diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index af947817c0..7462478408 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
     {
         private readonly Slider slider;
 
-        public readonly DrawableHitCircle InitialCircle;
+        public readonly DrawableHitCircle HeadCircle;
 
         private readonly List<Drawable> components = new List<Drawable>();
 
@@ -51,27 +51,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                     AlwaysPresent = true,
                     Alpha = 0
                 },
-                InitialCircle = new DrawableHitCircle(new HitCircle
-                {
-                    StartTime = s.StartTime,
-                    Position = s.StackedPosition,
-                    IndexInCurrentCombo = s.IndexInCurrentCombo,
-                    Scale = s.Scale,
-                    ComboColour = s.ComboColour,
-                    Samples = s.Samples,
-                    SampleControlPoint = s.SampleControlPoint,
-                    TimePreempt = s.TimePreempt,
-                    TimeFadein = s.TimeFadein,
-                    HitWindow300 = s.HitWindow300,
-                    HitWindow100 = s.HitWindow100,
-                    HitWindow50 = s.HitWindow50
-                })
+                HeadCircle = new DrawableHitCircle(s.HeadCircle)
             };
 
             components.Add(Body);
             components.Add(Ball);
 
-            AddNested(InitialCircle);
+            AddNested(HeadCircle);
 
             foreach (var tick in s.NestedHitObjects.OfType<SliderTick>())
             {
@@ -121,8 +107,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                 currentSpan = span;
 
             //todo: we probably want to reconsider this before adding scoring, but it looks and feels nice.
-            if (!InitialCircle.Judgements.Any(j => j.IsHit))
-                InitialCircle.Position = slider.Curve.PositionAt(progress);
+            if (!HeadCircle.Judgements.Any(j => j.IsHit))
+                HeadCircle.Position = slider.Curve.PositionAt(progress);
 
             foreach (var c in components.OfType<ISliderProgress>()) c.UpdateProgress(progress, span);
             foreach (var c in components.OfType<ITrackSnaking>()) c.UpdateSnakingPosition(slider.Curve.PositionAt(Body.SnakedStart ?? 0), slider.Curve.PositionAt(Body.SnakedEnd ?? 0));
@@ -135,13 +121,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             {
                 var judgementsCount = ticks.Children.Count + repeatPoints.Children.Count + 1;
                 var judgementsHit = ticks.Children.Count(t => t.Judgements.Any(j => j.IsHit)) + repeatPoints.Children.Count(t => t.Judgements.Any(j => j.IsHit));
-                if (InitialCircle.Judgements.Any(j => j.IsHit))
+                if (HeadCircle.Judgements.Any(j => j.IsHit))
                     judgementsHit++;
 
                 var hitFraction = (double)judgementsHit / judgementsCount;
-                if (hitFraction == 1 && InitialCircle.Judgements.Any(j => j.Result == HitResult.Great))
+                if (hitFraction == 1 && HeadCircle.Judgements.Any(j => j.Result == HitResult.Great))
                     AddJudgement(new OsuJudgement { Result = HitResult.Great });
-                else if (hitFraction >= 0.5 && InitialCircle.Judgements.Any(j => j.Result >= HitResult.Good))
+                else if (hitFraction >= 0.5 && HeadCircle.Judgements.Any(j => j.Result >= HitResult.Good))
                     AddJudgement(new OsuJudgement { Result = HitResult.Good });
                 else if (hitFraction > 0)
                     AddJudgement(new OsuJudgement { Result = HitResult.Meh });
@@ -173,7 +159,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             }
         }
 
-        public Drawable ProxiedLayer => InitialCircle.ApproachCircle;
+        public Drawable ProxiedLayer => HeadCircle.ApproachCircle;
 
         public override Vector2 SelectionPoint => ToScreenSpace(Body.Position);
         public override Quad SelectionQuad => Body.PathDrawQuad;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
index 79bb14a475..fba016a55e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Slider.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
         public double Velocity;
         public double TickDistance;
 
+        public HitCircle HeadCircle;
+
         protected override void ApplyDefaultsToSelf(ControlPointInfo controlPointInfo, BeatmapDifficulty difficulty)
         {
             base.ApplyDefaultsToSelf(controlPointInfo, difficulty);
@@ -91,6 +93,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects
 
             Velocity = scoringDistance / timingPoint.BeatLength;
             TickDistance = scoringDistance / difficulty.SliderTickRate;
+
+            HeadCircle = new HitCircle
+            {
+                StartTime = StartTime,
+                Position = StackedPosition,
+                IndexInCurrentCombo = IndexInCurrentCombo,
+                ComboColour = ComboColour,
+                Samples = Samples,
+                SampleControlPoint = SampleControlPoint
+            };
+
+            HeadCircle.ApplyDefaults(controlPointInfo, difficulty);
         }
 
         protected override void CreateNestedHitObjects()