diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoMascot.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoMascot.cs
index 089f5c87a2..eb885872c5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoMascot.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoMascot.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 
         public DrawableTaikoMascot(TaikoMascotAnimationState startingState = TaikoMascotAnimationState.Idle)
         {
-            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            Origin = Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft;
 
             state = new Bindable<TaikoMascotAnimationState>(startingState);
             animations = new Dictionary<TaikoMascotAnimationState, TaikoMascotAnimation>();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotAnimation.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotAnimation.cs
index 452272211d..0bf6bc7d49 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotAnimation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoMascotAnimation.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
             InternalChild = textureAnimation = createTextureAnimation(state).With(animation =>
             {
                 animation.Origin = animation.Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft;
+                animation.Scale = new Vector2(0.6f);
             });
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
index 084a11d523..2edc697d66 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -130,18 +130,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                         },
                     }
                 },
+                mascotDrawable = new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoDon), _ => Empty())
+                {
+                    Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.TopLeft,
+                    RelativePositionAxes = Axes.None,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None,
+                    X = 15,
+                    Y = 45
+                },
                 topLevelHitContainer = new ProxyContainer
                 {
                     Name = "Top level hit objects",
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 },
                 drumRollHitContainer.CreateProxy(),
-                mascotDrawable = new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.TaikoDon), _ => new Container(), confineMode: ConfineMode.ScaleToFit)
-                {
-                    Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                    Anchor = Anchor.TopLeft,
-                    RelativePositionAxes = Axes.None
-                }
             };
         }