diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHitExplosion.cs
index ba6e04c92e..61ea8b664d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneHitExplosion.cs
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI;
@@ -13,6 +17,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
     [TestFixture]
     public class TestSceneHitExplosion : TaikoSkinnableTestScene
     {
+        protected override double TimePerAction => 100;
+
         [Test]
         public void TestNormalHit()
         {
@@ -21,11 +27,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
             AddStep("Miss", () => SetContents(() => getContentFor(createHit(HitResult.Miss))));
         }
 
-        [Test]
-        public void TestStrongHit([Values(false, true)] bool hitBoth)
+        [TestCase(HitResult.Great)]
+        [TestCase(HitResult.Ok)]
+        public void TestStrongHit(HitResult type)
         {
-            AddStep("Great", () => SetContents(() => getContentFor(createStrongHit(HitResult.Great, hitBoth))));
-            AddStep("Good", () => SetContents(() => getContentFor(createStrongHit(HitResult.Ok, hitBoth))));
+            AddStep("create hit", () => SetContents(() => getContentFor(createStrongHit(type))));
+            AddStep("visualise second hit",
+                () => this.ChildrenOfType<HitExplosion>()
+                          .ForEach(e => e.VisualiseSecondHit(new JudgementResult(new HitObject { StartTime = Time.Current }, new Judgement()))));
         }
 
         private Drawable getContentFor(DrawableTestHit hit)
@@ -49,6 +58,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
 
         private DrawableTestHit createHit(HitResult type) => new DrawableTestHit(new Hit { StartTime = Time.Current }, type);
 
-        private DrawableTestHit createStrongHit(HitResult type, bool hitBoth) => new DrawableTestStrongHit(Time.Current, type, hitBoth);
+        private DrawableTestHit createStrongHit(HitResult type) => new DrawableTestStrongHit(Time.Current, type);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneHits.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneHits.cs
index 7695ca067b..87c936d386 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneHits.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneHits.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
@@ -108,12 +107,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
         {
             HitResult hitResult = RNG.Next(2) == 0 ? HitResult.Ok : HitResult.Great;
 
-            Hit hit = new Hit();
+            Hit hit = new Hit { StartTime = DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Time.Current };
             var h = new DrawableTestHit(hit, kiai: kiai) { X = RNG.NextSingle(hitResult == HitResult.Ok ? -0.1f : -0.05f, hitResult == HitResult.Ok ? 0.1f : 0.05f) };
 
             DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Add(h);
 
-            ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h, new JudgementResult(new HitObject(), new TaikoJudgement()) { Type = hitResult });
+            ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h, new JudgementResult(hit, new TaikoJudgement()) { Type = hitResult });
         }
 
         private void addStrongHitJudgement(bool kiai)
@@ -122,6 +121,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
 
             Hit hit = new Hit
             {
+                StartTime = DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Time.Current,
                 IsStrong = true,
                 Samples = createSamples(strong: true)
             };
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests
 
             DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Add(h);
 
-            ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h, new JudgementResult(new HitObject(), new TaikoJudgement()) { Type = hitResult });
-            ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h.NestedHitObjects.Single(), new JudgementResult(new HitObject(), new TaikoStrongJudgement()) { Type = HitResult.Great });
+            ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h, new JudgementResult(hit, new TaikoJudgement()) { Type = hitResult });
+            ((TaikoPlayfield)DrawableRuleset.Playfield).OnNewResult(h.NestedHitObjects.Single(), new JudgementResult(hit.NestedHitObjects.Single(), new TaikoStrongJudgement()) { Type = HitResult.Great });
         }
 
         private void addMissJudgement()