diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki/Mods/SentakkiModHardRock.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki/Mods/SentakkiModHardRock.cs
index 13d1a90f9..a8448d704 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki/Mods/SentakkiModHardRock.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki/Mods/SentakkiModHardRock.cs
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki.Localisation.Mods;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki.Mods
 {
-    public class SentakkiModHardRock : ModHardRock, IApplicableToHitObject
+    public class SentakkiModHardRock : ModHardRock, IApplicableToHitObject, IApplicableToDrawableHitObject
     {
         public override double ScoreMultiplier => 1;
 
@@ -28,6 +30,9 @@ public override void ApplyToDifficulty(BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         [SettingSource(typeof(SentakkiModHardRockStrings), nameof(SentakkiModHardRockStrings.MinimumResult), nameof(SentakkiModHardRockStrings.MinimumResultDescription))]
         public Bindable<SentakkiHitResult> MinimumValidResult { get; } = new Bindable<SentakkiHitResult>(SentakkiHitResult.Good);
 
+        [SettingSource("Enable strict slider tracking")]
+        public Bindable<bool> StrictSliderTracking { get; } = new Bindable<bool>(false);
+
         public void ApplyToHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
         {
             // Nested HitObjects should get the same treatment
@@ -41,6 +46,14 @@ public void ApplyToHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
             shw.JudgementMode = JudgementMode.Value;
         }
 
+        public void ApplyToDrawableHitObject(DrawableHitObject drawable)
+        {
+            if (drawable is not DrawableSlideCheckpoint slideCheckpoint)
+                return;
+
+            slideCheckpoint.StrictSliderTracking = StrictSliderTracking.Value;
+        }
+
         public enum SentakkiHitResult
         {
             Good = 3,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlideCheckpoint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlideCheckpoint.cs
index 911a00a3f..526fe1a3c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlideCheckpoint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Sentakki/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlideCheckpoint.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ public partial class DrawableSlideCheckpoint : DrawableSentakkiHitObject
         // All hits can only be done after the slide tap has been judged
         public bool IsHittable => ParentHitObject.IsHittable && isPreviousNodeHit();
 
-        private bool isPreviousNodeHit() => ThisIndex < 1 || ParentHitObject.SlideCheckpoints[ThisIndex - 1].IsHit;
+        public bool StrictSliderTracking { get; set; }
+
+        private int trackingLookBehindDistance => StrictSliderTracking ? 1 : 2;
+
+        private bool isPreviousNodeHit() => ThisIndex < trackingLookBehindDistance || ParentHitObject.SlideCheckpoints[ThisIndex - trackingLookBehindDistance].IsHit;
 
         private Container<DrawableSlideCheckpointNode> nodes = null!;
 
@@ -84,6 +88,10 @@ protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)
             if (Judged)
                 return;
 
+            // The previous node may not be judged due to slider hit order leniency allowing players to skip up to one node
+            if (ThisIndex > 0)
+                ParentHitObject.SlideCheckpoints[ThisIndex - 1].ApplyResult(result);
+
             // Make sure remaining nodes are judged
             foreach (var node in nodes)
                 node.ApplyResult(result);