diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/HitEventExtensions.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/HitEventExtensions.cs
index d9eb8b0c3747..3236ce83dd0a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/HitEventExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Scoring/HitEventExtensions.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring
 {
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ public static class HitEventExtensions
             return timeOffsets.Average();
         }
 
-        public static bool AffectsUnstableRate(HitEvent e) => e.HitObject.HitWindows != HitWindows.Empty && e.Result.IsHit();
+        public static bool AffectsUnstableRate(HitEvent e) => AffectsUnstableRate(e.HitObject, e.Result);
+        public static bool AffectsUnstableRate(HitObject hitObject, HitResult result) => hitObject.HitWindows != HitWindows.Empty && result.IsHit();
 
         public class UnstableRateCalculationResult
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/UnstableRateCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/UnstableRateCounter.cs
index db271a21c56d..a856a093885b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/UnstableRateCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/UnstableRateCounter.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public partial class UnstableRateCounter : RollingCounter<int>, ISerialisableDra
         private const float alpha_when_invalid = 0.3f;
         private readonly Bindable<bool> valid = new Bindable<bool>();
 
+        private HitEventExtensions.UnstableRateCalculationResult? unstableRateResult;
+
         [Resolved]
         private ScoreProcessor scoreProcessor { get; set; } = null!;
 
@@ -53,13 +55,20 @@ protected override void LoadComplete()
             updateDisplay();
         }
 
-        private void updateDisplay(JudgementResult _) => Scheduler.AddOnce(updateDisplay);
+        private void updateDisplay(JudgementResult result)
+        {
+            if (HitEventExtensions.AffectsUnstableRate(result.HitObject, result.Type))
+                Scheduler.AddOnce(updateDisplay);
+        }
 
         private void updateDisplay()
         {
-            double? unstableRate = scoreProcessor.HitEvents.CalculateUnstableRate()?.Result;
+            unstableRateResult = scoreProcessor.HitEvents.CalculateUnstableRate(unstableRateResult);
+
+            double? unstableRate = unstableRateResult?.Result;
 
             valid.Value = unstableRate != null;
+
             if (unstableRate != null)
                 Current.Value = (int)Math.Round(unstableRate.Value);
         }