diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
index 453ab7a05d..ec98feddae 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/Objects/Drawable/Pieces/CirclePiece.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable.Pieces
     /// </summary>
     public class CirclePiece : Container
     {
+        public const float SYMBOL_SIZE = TaikoHitObject.CIRCLE_RADIUS * 2f * 0.45f;
+        public const float SYMBOL_BORDER = 8;
+        public const float SYMBOL_INNER_SIZE = SYMBOL_SIZE - 2 * SYMBOL_BORDER;
+
         private Color4 accentColour;
         /// <summary>
         /// The colour of the inner circle and outer glows.
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
index b7fac507d6..9bc75a55f5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.UI
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The play field height scale.
+        /// This also uniformly scales the notes to match the new playfield height.
         /// </summary>
         public const float PLAYFIELD_SCALE = 0.65f;
 
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.UI
         public override void Add(DrawableHitObject<TaikoHitObject, TaikoJudgement> h)
         {
             h.Depth = (float)h.HitObject.StartTime;
+            h.Scale = new Vector2(PLAYFIELD_SCALE);
 
             base.Add(h);
         }