dbdb9..c169f4a906b2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyRankDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyRankDisplay.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Overlays.SkinEditor;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
@@ -29,16 +30,24 @@ public partial class LegacyRankDisplay : CompositeDrawable, ISerialisableDrawabl
         [SettingSource(typeof(DefaultRankDisplayStrings), nameof(DefaultRankDisplayStrings.PlaySamplesOnRankChange))]
         public BindableBool PlaySamples { get; set; } = new BindableBool(true);
 
+        [SettingSource(typeof(GameplaySettingsStrings), nameof(GameplaySettingsStrings.HideDuringGameplay))]
+        public BindableBool HideDuringGameplay { get; set; } = new BindableBool();
+
         private readonly Sprite rankDisplay;
 
         private SkinnableSound rankDownSample = null!;
         private SkinnableSound rankUpSample = null!;
 
         private Bindable<double?> lastSamplePlayback = null!;
+        private readonly IBindable<LocalUserPlayingState> userPlayingState = new Bindable<LocalUserPlayingState>();
+        private readonly IBindable<bool> holdingForHUD = new Bindable<bool>();
         private double lastChangeTime;
+        private bool lastHiddenStatus;
 
         private ScoreRank? displayedRank;
 
+        private bool isHidden => HideDuringGameplay.Value && userPlayingState.Value == LocalUserPlayingState.Playing && !holdingForHUD.Value;
+
         private const int time_between_changes = 1500;
 
         public LegacyRankDisplay()
@@ -53,7 +62,7 @@ public LegacyRankDisplay()
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(SkinEditor? skinEditor, SessionStatics statics)
+        private void load(SkinEditor? skinEditor, SessionStatics statics, GameplayState? gameplayState, HUDOverlay? hudOverlay)
         {
             AddRangeInternal(new Drawable[]
             {
@@ -65,6 +74,12 @@ private void load(SkinEditor? skinEditor, SessionStatics statics)
                 PlaySamples.Value = false;
 
             lastSamplePlayback = statics.GetBindable<double?>(Static.LastRankChangeSamplePlaybackTime);
+
+            if (gameplayState != null)
+                userPlayingState.BindTo(gameplayState.PlayingState);
+
+            if (hudOverlay != null)
+                holdingForHUD.BindTo(hudOverlay.HoldingForHUD);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -80,6 +95,10 @@ protected override void Update()
 
             var currentRank = scoreProcessor.Rank.Value;
 
+            bool currentHiddenStatus = isHidden;
+            if (currentHiddenStatus != lastHiddenStatus)
+                updateDisplayStatus(currentHiddenStatus);
+
             if (currentRank == displayedRank)
                 return;
 
@@ -87,13 +106,19 @@ protected override void Update()
                 updateRank(currentRank);
         }
 
+        private void updateDisplayStatus(bool currentHiddenStatus)
+        {
+            rankDisplay.Alpha = currentHiddenStatus ? 0 : 1;
+            lastHiddenStatus = currentHiddenStatus;
+        }
+
         private void updateRank(ScoreRank rank)
         {
             var texture = source.GetTexture($"ranking-{rank}-small");
 
             rankDisplay.Texture = texture;
 
-            if (texture != null && displayedRank != null)
+            if (texture != null && displayedRank != null && !isHidden)
             {
                 var transientRank = new Sprite
                 {
@@ -114,8 +139,8 @@ private void updateRank(ScoreRank rank)
             // Check sample time separately to ensure two copies of the rank display don't both play samples on a change.
             bool enoughSampleTimeElapsed = !lastSamplePlayback.Value.HasValue || Time.Current - lastSamplePlayback.Value >= OsuGameBase.SAMPLE_DEBOUNCE_TIME;
 
-            // Also don't play rank-down sfx on quit/retry/initial update.
-            if (displayedRank != null && rank > ScoreRank.F && PlaySamples.Value && enoughSampleTimeElapsed)
+            // Also don't play rank-down sfx on quit/retry/initial update or being hidden.
+            if (displayedRank != null && rank > ScoreRank.F && PlaySamples.Value && enoughSampleTimeElapsed && !isHidden)
             {
                 if (rank > displayedRank)
                     rankUpSample.Play();