diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 19a81e9f01..96df4bf1b8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
                     AddNested(new SliderTick
                     {
                         SpanIndex = span,
-                        SliderStartTime = StartTime,
+                        SpanStartTime = spanStartTime,
                         StartTime = spanStartTime + timeProgress * SpanDuration,
                         Position = Curve.PositionAt(distanceProgress),
                         StackHeight = StackHeight,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTick.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTick.cs
index 5026519ecf..966db73eb9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTick.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTick.cs
@@ -9,14 +9,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
     public class SliderTick : OsuHitObject
     {
         public int SpanIndex { get; set; }
-        public double SliderStartTime { get; set; }
+        public double SpanStartTime { get; set; }
 
         protected override void ApplyDefaultsToSelf(ControlPointInfo controlPointInfo, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
             base.ApplyDefaultsToSelf(controlPointInfo, difficulty);
 
-            // SliderTicks appear earlier and earlier going further into a Slider.
-            TimePreempt = StartTime - ((StartTime - SliderStartTime) / 2 + SliderStartTime - TimeFadein * 0.66f);
+            double offset;
+
+            if (SpanIndex > 0)
+                // Adding 200 to include the offset stable used.
+                // This is so on repeats ticks don't appear too late to be visually processed by the player.
+                offset = 200;
+            else
+                offset = TimeFadein * 0.66f;
+
+            TimePreempt = (StartTime - SpanStartTime) / 2 + offset;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
index 5060137ec6..e46bb77084 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using OpenTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
 {
@@ -27,7 +28,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
         {
             typeof(SliderBall),
             typeof(SliderBody),
+            typeof(SliderTick),
             typeof(DrawableSlider),
+            typeof(DrawableSliderTick),
             typeof(DrawableRepeatPoint),
             typeof(DrawableOsuHitObject)
         };
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             var cpi = new ControlPointInfo();
             cpi.DifficultyPoints.Add(new DifficultyControlPoint { SpeedMultiplier = speedMultiplier });
 
-            slider.ApplyDefaults(cpi, new BeatmapDifficulty { CircleSize = circleSize });
+            slider.ApplyDefaults(cpi, new BeatmapDifficulty { CircleSize = circleSize, SliderTickRate = 3 });
 
             var drawable = new DrawableSlider(slider)
             {