diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 5f464402d0..5795bb8405 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -64,15 +64,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             foreach (var tick in s.NestedHitObjects.OfType<SliderTick>())
             {
-                var spanStartTime = s.StartTime + tick.SpanIndex * s.SpanDuration;
-                var fadeInTime = spanStartTime + (tick.StartTime - spanStartTime) / 2 - (tick.SpanIndex == 0 ? HitObject.TimeFadein : HitObject.TimeFadein / 2);
-                var fadeOutTime = spanStartTime + s.SpanDuration;
-
                 var drawableTick = new DrawableSliderTick(tick)
                 {
-                    FadeInTime = fadeInTime,
-                    FadeOutTime = fadeOutTime,
-                    Position = tick.Position,
+                    Position = tick.Position
                 };
 
                 ticks.Add(drawableTick);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
index ae76f1e0e1..c616d15de3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTick.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-using System;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using OpenTK;
@@ -14,10 +13,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 {
     public class DrawableSliderTick : DrawableOsuHitObject, IRequireTracking
     {
-        private readonly SliderTick sliderTick;
-
-        public double FadeInTime;
-        public double FadeOutTime;
+        private const double anim_duration = 150;
 
         public bool Tracking { get; set; }
 
@@ -25,8 +21,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
         public DrawableSliderTick(SliderTick sliderTick) : base(sliderTick)
         {
-            this.sliderTick = sliderTick;
-
             Size = new Vector2(16) * sliderTick.Scale;
 
             Masking = true;
@@ -56,13 +50,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
         protected override void UpdatePreemptState()
         {
-            var animIn = Math.Min(150, sliderTick.StartTime - FadeInTime);
-
             this.Animate(
-                d => d.FadeIn(animIn),
-                d => d.ScaleTo(0.5f).ScaleTo(1.2f, animIn)
+                d => d.FadeIn(anim_duration),
+                d => d.ScaleTo(0.5f).ScaleTo(1.2f, anim_duration / 2)
             ).Then(
-                d => d.ScaleTo(1, 150, Easing.Out)
+                d => d.ScaleTo(1, anim_duration / 2, Easing.Out)
             );
         }
 
@@ -71,15 +63,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             switch (state)
             {
                 case ArmedState.Idle:
-                    this.Delay(FadeOutTime - sliderTick.StartTime).FadeOut();
+                    this.Delay(HitObject.TimePreempt).FadeOut();
                     break;
                 case ArmedState.Miss:
-                    this.FadeOut(160)
-                        .FadeColour(Color4.Red, 80);
+                    this.FadeOut(anim_duration)
+                        .FadeColour(Color4.Red, anim_duration / 2);
                     break;
                 case ArmedState.Hit:
-                    this.FadeOut(120, Easing.OutQuint)
-                        .ScaleTo(Scale * 1.5f, 120, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    this.FadeOut(anim_duration, Easing.OutQuint)
+                        .ScaleTo(Scale * 1.5f, anim_duration, Easing.OutQuint);
                     break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index d4444c5c5d..d1c65fcce4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
                     AddNested(new SliderTick
                     {
                         SpanIndex = span,
+                        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 5f9a978902..966db73eb9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTick.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/SliderTick.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 {
     public class SliderTick : OsuHitObject
     {
         public int SpanIndex { get; set; }
+        public double SpanStartTime { get; set; }
+
+        protected override void ApplyDefaultsToSelf(ControlPointInfo controlPointInfo, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
+        {
+            base.ApplyDefaultsToSelf(controlPointInfo, difficulty);
+
+            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 2d26b74d01..b8e04de880 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Tests/TestCaseSlider.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
         {
             typeof(SliderBall),
             typeof(SliderBody),
+            typeof(SliderTick),
             typeof(DrawableSlider),
+            typeof(DrawableSliderTick),
             typeof(DrawableRepeatPoint),
             typeof(DrawableOsuHitObject)
         };
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ 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)
             {