diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableDroplet.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableDroplet.cs
index 4e8faed091..b7a097eb71 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableDroplet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Objects/Drawable/DrawableDroplet.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable.Pieces;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -27,5 +29,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Objects.Drawable
                     AccentColour = { Value = Color4.White }
                 });
         }
+
+        protected override void UpdateInitialTransforms()
+        {
+            base.UpdateInitialTransforms();
+
+            // roughly matches osu-stable
+            float startRotation = RNG.NextSingle() * 20;
+            double duration = HitObject.TimePreempt + 2000;
+
+            this.RotateTo(startRotation).RotateTo(startRotation + 720, duration);
+        }
     }
 }