diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneDrawableJudgement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneDrawableJudgement.cs
index a4d4ec50f8..11536ac8c3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneDrawableJudgement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneDrawableJudgement.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ public TestSceneDrawableJudgement()
                 if (hitWindows.IsHitResultAllowed(result))
                 {
                     AddStep("Show " + result.GetDescription(), () => SetContents(() =>
-                        new DrawableManiaJudgement(new JudgementResult(new HitObject(), new Judgement()) { Type = result }, null)
+                        new DrawableManiaJudgement(new JudgementResult(new HitObject
+                        {
+                            StartTime = Time.Current
+                        }, new Judgement()) { Type = result }, null)
                         {
                             Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                             Origin = Anchor.Centre,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaJudgement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaJudgement.cs
index a341cdd8ec..a3dcd0e57f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaJudgement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaJudgement.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 {
@@ -19,6 +20,27 @@ public DrawableManiaJudgement()
         {
         }
 
+        protected override void ApplyMissAnimations()
+        {
+            if (!(JudgementBody.Drawable is DefaultManiaJudgementPiece))
+            {
+                // this is temporary logic until mania's skin transformer returns IAnimatableJudgements
+                JudgementBody.ScaleTo(1.6f);
+                JudgementBody.ScaleTo(1, 100, Easing.In);
+
+                JudgementBody.MoveTo(Vector2.Zero);
+                JudgementBody.MoveToOffset(new Vector2(0, 100), 800, Easing.InQuint);
+
+                JudgementBody.RotateTo(0);
+                JudgementBody.RotateTo(40, 800, Easing.InQuint);
+                JudgementBody.FadeOutFromOne(800);
+
+                LifetimeEnd = JudgementBody.LatestTransformEndTime;
+            }
+
+            base.ApplyMissAnimations();
+        }
+
         protected override void ApplyHitAnimations()
         {
             JudgementBody.ScaleTo(0.8f);
@@ -29,11 +51,11 @@ protected override void ApplyHitAnimations()
                          .FadeOut(200);
         }
 
-        protected override Drawable CreateDefaultJudgement(HitResult result) => new ManiaJudgementPiece(result);
+        protected override Drawable CreateDefaultJudgement(HitResult result) => new DefaultManiaJudgementPiece(result);
 
-        private class ManiaJudgementPiece : DefaultJudgementPiece
+        private class DefaultManiaJudgementPiece : DefaultJudgementPiece
         {
-            public ManiaJudgementPiece(HitResult result)
+            public DefaultManiaJudgementPiece(HitResult result)
                 : base(result)
             {
             }