diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanel.cs
index 1904da7094..8c8a547277 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanel.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking
         /// <summary>
         /// Height of the panel when expanded.
         /// </summary>
-        private const float expanded_height = 560;
+        private const float expanded_height = 586;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Height of the top layer when the panel is expanded.
@@ -105,11 +105,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
+            // ScorePanel doesn't include the top extruding area in its own size.
+            // Adding a manual offset here allows the expanded version to take on an "acceptable" vertical centre when at 100% UI scale.
+            const float vertical_fudge = 20;
+
             InternalChild = content = new Container
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                 Size = new Vector2(40),
+                Y = vertical_fudge,
                 Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
                     topLayerContainer = new Container
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanelTrackingContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanelTrackingContainer.cs
index c8010d1c32..67533aaa24 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanelTrackingContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Ranking/ScorePanelTrackingContainer.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Ranking