diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
index 3446d41fb4..d474db0526 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
@@ -87,12 +87,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
         protected override void UpdateInitialTransforms()
         {
+            // When snaking in is enabled, the first end circle needs to be delayed until the snaking completes.
+            bool delayFadeIn = DrawableSlider.SliderBody!.SnakingIn.Value && HitObject.RepeatIndex == 0;
+
             animDuration = Math.Min(300, HitObject.SpanDuration);
 
-            this.Animate(
-                d => d.FadeIn(animDuration),
-                d => d.ScaleTo(0.5f).ScaleTo(1f, animDuration * 2, Easing.OutElasticHalf)
-            );
+            this
+                .FadeOut()
+                .Delay(delayFadeIn ? Slider!.TimePreempt / 3f : 0)
+                .FadeIn(HitObject.RepeatIndex == 0 ? HitObject.TimeFadeIn : animDuration);
         }
 
         protected override void UpdateHitStateTransforms(ArmedState state)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
index 2c1b68e05a..da4feae242 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
             base.UpdateInitialTransforms();
 
-            CirclePiece.FadeInFromZero(HitObject.TimeFadeIn);
+            // When snaking in is enabled, the first end circle needs to be delayed until the snaking completes.
+            bool delayFadeIn = DrawableSlider.SliderBody!.SnakingIn.Value && HitObject.RepeatIndex == 0;
+
+            CirclePiece
+                .FadeOut()
+                .Delay(delayFadeIn ? Slider!.TimePreempt / 3f : 0)
+                .FadeIn(HitObject.TimeFadeIn);
         }
 
         protected override void UpdateHitStateTransforms(ArmedState state)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderEndCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderEndCircle.cs
index 35bec92354..b5374333c9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderEndCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderEndCircle.cs
@@ -39,11 +39,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
             }
             else
             {
-                // taken from osu-stable
-                const float first_end_circle_preempt_adjust = 2 / 3f;
-
                 // The first end circle should fade in with the slider.
-                TimePreempt = (StartTime - slider.StartTime) + slider.TimePreempt * first_end_circle_preempt_adjust;
+                TimePreempt = (StartTime - slider.StartTime) + slider.TimePreempt;
             }
         }