diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs
index 97c7c9cec5..6bc19ee3b5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBody.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // 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 System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Lines;
@@ -75,22 +76,22 @@ public float BorderSize
 
         protected SliderBody()
         {
-            InternalChild = path = new SliderPath();
+            RecyclePath();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initialises a new <see cref="SliderPath"/>, releasing all resources retained by the old one.
         /// </summary>
-        public void RecyclePath()
+        public virtual void RecyclePath()
         {
             InternalChild = path = new SliderPath
             {
-                Position = path.Position,
-                PathRadius = path.PathRadius,
-                AccentColour = path.AccentColour,
-                BorderColour = path.BorderColour,
-                BorderSize = path.BorderSize,
-                Vertices = path.Vertices
+                Position = path?.Position ?? Vector2.Zero,
+                PathRadius = path?.PathRadius ?? 10,
+                AccentColour = path?.AccentColour ?? Color4.White,
+                BorderColour = path?.BorderColour ?? Color4.White,
+                BorderSize = path?.BorderSize ?? DEFAULT_BORDER_SIZE,
+                Vertices = path?.Vertices ?? Array.Empty<Vector2>()
             };
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs
index 73b184bffe..a3d3893c8b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SnakingSliderBody.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -78,9 +79,12 @@ public void Refresh()
             slider.Path.GetPathToProgress(CurrentCurve, 0, 1);
             SetVertices(CurrentCurve);
 
-            // The body is sized to the full path size to avoid excessive autosize computations
+            // Force the body to be the final path size to avoid excessive autosize computations
+            Path.AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
             Size = Path.Size;
 
+            updatePathSize();
+
             snakedPosition = Path.PositionInBoundingBox(Vector2.Zero);
             snakedPathOffset = Path.PositionInBoundingBox(Path.Vertices[0]);
 
@@ -93,6 +97,19 @@ public void Refresh()
             setRange(lastSnakedStart, lastSnakedEnd);
         }
 
+        public override void RecyclePath()
+        {
+            base.RecyclePath();
+            updatePathSize();
+        }
+
+        private void updatePathSize()
+        {
+            // Force the path to its final size to avoid excessive framebuffer resizes
+            Path.AutoSizeAxes = Axes.None;
+            Path.Size = Size;
+        }
+
         private void setRange(double p0, double p1)
         {
             if (p0 > p1)