diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModNoScope.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModNoScope.cs
index 045a7e32eb..da6fac3269 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModNoScope.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModNoScope.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Mods
@@ -146,6 +147,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Mods
 
         private bool isBreak() => Player.IsBreakTime.Value;
 
-        private bool cursorAlphaAlmostEquals(float alpha) => Precision.AlmostEquals(Player.DrawableRuleset.Cursor.AsNonNull().Alpha, alpha, 0.1f);
+        private OsuPlayfield playfield => (OsuPlayfield)Player.DrawableRuleset.Playfield;
+
+        private bool cursorAlphaAlmostEquals(float alpha) =>
+            Precision.AlmostEquals(playfield.Cursor.AsNonNull().Alpha, alpha, 0.1f) &&
+            Precision.AlmostEquals(playfield.Smoke.Alpha, alpha, 0.1f);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModNoScope.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModNoScope.cs
index 9a8aa57746..d1bbae8e1a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModNoScope.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Mods/OsuModNoScope.cs
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
-using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osu.Game.Utils;
 
@@ -34,11 +35,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Mods
 
         public void Update(Playfield playfield)
         {
-            bool shouldAlwaysShowCursor = IsBreakTime.Value || spinnerPeriods.IsInAny(playfield.Clock.CurrentTime);
-            float targetAlpha = shouldAlwaysShowCursor ? 1 : ComboBasedAlpha;
+            var osuPlayfield = (OsuPlayfield)playfield;
+            Debug.Assert(osuPlayfield.Cursor != null);
 
-            var cursor = playfield.Cursor.AsNonNull();
-            cursor.Alpha = (float)Interpolation.Lerp(cursor.Alpha, targetAlpha, Math.Clamp(playfield.Time.Elapsed / TRANSITION_DURATION, 0, 1));
+            bool shouldAlwaysShowCursor = IsBreakTime.Value || spinnerPeriods.IsInAny(osuPlayfield.Clock.CurrentTime);
+            float targetAlpha = shouldAlwaysShowCursor ? 1 : ComboBasedAlpha;
+            float currentAlpha = (float)Interpolation.Lerp(osuPlayfield.Cursor.Alpha, targetAlpha, Math.Clamp(osuPlayfield.Time.Elapsed / TRANSITION_DURATION, 0, 1));
+
+            osuPlayfield.Cursor.Alpha = currentAlpha;
+            osuPlayfield.Smoke.Alpha = currentAlpha;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
index 2e67e91460..e9a6c84c0b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
         private readonly ProxyContainer spinnerProxies;
         private readonly JudgementContainer<DrawableOsuJudgement> judgementLayer;
 
+        public SmokeContainer Smoke { get; }
         public FollowPointRenderer FollowPoints { get; }
 
         public static readonly Vector2 BASE_SIZE = new Vector2(512, 384);
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
                 playfieldBorder = new PlayfieldBorder { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },
-                new SmokeContainer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },
+                Smoke = new SmokeContainer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },
                 spinnerProxies = new ProxyContainer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },
                 FollowPoints = new FollowPointRenderer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },
                 judgementLayer = new JudgementContainer<DrawableOsuJudgement> { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },