diff --git a/Osu.Patcher.Hook/Patches/PatchAllowPlayModeReload.cs b/Osu.Patcher.Hook/Patches/PatchAllowPlayModeReload.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68b238b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Osu.Patcher.Hook/Patches/PatchAllowPlayModeReload.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reflection;
+using HarmonyLib;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using Osu.Stubs;
+using static System.Reflection.Emit.OpCodes;
+
+namespace Osu.Patcher.Hook.Patches;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Allows the <c>Play</c> game mode to be reloaded without having the Autoplay mod.
+///     This allows for automatically applying settings changes (in combination with the
+///     <see cref="PatchEnableOptionsWhilePlaying" /> patch without having to exit play mode to apply changes.
+///     Changes the following code in <c>osu.GameBase:get_ModeCanReload()</c>:
+///     <br /><br />
+///     From:
+///     <code><![CDATA[
+///         if (mode == OsuModes.Play) {
+///             if (InputManager.ReplayScore == null)
+///                 return false;
+///     ]]></code>
+///     To:
+///     <code><![CDATA[
+///         if (mode == OsuModes.Play) {
+///             return true;
+///     ]]></code>
+/// </summary>
+[HarmonyPatch]
+[UsedImplicitly]
+public class PatchAllowPlayModeReload : BasePatch
+{
+    [UsedImplicitly]
+    [HarmonyTargetMethod]
+    private static MethodBase Target() => GameBase.GetModeCanReload.Reference;
+
+    [UsedImplicitly]
+    [HarmonyTranspiler]
+    private static IEnumerable<CodeInstruction> Transpiler(IEnumerable<CodeInstruction> instructions) =>
+        InsertBeforeSignature(
+            instructions,
+            new[]
+            {
+                // Ldsfld, // Loads the ReplayScore to check if it's null
+                // -- Inject right here to override the value -- 
+                Brfalse_S,
+                Ldsfld,
+                Ldfld,
+                Call,
+            },
+            new CodeInstruction[]
+            {
+                new(Pop),
+                new(Ldc_I4_1),
+                new(Ret),
+            }
+        );
+}
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diff --git a/Osu.Stubs/GameBase.cs b/Osu.Stubs/GameBase.cs
index 89f38ad..41dd40c 100644
--- a/Osu.Stubs/GameBase.cs
+++ b/Osu.Stubs/GameBase.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,48 @@ namespace Osu.Stubs;
 [UsedImplicitly]
 public class GameBase
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Original: <c>get_ModeCanReload()</c>
+    ///     b20240123: <c>#=zL6aRJUMxZO5fmlF9KQ==</c>
+    /// </summary>
+    [UsedImplicitly]
+    public static readonly LazyMethod<bool> GetModeCanReload = new(
+        "GameBase#get_ModeCanReload()",
+        new[]
+        {
+            Ldc_I4_7,
+            Bgt_S,
+            Ldloc_0,
+            Ldc_I4_2,
+            Beq_S,
+            Ldloc_0,
+            Ldc_I4_7,
+            Beq_S,
+            Br_S,
+        }
+    );
+
+    // /// <summary>
+    // ///     Original: <c>loadQueuedMode(int disposalDelay)</c>
+    // ///     b20240123: <c>#=zCDewMhQMM5f_</c>
+    // /// </summary>
+    // [UsedImplicitly]
+    // public static readonly LazyMethod LoadQueuedMode = new(
+    //     "GameBase#loadQueuedMode(...)",
+    //     new[]
+    //     {
+    //         Initobj,
+    //         Ldloc_S,
+    //         Ldloca_S,
+    //         Initobj,
+    //         Ldloc_S,
+    //         Ldc_I4_0,
+    //         Ldc_I4_0,
+    //         Call,
+    //         Ldnull,
+    //     }
+    // );
+
     /// <summary>
     ///     Original: <c>softHandle(Exception e)</c>
     ///     b20240123: <c>#=z8BJOiJxSLUwM</c>