diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Mods/TaikoModClassic.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Mods/TaikoModClassic.cs
index 6520517039..5a6f57bc36 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Mods/TaikoModClassic.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Mods/TaikoModClassic.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Mods
         public void ApplyToDrawableRuleset(DrawableRuleset<TaikoHitObject> drawableRuleset)
         {
             drawableTaikoRuleset = (DrawableTaikoRuleset)drawableRuleset;
+            drawableTaikoRuleset.LockPlayfieldAspect.Value = false;
         }
 
         public void Update(Playfield playfield)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs
index 824b95639b..2efc4176f5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
     {
         public new BindableDouble TimeRange => base.TimeRange;
 
+        public readonly BindableBool LockPlayfieldAspect = new BindableBool(true);
+
         protected override ScrollVisualisationMethod VisualisationMethod => ScrollVisualisationMethod.Overlapping;
 
         protected override bool UserScrollSpeedAdjustment => false;
@@ -70,7 +72,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
             return ControlPoints[result];
         }
 
-        public override PlayfieldAdjustmentContainer CreatePlayfieldAdjustmentContainer() => new TaikoPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer();
+        public override PlayfieldAdjustmentContainer CreatePlayfieldAdjustmentContainer() => new TaikoPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer
+        {
+            LockPlayfieldAspect = { BindTarget = LockPlayfieldAspect }
+        };
 
         protected override PassThroughInputManager CreateInputManager() => new TaikoInputManager(Ruleset.RulesetInfo);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.cs
index 1041456020..9cf530e903 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
-using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 {
@@ -13,16 +13,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
         private const float default_relative_height = TaikoPlayfield.DEFAULT_HEIGHT / 768;
         private const float default_aspect = 16f / 9f;
 
+        public readonly IBindable<bool> LockPlayfieldAspect = new BindableBool(true);
+
         protected override void Update()
         {
             base.Update();
 
-            float aspectAdjust = Math.Clamp(Parent.ChildSize.X / Parent.ChildSize.Y, 0.4f, 4) / default_aspect;
-            Size = new Vector2(1, default_relative_height * aspectAdjust);
+            float height = default_relative_height;
+
+            if (LockPlayfieldAspect.Value)
+                height *= Math.Clamp(Parent.ChildSize.X / Parent.ChildSize.Y, 0.4f, 4) / default_aspect;
+
+            Height = height;
 
             // Position the taiko playfield exactly one playfield from the top of the screen.
             RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Y;
-            Y = Size.Y;
+            Y = height;
         }
     }
 }