diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/BeatSyncedContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/BeatSyncedContainer.cs
index dfb742f7d1..b9a7183338 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/BeatSyncedContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/BeatSyncedContainer.cs
@@ -16,12 +16,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
         private int lastBeat;
         private ControlPoint lastControlPoint;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The amount of time before a beat we should fire <see cref="OnNewBeat(int, double, TimeSignatures, bool)"/>.
+        /// This allows for adding easing to animations that may be synchronised to the beat.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected double EarlyActivationMilliseconds;
+
         protected override void Update()
         {
             if (beatmap.Value?.Track == null)
                 return;
 
-            double currentTrackTime = beatmap.Value.Track.CurrentTime;
+            double currentTrackTime = beatmap.Value.Track.CurrentTime + EarlyActivationMilliseconds;
+
             ControlPoint overridePoint;
             ControlPoint controlPoint = beatmap.Value.Beatmap.TimingInfo.TimingPointAt(currentTrackTime, out overridePoint);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs
index e28adeacff..5f9a3bf655 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs
@@ -12,21 +12,24 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Timing;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// osu! logo and its attachments (pulsing, visualiser etc.)
     /// </summary>
-    public class OsuLogo : Container
+    public class OsuLogo : BeatSyncedContainer
     {
         public readonly Color4 OsuPink = OsuColour.FromHex(@"e967a1");
 
         private readonly Sprite logo;
         private readonly CircularContainer logoContainer;
         private readonly Container logoBounceContainer;
+        private readonly Container logoBeatContainer;
         private readonly Container logoHoverContainer;
 
         private SampleChannel sampleClick;
@@ -67,8 +70,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
         private const float default_size = 480;
 
+        private const double beat_in_time = 60;
+
         public OsuLogo()
         {
+            EarlyActivationMilliseconds = beat_in_time;
+
             Size = new Vector2(default_size);
 
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
@@ -78,109 +85,116 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                logoBounceContainer = new Container
+                logoBeatContainer  = new Container
                 {
                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        logoHoverContainer = new Container
+                        logoBounceContainer = new Container
                         {
                             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                             Children = new Drawable[]
                             {
-                                new BufferedContainer
+                                logoHoverContainer = new Container
                                 {
                                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                                     Children = new Drawable[]
                                     {
-                                        logoContainer = new CircularContainer
+                                        new BufferedContainer
+                                        {
+                                            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                            Children = new Drawable[]
+                                            {
+                                                logoContainer = new CircularContainer
+                                                {
+                                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                                    Scale = new Vector2(0.88f),
+                                                    Masking = true,
+                                                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                                                    {
+                                                        colourAndTriangles = new Container
+                                                        {
+                                                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                                            Children = new Drawable[]
+                                                            {
+                                                                new Box
+                                                                {
+                                                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                                                    Colour = OsuPink,
+                                                                },
+                                                                new Triangles
+                                                                {
+                                                                    TriangleScale = 4,
+                                                                    ColourLight = OsuColour.FromHex(@"ff7db7"),
+                                                                    ColourDark = OsuColour.FromHex(@"de5b95"),
+                                                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                                                },
+                                                            }
+                                                        },
+                                                        flashLayer = new Box
+                                                        {
+                                                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                                            BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive,
+                                                            Colour = Color4.White,
+                                                            Alpha = 0,
+                                                        },
+                                                    },
+                                                },
+                                                logo = new Sprite
+                                                {
+                                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                                },
+                                            }
+                                        },
+                                        rippleContainer = new Container
                                         {
                                             Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                                             Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                            Scale = new Vector2(0.88f),
+                                            Children = new Drawable[]
+                                            {
+                                                ripple = new Sprite
+                                                {
+                                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                                    BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive,
+                                                    Alpha = 0.15f
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        },
+                                        impactContainer = new CircularContainer
+                                        {
+                                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                            Alpha = 0,
+                                            BorderColour = Color4.White,
+                                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                            BorderThickness = 10,
                                             Masking = true,
                                             Children = new Drawable[]
                                             {
-                                                colourAndTriangles = new Container
+                                                new Box
                                                 {
                                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                                                    Children = new Drawable[]
-                                                    {
-                                                        new Box
-                                                        {
-                                                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                                            Colour = OsuPink,
-                                                        },
-                                                        new Triangles
-                                                        {
-                                                            TriangleScale = 4,
-                                                            ColourLight = OsuColour.FromHex(@"ff7db7"),
-                                                            ColourDark = OsuColour.FromHex(@"de5b95"),
-                                                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                                        },
-                                                    }
-                                                },
-                                                flashLayer = new Box
-                                                {
-                                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                                    BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive,
-                                                    Colour = Color4.White,
+                                                    AlwaysPresent = true,
                                                     Alpha = 0,
-                                                },
-                                            },
+                                                }
+                                            }
                                         },
-                                        logo = new Sprite
+                                        new MenuVisualisation
                                         {
                                             Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                                             Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                                        },
-                                    }
-                                },
-                                rippleContainer = new Container
-                                {
-                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                    Children = new Drawable[]
-                                    {
-                                        ripple = new Sprite
-                                        {
-                                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                                            BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive,
-                                            Alpha = 0.15f
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                },
-                                impactContainer = new CircularContainer
-                                {
-                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                                    Alpha = 0,
-                                    BorderColour = Color4.White,
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                    BorderThickness = 10,
-                                    Masking = true,
-                                    Children = new Drawable[]
-                                    {
-                                        new Box
-                                        {
                                             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                            AlwaysPresent = true,
-                                            Alpha = 0,
+                                            BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive,
+                                            Alpha = 0.2f,
                                         }
                                     }
-                                },
-                                new MenuVisualisation
-                                {
-                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                    BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive,
-                                    Alpha = 0.2f,
                                 }
                             }
                         }
@@ -206,6 +220,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             ripple.Loop(300);
         }
 
+        protected override void OnNewBeat(int newBeat, double beatLength, TimeSignatures timeSignature, bool kiai)
+        {
+            base.OnNewBeat(newBeat, beatLength, timeSignature, kiai);
+
+            logoBeatContainer.ScaleTo(0.97f, beat_in_time, EasingTypes.Out);
+            using (logoBeatContainer.BeginDelayedSequence(beat_in_time))
+                logoBeatContainer.ScaleTo(1, beatLength * 2, EasingTypes.OutQuint);
+        }
+
         protected override bool OnMouseDown(InputState state, MouseDownEventArgs args)
         {
             if (!Interactive) return false;