diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneStarFountain.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneStarFountain.cs
index b12f3e7946..bb327e5962 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneStarFountain.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneStarFountain.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
                 foreach (var fountain in Children.OfType<StarFountain>())
                 {
                     if (RNG.NextSingle() > 0.8f)
-                        fountain.Shoot();
+                        fountain.Shoot(RNG.Next(-1, 2));
                 }
             }, 150);
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/KiaiMenuFountains.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/KiaiMenuFountains.cs
index a4d58e398a..07c06dcdb9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/KiaiMenuFountains.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/KiaiMenuFountains.cs
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
-using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 {
     public partial class KiaiMenuFountains : BeatSyncedContainer
     {
+        private StarFountain leftFountain = null!;
+        private StarFountain rightFountain = null!;
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
@@ -20,13 +23,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
             Children = new[]
             {
-                new StarFountain
+                leftFountain = new StarFountain
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                     Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                     X = 250,
                 },
-                new StarFountain
+                rightFountain = new StarFountain
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.BottomRight,
                     Origin = Anchor.BottomRight,
@@ -58,8 +61,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             if (lastTrigger != null && Clock.CurrentTime - lastTrigger < 500)
                 return;
 
-            foreach (var fountain in Children.OfType<StarFountain>())
-                fountain.Shoot();
+            int direction = RNG.Next(-1, 2);
+
+            switch (direction)
+            {
+                case -1:
+                    leftFountain.Shoot(1);
+                    rightFountain.Shoot(-1);
+                    break;
+
+                case 0:
+                    leftFountain.Shoot(0);
+                    rightFountain.Shoot(0);
+                    break;
+
+                case 1:
+                    leftFountain.Shoot(-1);
+                    rightFountain.Shoot(1);
+                    break;
+            }
 
             lastTrigger = Clock.CurrentTime;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/StarFountain.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/StarFountain.cs
index 0d35f6e0e0..fd59ec3573 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/StarFountain.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/StarFountain.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             InternalChild = spewer = new StarFountainSpewer();
         }
 
-        public void Shoot() => spewer.Shoot();
+        public void Shoot(int direction) => spewer.Shoot(direction);
 
         protected override void SkinChanged(ISkinSource skin)
         {
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                 return lastShootDirection * x_velocity_from_direction * (float)(1 - 2 * (Clock.CurrentTime - lastShootTime!.Value) / shoot_duration) + getRandomVariance(x_velocity_random_variance);
             }
 
-            public void Shoot()
+            public void Shoot(int direction)
             {
                 lastShootTime = Clock.CurrentTime;
-                lastShootDirection = RNG.Next(-1, 2);
+                lastShootDirection = direction;
             }
 
             private static float getRandomVariance(float variance) => RNG.NextSingle(-variance, variance);