diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/PlaySliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/PlaySliderBody.cs
index aa9caf193e..cedf2f6e09 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/PlaySliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/PlaySliderBody.cs
@@ -24,16 +24,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
         private OsuRulesetConfigManager config { get; set; }
 
         private Slider slider;
-        private float defaultPathRadius;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(ISkinSource skin)
         {
             slider = (Slider)drawableObject.HitObject;
-            defaultPathRadius = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinConfiguration, float>(OsuSkinConfiguration.SliderPathRadius)?.Value ?? OsuHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS;
 
             scaleBindable = slider.ScaleBindable.GetBoundCopy();
-            scaleBindable.BindValueChanged(_ => updatePathRadius(), true);
+            scaleBindable.BindValueChanged(scale => PathRadius = OsuHitObject.OBJECT_RADIUS * scale.NewValue, true);
 
             pathVersion = slider.Path.Version.GetBoundCopy();
             pathVersion.BindValueChanged(_ => Refresh());
@@ -48,9 +46,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
             BorderColour = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinColour, Color4>(OsuSkinColour.SliderBorder)?.Value ?? Color4.White;
         }
 
-        private void updatePathRadius()
-            => PathRadius = defaultPathRadius * scaleBindable.Value;
-
         private void updateAccentColour(ISkinSource skin, Color4 defaultAccentColour)
             => AccentColour = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinColour, Color4>(OsuSkinColour.SliderTrackOverride)?.Value ?? defaultAccentColour;
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacySliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacySliderBody.cs
index dea08f843e..8fc07d2c9d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacySliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacySliderBody.cs
@@ -15,19 +15,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning
 
         private class LegacyDrawableSliderPath : DrawableSliderPath
         {
+            private const float shadow_portion = 0.06f;
+
             public new Color4 AccentColour => new Color4(base.AccentColour.R, base.AccentColour.G, base.AccentColour.B, base.AccentColour.A * 0.70f);
 
             protected override Color4 ColourAt(float position)
             {
-                if (CalculatedBorderPortion != 0f && position <= CalculatedBorderPortion)
+                float realBorderPortion = shadow_portion + CalculatedBorderPortion;
+                float realGradientPortion = 1 - realBorderPortion;
+
+                if (position <= shadow_portion)
+                    return new Color4(0f, 0f, 0f, 0.25f * position / shadow_portion);
+
+                if (position <= realBorderPortion)
                     return BorderColour;
 
-                position -= BORDER_PORTION;
+                position -= realBorderPortion;
 
                 Color4 outerColour = AccentColour.Darken(0.1f);
                 Color4 innerColour = lighten(AccentColour, 0.5f);
 
-                return Interpolation.ValueAt(position / GRADIENT_PORTION, outerColour, innerColour, 0, 1);
+                return Interpolation.ValueAt(position / realGradientPortion, outerColour, innerColour, 0, 1);
             }
 
             /// <summary>