diff --git a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
index 9d6d918344..6fe58929bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitCircle.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transformations;
 using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
@@ -15,32 +16,38 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 {
     public class DrawableHitCircle : DrawableHitObject
     {
-        private Sprite approachCircle;
+        private OsuBaseHit osuObject;
+
+        private ApproachCircle approachCircle;
         private CirclePiece circle;
         private RingPiece ring;
         private FlashPiece flash;
         private ExplodePiece explode;
         private NumberPiece number;
         private GlowPiece glow;
-        private OsuBaseHit h;
         private HitExplosion explosion;
 
         public DrawableHitCircle(HitCircle h) : base(h)
         {
-            this.h = h;
+            osuObject = h;
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
 
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
-            Position = h.Position;
+            Position = osuObject.Position;
 
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
                 glow = new GlowPiece
                 {
-                    Colour = h.Colour
+                    Colour = osuObject.Colour
                 },
                 circle = new CirclePiece
                 {
-                    Colour = h.Colour,
+                    Colour = osuObject.Colour,
                     Hit = Hit,
                 },
                 number = new NumberPiece(),
@@ -48,29 +55,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                 flash = new FlashPiece(),
                 explode = new ExplodePiece
                 {
-                    Colour = h.Colour,
+                    Colour = osuObject.Colour,
                 },
-                approachCircle = new Sprite
+                approachCircle = new ApproachCircle()
                 {
-                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Colour = h.Colour
+                    Colour = osuObject.Colour,
                 }
             };
 
             //may not be so correct
             Size = circle.DrawSize;
-        }
-
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(BaseGame game)
-        {
-            approachCircle.Texture = game.Textures.Get(@"Play/osu/approachcircle@2x");
-        }
-
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
-        {
-            base.LoadComplete();
 
             //force application of the state that was set before we loaded.
             UpdateState(State);
@@ -81,8 +75,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             if (!IsLoaded) return;
 
             Flush(true); //move to DrawableHitObject
+            approachCircle.Flush(true);
 
-            double t = HitTime ?? h.StartTime;
+            double t = HitTime ?? osuObject.StartTime;
+
+            Alpha = 0;
 
             //sane defaults
             ring.Alpha = circle.Alpha = number.Alpha = approachCircle.Alpha = glow.Alpha = 1;
@@ -91,18 +88,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             //always-present transforms
             Transforms.Add(new TransformAlpha { StartTime = t - 1000, EndTime = t - 800, StartValue = 0, EndValue = 1 });
+
             approachCircle.Transforms.Add(new TransformScale { StartTime = t - 1000, EndTime = t, StartValue = new Vector2(2f), EndValue = new Vector2(0.6f) });
 
             //set transform delay to t==hitTime
             Delay(t - Time.Current, true);
 
             approachCircle.FadeOut();
+
             glow.FadeOut(400);
 
             switch (state)
             {
                 case ArmedState.Disarmed:
-                    Delay(h.Duration + 200);
+                    Delay(osuObject.Duration + 200);
                     FadeOut(200);
 
                     explosion?.Expire();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/ApproachCircle.cs b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/ApproachCircle.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0932fef28f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/ApproachCircle.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using System;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+using OpenTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Modes.Osu.Objects.Drawables.Pieces
+{
+    public class ApproachCircle : Container
+    {
+        private Sprite approachCircle;
+
+        public ApproachCircle()
+        {
+            Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
+            Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
+            Children = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                approachCircle = new Sprite()
+            };
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(TextureStore textures)
+        {
+            approachCircle.Texture = textures.Get(@"Play/osu/approachcircle@2x");
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
index 93700db30b..6ce25b10eb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Modes.UI;
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj
index 7f59ab3a83..d19491647e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Mode.Osu/osu.Game.Modes.Osu.csproj
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\ApproachCircle.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\Pieces\CirclePiece.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ComboJudgement.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Objects\Drawables\DrawableSlider.cs" />
diff --git a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index d5674d8314..1fca19484b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Modes/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -53,12 +53,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Objects.Drawables
             return true;
         }
 
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
-        {
-            base.LoadComplete();
-            UpdateState(state);
-        }
-
         private bool counted;
 
         protected override void Update()