diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOutOfOrderHits.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOutOfOrderHits.cs
index c3b4d2625e..854626d362 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOutOfOrderHits.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneOutOfOrderHits.cs
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public void TestHitSliderTicksBeforeCircle()
             const double time_slider = 1500;
             const double time_circle = 1510;
             Vector2 positionCircle = Vector2.Zero;
-            Vector2 positionSlider = new Vector2(80);
+            Vector2 positionSlider = new Vector2(30);
 
             var hitObjects = new List<OsuHitObject>
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBall.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBall.cs
index 395c76a233..07dc6021c9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBall.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/Pieces/SliderBall.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public Color4 AccentColour
         private readonly Slider slider;
         private readonly Drawable followCircle;
         private readonly DrawableSlider drawableSlider;
-        private readonly CircularContainer ball;
+        private readonly Drawable ball;
 
         public SliderBall(Slider slider, DrawableSlider drawableSlider = null)
         {
@@ -54,19 +54,11 @@ public SliderBall(Slider slider, DrawableSlider drawableSlider = null)
                     Alpha = 0,
                     Child = new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponent(OsuSkinComponents.SliderFollowCircle), _ => new DefaultFollowCircle()),
                 },
-                ball = new CircularContainer
+                ball = new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponent(OsuSkinComponents.SliderBall), _ => new DefaultSliderBall())
                 {
-                    Masking = true,
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                    Alpha = 1,
-                    Child = new Container
-                    {
-                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        Child = new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponent(OsuSkinComponents.SliderBall), _ => new DefaultSliderBall()),
-                    }
-                }
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                },
             };
         }
 
@@ -187,12 +179,12 @@ public void UpdateProgress(double completionProgress)
                 return;
 
             Position = newPos;
-            Rotation = -90 + (float)(-Math.Atan2(diff.X, diff.Y) * 180 / Math.PI);
+            ball.Rotation = -90 + (float)(-Math.Atan2(diff.X, diff.Y) * 180 / Math.PI);
 
             lastPosition = newPos;
         }
 
-        private class FollowCircleContainer : Container
+        private class FollowCircleContainer : CircularContainer
         {
             public override bool HandlePositionalInput => true;
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacySliderBall.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacySliderBall.cs
index b4ed75d97c..0f586034d5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacySliderBall.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/LegacySliderBall.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ public class LegacySliderBall : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private readonly Drawable animationContent;
 
+        private Sprite layerNd;
+        private Sprite layerSpec;
+
         public LegacySliderBall(Drawable animationContent)
         {
             this.animationContent = animationContent;
@@ -29,18 +32,37 @@ private void load(ISkinSource skin, DrawableHitObject drawableObject)
 
             InternalChildren = new[]
             {
-                new Sprite
+                layerNd = new Sprite
                 {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Texture = skin.GetTexture("sliderb-nd"),
                     Colour = new Color4(5, 5, 5, 255),
                 },
-                animationContent,
-                new Sprite
+                animationContent.With(d =>
                 {
+                    d.Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
+                    d.Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+                }),
+                layerSpec = new Sprite
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Texture = skin.GetTexture("sliderb-spec"),
                     Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive,
                 },
             };
         }
+
+        protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()
+        {
+            base.UpdateAfterChildren();
+
+            //undo rotation on layers which should not be rotated.
+            float appliedRotation = Parent.Rotation;
+
+            layerNd.Rotation = -appliedRotation;
+            layerSpec.Rotation = -appliedRotation;
+        }
     }
 }