diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/events/NoteHitEvent.hx b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/events/NoteHitEvent.hx
index 7a20fed01..256c4c9f3 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/scripting/events/NoteHitEvent.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/scripting/events/NoteHitEvent.hx
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ final class NoteHitEvent extends CancellableEvent {
 	@:dox(hide)
 	public function cancelDeletion() {preventDeletion();}
 
+	/**
+	 * Forces the note to be deleted.
+	**/
+	public function forceDeletion() {
+		deleteNote = true;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Prevents the vocals volume from being set to 1 after pressing the note.
 	 */
diff --git a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
index 77e39ca92..dbdb43921 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/PlayState.hx
@@ -1645,9 +1645,11 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 
 		var event:NoteHitEvent;
 		if (strumLine != null && !strumLine.cpu)
-			event = scripts.event("onPlayerHit", EventManager.get(NoteHitEvent).recycle(false, !note.isSustainNote, !note.isSustainNote, note, strumLine.characters, true, note.noteType, note.animSuffix.getDefault(note.strumID < strumLine.members.length ? strumLine.members[note.strumID].animSuffix : strumLine.animSuffix), "game/score/", "", note.strumID, score, note.isSustainNote ? null : accuracy, 0.023, daRating, Options.splashesEnabled && !note.isSustainNote && daRating == "sick"));
+			event = EventManager.get(NoteHitEvent).recycle(false, !note.isSustainNote, !note.isSustainNote, note, strumLine.characters, true, note.noteType, note.animSuffix.getDefault(note.strumID < strumLine.members.length ? strumLine.members[note.strumID].animSuffix : strumLine.animSuffix), "game/score/", "", note.strumID, score, note.isSustainNote ? null : accuracy, 0.023, daRating, Options.splashesEnabled && !note.isSustainNote && daRating == "sick");
 		else
-			event = scripts.event("onDadHit", EventManager.get(NoteHitEvent).recycle(false, false, false, note, strumLine.characters, false, note.noteType, note.animSuffix.getDefault(note.strumID < strumLine.members.length ? strumLine.members[note.strumID].animSuffix : strumLine.animSuffix), "game/score/", "", note.strumID, 0, null, 0, daRating, false));
+			event = EventManager.get(NoteHitEvent).recycle(false, false, false, note, strumLine.characters, false, note.noteType, note.animSuffix.getDefault(note.strumID < strumLine.members.length ? strumLine.members[note.strumID].animSuffix : strumLine.animSuffix), "game/score/", "", note.strumID, 0, null, 0, daRating, false);
+		event.deleteNote = !note.isSustainNote; // work around, to allow sustain notes to be deleted
+		event = scripts.event(strumLine != null && !strumLine.cpu ? "onPlayerHit" : "onDadHit", event);
 		strumLine.onHit.dispatch(event);
 		scripts.event("onNoteHit", event);
 
@@ -1694,7 +1696,7 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (event.deleteNote && !note.isSustainNote) strumLine.deleteNote(note);
+		if (event.deleteNote) strumLine.deleteNote(note);
 	}
 
 	public function displayRating(myRating:String, ?evt:NoteHitEvent = null):Void {