diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDrumRollTick.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDrumRollTick.cs
index 451c5a793b..95b6384274 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDrumRollTick.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableDrumRollTick.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
 {
     public class DrawableDrumRollTick : DrawableTaikoStrongableHitObject<DrumRollTick, DrumRollTick.StrongNestedHit>
     {
+        public BindableBool IsFirstTick = new BindableBool();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The hit type corresponding to the <see cref="TaikoAction"/> that the user pressed to hit this <see cref="DrawableDrumRollTick"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -32,14 +35,17 @@ public DrawableDrumRollTick([CanBeNull] DrumRollTick tick)
             FillMode = FillMode.Fit;
         }
 
-        protected override SkinnableDrawable CreateMainPiece() => new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.DrumRollTick),
-            _ => new TickPiece
-            {
-                Filled = HitObject.FirstTick
-            });
+        protected override SkinnableDrawable CreateMainPiece() => new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.DrumRollTick), _ => new TickPiece());
 
         public override double MaximumJudgementOffset => HitObject.HitWindow;
 
+        protected override void OnApply()
+        {
+            base.OnApply();
+
+            IsFirstTick.Value = HitObject.FirstTick;
+        }
+
         protected override void CheckForResult(bool userTriggered, double timeOffset)
         {
             if (!userTriggered)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Default/TickPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Default/TickPiece.cs
index 09c8243aac..a1eaef53ba 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Default/TickPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/Default/TickPiece.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 // 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.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -22,20 +26,10 @@ public class TickPiece : CompositeDrawable
         /// </summary>
         private const float tick_size = 0.35f;
 
-        private bool filled;
-
-        public bool Filled
-        {
-            get => filled;
-            set
-            {
-                filled = value;
-                fillBox.Alpha = filled ? 1 : 0;
-            }
-        }
-
         private readonly Box fillBox;
 
+        private Bindable<bool> isFirstTick = null!;
+
         public TickPiece()
         {
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
@@ -62,5 +56,19 @@ public TickPiece()
                 }
             };
         }
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private DrawableHitObject drawableHitObject { get; set; } = null!;
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            if (drawableHitObject is DrawableDrumRollTick drumRollTick)
+            {
+                isFirstTick = drumRollTick.IsFirstTick.GetBoundCopy();
+                isFirstTick.BindValueChanged(first => fillBox.Alpha = first.NewValue ? 1 : 0, true);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }