diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneManiaPlayer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneManiaPlayer.cs
index 98046320cb..4e50fd924c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneManiaPlayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/TestSceneManiaPlayer.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 #nullable disable
 
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
@@ -10,5 +13,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
     public partial class TestSceneManiaPlayer : PlayerTestScene
     {
         protected override Ruleset CreatePlayerRuleset() => new ManiaRuleset();
+
+        public override void SetUpSteps()
+        {
+            base.SetUpSteps();
+
+            AddStep("change direction to down", () => changeDirectionTo(ManiaScrollingDirection.Down));
+            AddStep("change direction to up", () => changeDirectionTo(ManiaScrollingDirection.Up));
+        }
+
+        private void changeDirectionTo(ManiaScrollingDirection direction)
+        {
+            var rulesetConfig = (ManiaRulesetConfigManager)RulesetConfigs.GetConfigFor(new ManiaRuleset()).AsNonNull();
+            rulesetConfig.SetValue(ManiaRulesetSetting.ScrollDirection, direction);
+        }
     }
 }