diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
index 76b76aa357..a6945dca90 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
@@ -31,29 +31,29 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.Formats
                 StoryboardLayer background = storyboard.Layers.FirstOrDefault(l => l.Depth == 3);
                 Assert.IsNotNull(background);
                 Assert.AreEqual(16, background.Elements.Count);
-                Assert.IsTrue(background.EnabledWhenFailing);
-                Assert.IsTrue(background.EnabledWhenPassing);
+                Assert.IsTrue(background.VisibleWhenFailing);
+                Assert.IsTrue(background.VisibleWhenPassing);
                 Assert.AreEqual("Background", background.Name);
 
                 StoryboardLayer fail = storyboard.Layers.FirstOrDefault(l => l.Depth == 2);
                 Assert.IsNotNull(fail);
                 Assert.AreEqual(0, fail.Elements.Count);
-                Assert.IsTrue(fail.EnabledWhenFailing);
-                Assert.IsFalse(fail.EnabledWhenPassing);
+                Assert.IsTrue(fail.VisibleWhenFailing);
+                Assert.IsFalse(fail.VisibleWhenPassing);
                 Assert.AreEqual("Fail", fail.Name);
 
                 StoryboardLayer pass = storyboard.Layers.FirstOrDefault(l => l.Depth == 1);
                 Assert.IsNotNull(pass);
                 Assert.AreEqual(0, pass.Elements.Count);
-                Assert.IsFalse(pass.EnabledWhenFailing);
-                Assert.IsTrue(pass.EnabledWhenPassing);
+                Assert.IsFalse(pass.VisibleWhenFailing);
+                Assert.IsTrue(pass.VisibleWhenPassing);
                 Assert.AreEqual("Pass", pass.Name);
 
                 StoryboardLayer foreground = storyboard.Layers.FirstOrDefault(l => l.Depth == 0);
                 Assert.IsNotNull(foreground);
                 Assert.AreEqual(151, foreground.Elements.Count);
-                Assert.IsTrue(foreground.EnabledWhenFailing);
-                Assert.IsTrue(foreground.EnabledWhenPassing);
+                Assert.IsTrue(foreground.VisibleWhenFailing);
+                Assert.IsTrue(foreground.VisibleWhenPassing);
                 Assert.AreEqual("Foreground", foreground.Name);
 
                 int spriteCount = background.Elements.Count(x => x.GetType() == typeof(StoryboardSprite));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/DimmableStoryboard.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/DimmableStoryboard.cs
index 0fe315fbab..eabdee95fb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/DimmableStoryboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/DimmableStoryboard.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 return;
 
             drawableStoryboard = storyboard.CreateDrawable();
-            drawableStoryboard.Masking = true;
 
             if (async)
                 LoadComponentAsync(drawableStoryboard, Add);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
index 94d7395ecf..bc6e01a729 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
         private void updateLayerVisibility()
         {
             foreach (var layer in Children)
-                layer.Enabled = passing ? layer.Layer.EnabledWhenPassing : layer.Layer.EnabledWhenFailing;
+                layer.Enabled = passing ? layer.Layer.VisibleWhenPassing : layer.Layer.VisibleWhenFailing;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardLayer.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardLayer.cs
index 39f5418902..def4eed2ca 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardLayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardLayer.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
-            Enabled = layer.EnabledWhenPassing;
+            Enabled = layer.VisibleWhenPassing;
+            Masking = layer.Masking;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs
index 35bfe8c229..2ba8563ba8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards
         public Storyboard()
         {
             layers.Add("Background", new StoryboardLayer("Background", 3));
-            layers.Add("Fail", new StoryboardLayer("Fail", 2) { EnabledWhenPassing = false, });
-            layers.Add("Pass", new StoryboardLayer("Pass", 1) { EnabledWhenFailing = false, });
+            layers.Add("Fail", new StoryboardLayer("Fail", 2) { VisibleWhenPassing = false, });
+            layers.Add("Pass", new StoryboardLayer("Pass", 1) { VisibleWhenFailing = false, });
             layers.Add("Foreground", new StoryboardLayer("Foreground", 0));
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/StoryboardLayer.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/StoryboardLayer.cs
index d15f771534..142bc60deb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/StoryboardLayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/StoryboardLayer.cs
@@ -8,17 +8,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards
 {
     public class StoryboardLayer
     {
-        public string Name;
-        public int Depth;
-        public bool EnabledWhenPassing = true;
-        public bool EnabledWhenFailing = true;
+        public readonly string Name;
+
+        public readonly int Depth;
+
+        public readonly bool Masking;
+
+        public bool VisibleWhenPassing = true;
+
+        public bool VisibleWhenFailing = true;
 
         public List<IStoryboardElement> Elements = new List<IStoryboardElement>();
 
-        public StoryboardLayer(string name, int depth)
+        public StoryboardLayer(string name, int depth, bool masking = true)
         {
             Name = name;
             Depth = depth;
+            Masking = masking;
         }
 
         public void Add(IStoryboardElement element)