diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs
index 14a4028b44..07d05f470e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -75,23 +75,32 @@ protected override Track GetTrack()
 
             protected override Storyboard GetStoryboard()
             {
+                Storyboard storyboard;
                 try
                 {
                     using (var beatmap = new StreamReader(store.GetStream(getPathForFile(BeatmapInfo.Path))))
                     {
                         Decoder decoder = Decoder.GetDecoder(beatmap);
 
-                        if (BeatmapSetInfo?.StoryboardFile == null)
-                            return decoder.GetStoryboardDecoder().DecodeStoryboard(beatmap);
+                        // todo: support loading from both set-wide storyboard *and* baetmap specific.
 
-                        using (var storyboard = new StreamReader(store.GetStream(getPathForFile(BeatmapSetInfo.StoryboardFile))))
-                            return decoder.GetStoryboardDecoder().DecodeStoryboard(beatmap, storyboard);
+                        if (BeatmapSetInfo?.StoryboardFile == null)
+                            storyboard = decoder.GetStoryboardDecoder().DecodeStoryboard(beatmap);
+                        else
+                        {
+                            using (var reader = new StreamReader(store.GetStream(getPathForFile(BeatmapSetInfo.StoryboardFile))))
+                                storyboard = decoder.GetStoryboardDecoder().DecodeStoryboard(beatmap, reader);
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 catch
                 {
-                    return new Storyboard();
+                    storyboard = new Storyboard();
                 }
+
+                storyboard.BeatmapInfo = BeatmapInfo;
+
+                return storyboard;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
index c633b94951..8a2a7b01a1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public void Save()
         protected abstract Texture GetBackground();
         protected abstract Track GetTrack();
         protected virtual Waveform GetWaveform() => new Waveform();
-        protected virtual Storyboard GetStoryboard() => new Storyboard();
+        protected virtual Storyboard GetStoryboard() => new Storyboard { BeatmapInfo = BeatmapInfo };
 
         public bool BeatmapLoaded => beatmap.IsResultAvailable;
         public Beatmap Beatmap => beatmap.Value.Result;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
index 2489369493..aaeaaabd55 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.IO;
 
@@ -15,13 +14,6 @@ public class DrawableStoryboard : Container<DrawableStoryboardLayer>
     {
         public Storyboard Storyboard { get; private set; }
 
-        private readonly Background background;
-        public Texture BackgroundTexture
-        {
-            get { return background.Texture; }
-            set { background.Texture = value; }
-        }
-
         private readonly Container<DrawableStoryboardLayer> content;
         protected override Container<DrawableStoryboardLayer> Content => content;
 
@@ -52,11 +44,6 @@ public DrawableStoryboard(Storyboard storyboard)
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
 
-            AddInternal(background = new Background
-            {
-                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-            });
             AddInternal(content = new Container<DrawableStoryboardLayer>
             {
                 Size = new Vector2(640, 480),
@@ -79,10 +66,5 @@ private void updateLayerVisibility()
             foreach (var layer in Children)
                 layer.Enabled = passing ? layer.Layer.EnabledWhenPassing : layer.Layer.EnabledWhenFailing;
         }
-
-        private class Background : Sprite
-        {
-            protected override Vector2 DrawScale => Texture != null ? new Vector2(Parent.DrawHeight / Texture.DisplayHeight) : base.DrawScale;
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs
index e2587debc9..9d4efadc81 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public class Storyboard : IDisposable
         private readonly Dictionary<string, StoryboardLayer> layers = new Dictionary<string, StoryboardLayer>();
         public IEnumerable<StoryboardLayer> Layers => layers.Values;
 
+        public BeatmapInfo BeatmapInfo = new BeatmapInfo();
+
         public bool HasDrawable => Layers.Any(l => l.Elements.Any(e => e.IsDrawable));
 
         public Storyboard()
@@ -36,28 +38,22 @@ public StoryboardLayer GetLayer(string name)
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether the beatmap's background should be hidden while this storyboard is being displayed.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool ReplacesBackground(BeatmapInfo beatmapInfo)
+        public bool ReplacesBackground
         {
-            var backgroundPath = beatmapInfo.BeatmapSet?.Metadata?.BackgroundFile?.ToLowerInvariant();
-            if (backgroundPath == null)
-                return false;
+            get
+            {
+                var backgroundPath = BeatmapInfo.BeatmapSet?.Metadata?.BackgroundFile?.ToLowerInvariant();
+                if (backgroundPath == null)
+                    return false;
 
-            return GetLayer("Background").Elements.Any(e => e.Path.ToLowerInvariant() == backgroundPath);
+                return GetLayer("Background").Elements.Any(e => e.Path.ToLowerInvariant() == backgroundPath);
+            }
         }
 
-        public float AspectRatio(BeatmapInfo beatmapInfo)
-            => beatmapInfo.WidescreenStoryboard ? 16 / 9f : 4 / 3f;
-
         public DrawableStoryboard CreateDrawable(WorkingBeatmap working = null)
         {
             var drawable = new DrawableStoryboard(this);
-            if (working != null)
-            {
-                var beatmapInfo = working.Beatmap.BeatmapInfo;
-                drawable.Width = drawable.Height * AspectRatio(beatmapInfo);
-                if (!ReplacesBackground(beatmapInfo))
-                    drawable.BackgroundTexture = working.Background;
-            }
+            drawable.Width = drawable.Height * (BeatmapInfo.WidescreenStoryboard ? 16 / 9f : 4 / 3f);
             return drawable;
         }