diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece.cs
index 74b4a7b661..73cb9a9c00 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece.cs
@@ -1,17 +1,71 @@
 // 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.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Argon
 {
     internal partial class ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece : CompositeDrawable
     {
+        private readonly IBindable<ScrollingDirection> direction = new Bindable<ScrollingDirection>();
+
+        private readonly Container container;
+
         public ArgonHoldNoteTailPiece()
         {
             // holds end at the middle of the tail,
             // so we do * 2 pull up the hold body to be the height of a note
             Height = ArgonNotePiece.NOTE_HEIGHT * 2;
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+
+            CornerRadius = ArgonNotePiece.CORNER_RADIUS;
+            Masking = true;
+
+            InternalChildren = new Drawable[] {
+                container = new Container {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Height = 0.5f,
+
+                    CornerRadius = ArgonNotePiece.CORNER_RADIUS,
+                    Masking = true,
+
+                    Children = new Drawable[] {
+                        new Box {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Colour = Colour4.Black,
+                            Alpha = 0.4f,
+                        },
+                        new Box {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Height = 1 - ArgonNotePiece.NOTE_ACCENT_RATIO,
+                            Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                            Colour = Colour4.Black,
+                            Alpha = 0.3f,
+                        },
+                    },
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
+        private void load(IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo)
+        {
+            direction.BindTo(scrollingInfo.Direction);
+            direction.BindValueChanged(onDirectionChanged, true);
+        }
+
+        private void onDirectionChanged(ValueChangedEvent<ScrollingDirection> direction)
+        {
+            container.Anchor = container.Origin =
+                direction.NewValue == ScrollingDirection.Down
+                    ? Anchor.BottomCentre
+                    : Anchor.TopCentre;
         }
     }
 }