diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/CatchEditorPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/CatchEditorPlayfield.cs
index c9481c2757..3967c54f4b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/CatchEditorPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/CatchEditorPlayfield.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Edit
 {
     public partial class CatchEditorPlayfield : CatchPlayfield
     {
-        // TODO fixme: the size of the catcher is not changed when circle size is changed in setup screen.
         public CatchEditorPlayfield(IBeatmapDifficultyInfo difficulty)
             : base(difficulty)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/DrawableCatchEditorRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/DrawableCatchEditorRuleset.cs
index 7ad2106ab9..86cdc2df5c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/DrawableCatchEditorRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/Edit/DrawableCatchEditorRuleset.cs
@@ -2,16 +2,22 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Edit;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Edit
 {
     public partial class DrawableCatchEditorRuleset : DrawableCatchRuleset
     {
+        [Resolved]
+        private EditorBeatmap editorBeatmap { get; set; } = null!;
+
         public readonly BindableDouble TimeRangeMultiplier = new BindableDouble(1);
 
         public DrawableCatchEditorRuleset(Ruleset ruleset, IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod>? mods = null)
@@ -28,6 +34,30 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Edit
             TimeRange.Value = gamePlayTimeRange * TimeRangeMultiplier.Value * playfieldStretch;
         }
 
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            editorBeatmap.BeatmapReprocessed += onBeatmapReprocessed;
+        }
+
+        protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
+        {
+            base.Dispose(isDisposing);
+
+            if (editorBeatmap.IsNotNull())
+                editorBeatmap.BeatmapReprocessed -= onBeatmapReprocessed;
+        }
+
+        private void onBeatmapReprocessed()
+        {
+            if (Playfield is CatchEditorPlayfield catchPlayfield)
+            {
+                catchPlayfield.Catcher.ApplyDifficulty(editorBeatmap.Difficulty);
+                catchPlayfield.CatcherArea.CatcherTrails.UpdateCatcherTrailsScale(catchPlayfield.Catcher.BodyScale);
+            }
+        }
+
         protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new CatchEditorPlayfield(Beatmap.Difficulty);
 
         public override PlayfieldAdjustmentContainer CreatePlayfieldAdjustmentContainer() => new CatchEditorPlayfieldAdjustmentContainer();
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
index 6a1b251d60..ebf3e47fd7 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/Catcher.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
         /// <summary>
         /// Width of the area that can be used to attempt catches during gameplay.
         /// </summary>
-        public readonly float CatchWidth;
+        public float CatchWidth { get; private set; }
 
         private readonly SkinnableCatcher body;
 
@@ -142,10 +142,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
             Size = new Vector2(BASE_SIZE);
 
-            if (difficulty != null)
-                Scale = calculateScale(difficulty);
-
-            CatchWidth = CalculateCatchWidth(Scale);
+            ApplyDifficulty(difficulty);
 
             InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
             {
@@ -312,6 +309,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set the scale and catch width.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ApplyDifficulty(IBeatmapDifficultyInfo? difficulty)
+        {
+            if (difficulty != null)
+                Scale = calculateScale(difficulty);
+
+            CatchWidth = CalculateCatchWidth(Scale);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Drop any fruit off the plate.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
index 338e1364a9..7f0a79ef49 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherArea.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
         private readonly CatchComboDisplay comboDisplay;
 
-        private readonly CatcherTrailDisplay catcherTrails;
+        public readonly CatcherTrailDisplay CatcherTrails;
 
         private Catcher catcher = null!;
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
                 catcherContainer = new Container<Catcher> { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both },
-                catcherTrails = new CatcherTrailDisplay(),
+                CatcherTrails = new CatcherTrailDisplay(),
                 comboDisplay = new CatchComboDisplay
                 {
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None,
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             {
                 const double trail_generation_interval = 16;
 
-                if (Time.Current - catcherTrails.LastDashTrailTime >= trail_generation_interval)
+                if (Time.Current - CatcherTrails.LastDashTrailTime >= trail_generation_interval)
                     displayCatcherTrail(Catcher.HyperDashing ? CatcherTrailAnimation.HyperDashing : CatcherTrailAnimation.Dashing);
             }
 
@@ -170,6 +170,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             }
         }
 
-        private void displayCatcherTrail(CatcherTrailAnimation animation) => catcherTrails.Add(new CatcherTrailEntry(Time.Current, Catcher.CurrentState, Catcher.X, Catcher.BodyScale, animation));
+        private void displayCatcherTrail(CatcherTrailAnimation animation) => CatcherTrails.Add(new CatcherTrailEntry(Time.Current, Catcher.CurrentState, Catcher.X, Catcher.BodyScale, animation));
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherTrailDisplay.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherTrailDisplay.cs
index e3e01c1b39..6b888be961 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherTrailDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatcherTrailDisplay.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Pooling;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.Skinning;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Pooling;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
@@ -55,6 +57,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
             };
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Update the scale of all trails.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="scale">The new body scale of the Catcher</param>
+        public void UpdateCatcherTrailsScale(Vector2 scale)
+        {
+            var oldEntries = Entries.ToList();
+
+            Clear();
+
+            foreach (var oldEntry in oldEntries)
+            {
+                // use magnitude of the new scale while preserving the sign of the old one in the X direction.
+                // the end effect is preserving the direction in which the trail sprites face, which is important.
+                var targetScale = new Vector2(Math.Abs(scale.X) * Math.Sign(oldEntry.Scale.X), Math.Abs(scale.Y));
+                Add(new CatcherTrailEntry(oldEntry.LifetimeStart, oldEntry.CatcherState, oldEntry.Position, targetScale, oldEntry.Animation));
+            }
+        }
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();