diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
index 3c7360a6bd..16b3c036a3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class TestSceneTaikoPlayfield : TaikoSkinnableTestScene
         {
             typeof(TaikoHitTarget),
             typeof(TaikoLegacyHitTarget),
-            typeof(PlayfieldBackground),
+            typeof(PlayfieldBackgroundRight),
         }).ToList();
 
         [Cached(typeof(IScrollingInfo))]
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 919788f08a..15bbd32eb1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ public Drawable GetDrawableComponent(ISkinComponent component)
 
                 case TaikoSkinComponents.PlayfieldBackgroundRight:
                     if (GetTexture("taiko-bar-right") != null)
+                    {
                         return this.GetAnimation("taiko-bar-right", false, false).With(d =>
                         {
                             d.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
                             d.Size = Vector2.One;
                         });
+                    }
 
                     return null;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/PlayfieldBackgroundLeft.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/PlayfieldBackgroundLeft.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a8890a95d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/PlayfieldBackgroundLeft.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// 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.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osuTK.Graphics;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
+{
+    internal class PlayfieldBackgroundLeft : CompositeDrawable
+    {
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(OsuColour colours)
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                new Box
+                {
+                    Colour = colours.Gray1,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                },
+                new Box
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    Width = 10,
+                    Colour = Framework.Graphics.Colour.ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(Color4.Black.Opacity(0.6f), Color4.Black.Opacity(0)),
+                },
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/PlayfieldBackground.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/PlayfieldBackgroundRight.cs
similarity index 96%
rename from osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/PlayfieldBackground.cs
rename to osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/PlayfieldBackgroundRight.cs
index 39fb6c0476..44bfdacf37 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/PlayfieldBackground.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/PlayfieldBackgroundRight.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 {
-    public class PlayfieldBackground : CompositeDrawable
+    public class PlayfieldBackgroundRight : CompositeDrawable
     {
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
index 4e0ef64ce1..1e8d37e3e5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
 
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
@@ -18,7 +16,6 @@
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
-using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 {
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
-                new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.PlayfieldBackgroundRight), _ => new PlayfieldBackground()),
+                new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.PlayfieldBackgroundRight), _ => new PlayfieldBackgroundRight()),
                 rightArea = new Container
                 {
                     Name = "Right area",
@@ -126,25 +123,7 @@ private void load(OsuColour colours)
                     Size = new Vector2(left_area_size, 1),
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.PlayfieldBackgroundLeft), _ => new Container
-                        {
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                            Children = new Drawable[]
-                            {
-                                new Box
-                                {
-                                    Colour = colours.Gray1,
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                },
-                                new Box
-                                {
-                                    Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                                    Width = 10,
-                                    Colour = Framework.Graphics.Colour.ColourInfo.GradientHorizontal(Color4.Black.Opacity(0.6f), Color4.Black.Opacity(0)),
-                                },
-                            }
-                        }),
+                        new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponent(TaikoSkinComponents.PlayfieldBackgroundLeft), _ => new PlayfieldBackgroundLeft()),
                         new InputDrum(controlPoints)
                         {
                             Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,