diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoKiaiGlow.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoKiaiGlow.cs
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+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning.Legacy;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
+{
+    public partial class TestSceneTaikoKiaiGlow : TaikoSkinnableTestScene
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public void TestKiaiGlow()
+        {
+            AddStep("Create kiai glow", () => SetContents(_ => new LegacyKiaiGlow()));
+            AddToggleStep("Toggle kiai mode", setUpBeatmap);
+        }
+
+        private void setUpBeatmap(bool withKiai)
+        {
+            var controlPointInfo = new ControlPointInfo();
+
+            if (withKiai)
+                controlPointInfo.Add(0, new EffectControlPoint { KiaiMode = true });
+
+            Beatmap.Value = CreateWorkingBeatmap(new Beatmap
+            {
+                ControlPointInfo = controlPointInfo
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}