diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneStage.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneStage.cs
index e7fd601abe..d5fd2808b8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneStage.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneStage.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
 using osuTK;
@@ -67,6 +66,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
 
             AddAssert("check note anchors", () => notesInStageAreAnchored(stages[0], Anchor.TopCentre));
             AddAssert("check note anchors", () => notesInStageAreAnchored(stages[1], Anchor.BottomCentre));
+            AddAssert("check bar anchors", () => barsInStageAreAnchored(stages[0], Anchor.TopCentre));
+            AddAssert("check bar anchors", () => barsInStageAreAnchored(stages[1], Anchor.BottomCentre));
 
             AddStep("flip direction", () =>
             {
@@ -76,10 +77,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
 
             AddAssert("check note anchors", () => notesInStageAreAnchored(stages[0], Anchor.BottomCentre));
             AddAssert("check note anchors", () => notesInStageAreAnchored(stages[1], Anchor.TopCentre));
+            AddAssert("check bar anchors", () => barsInStageAreAnchored(stages[0], Anchor.BottomCentre));
+            AddAssert("check bar anchors", () => barsInStageAreAnchored(stages[1], Anchor.TopCentre));
         }
 
         private bool notesInStageAreAnchored(ManiaStage stage, Anchor anchor) => stage.Columns.SelectMany(c => c.AllHitObjects).All(o => o.Anchor == anchor);
 
+        private bool barsInStageAreAnchored(ManiaStage stage, Anchor anchor) => stage.AllHitObjects.Where(obj => obj is DrawableBarLine).All(o => o.Anchor == anchor);
+
         private void createNote()
         {
             foreach (var stage in stages)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/BarLine.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/BarLine.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0981b028b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/BarLine.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// 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 osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects
+{
+    public class BarLine : ManiaHitObject, IBarLine
+    {
+        public bool Major { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
index be21610525..56bc797c7f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using osuTK;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
     /// Visualises a <see cref="BarLine"/>. Although this derives DrawableManiaHitObject,
     /// this does not handle input/sound like a normal hit object.
     /// </summary>
-    public class DrawableBarLine : DrawableHitObject<BarLine>
+    public class DrawableBarLine : DrawableManiaHitObject<BarLine>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Height of major bar line triangles.
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
index 29863fba2e..d371c1f7a8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaRuleset.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         public DrawableManiaRuleset(Ruleset ruleset, IWorkingBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods)
             : base(ruleset, beatmap, mods)
         {
-            BarLines = new BarLineGenerator(Beatmap).BarLines;
+            BarLines = new BarLineGenerator<BarLine>(Beatmap).BarLines;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
index 12faa499ad..5ab07416a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osuTK;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
index 98a4b7d0b6..a28de7ea58 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
index 3aa461e779..cbbf5b0c09 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
             AddStep("Strong Rim", () => addRimHit(true));
             AddStep("Add bar line", () => addBarLine(false));
             AddStep("Add major bar line", () => addBarLine(true));
+            AddStep("Add centre w/ bar line", () =>
+            {
+                addCentreHit(false);
+                addBarLine(true);
+            });
             AddStep("Height test 1", () => changePlayfieldSize(1));
             AddStep("Height test 2", () => changePlayfieldSize(2));
             AddStep("Height test 3", () => changePlayfieldSize(3));
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2afbbc737c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// 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 osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
+{
+    public class BarLine : TaikoHitObject, IBarLine
+    {
+        public bool Major { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLineMajor.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLineMajor.cs
index f5b75a781b..4d3a1a3f8a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLineMajor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLineMajor.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osuTK;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs
index 5caa9e4626..fc109bf6a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
-            new BarLineGenerator(Beatmap).BarLines.ForEach(bar => Playfield.Add(bar.Major ? new DrawableBarLineMajor(bar) : new DrawableBarLine(bar)));
+            new BarLineGenerator<BarLine>(Beatmap).BarLines.ForEach(bar => Playfield.Add(bar.Major ? new DrawableBarLineMajor(bar) : new DrawableBarLine(bar)));
         }
 
         public override ScoreProcessor CreateScoreProcessor() => new TaikoScoreProcessor(this);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/BarLine.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/BarLine.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index a5c716e127..0000000000
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/BarLine.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// 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.
-
-namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// A hit object representing the end of a bar.
-    /// </summary>
-    public class BarLine : HitObject
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Whether this barline is a prominent beat (based on time signature of beatmap).
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool Major;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/BarLineGenerator.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/BarLineGenerator.cs
index ce571d7b17..4f9395435e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/BarLineGenerator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/BarLineGenerator.cs
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
 {
-    public class BarLineGenerator
+    public class BarLineGenerator<TBarLine>
+        where TBarLine : class, IBarLine, new()
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The generated bar lines.
         /// </summary>
-        public readonly List<BarLine> BarLines = new List<BarLine>();
+        public readonly List<TBarLine> BarLines = new List<TBarLine>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Constructs and generates bar lines for provided beatmap.
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
 
                 for (double t = currentTimingPoint.Time; Precision.DefinitelyBigger(endTime, t); t += barLength, currentBeat++)
                 {
-                    BarLines.Add(new BarLine
+                    BarLines.Add(new TBarLine
                     {
                         StartTime = t,
                         Major = currentBeat % (int)currentTimingPoint.TimeSignature == 0
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/IBarLine.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/IBarLine.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14df80e3b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/IBarLine.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// 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.
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interface for bar line hitobjects.
+    /// Used to decouple bar line generation from ruleset-specific rendering/drawing hierarchies.
+    /// </summary>
+    public interface IBarLine
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The time position of the bar.
+        /// </summary>
+        double StartTime { set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether this bar line is a prominent beat (based on time signature of beatmap).
+        /// </summary>
+        bool Major { set; }
+    }
+}