diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
index 76490e0de1..5af2a38559 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderRepeat.cs
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
         private double animDuration;
 
-        public Drawable CirclePiece { get; private set; }
+        public SkinnableDrawable CirclePiece { get; private set; }
+
         private Drawable scaleContainer;
         private ReverseArrowPiece arrow;
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                Children = new[]
+                Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
                     // no default for this; only visible in legacy skins.
                     CirclePiece = new SkinnableDrawable(new OsuSkinComponent(OsuSkinComponents.SliderTailHitCircle), _ => Empty()),
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
             base.UpdateHitStateTransforms(state);
 
+            (CirclePiece.Drawable as IMainCirclePiece)?.Animate(state);
+
             switch (state)
             {
                 case ArmedState.Idle:
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
index 87f098dd29..84b9b881a2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSliderTail.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Default;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             Debug.Assert(HitObject.HitWindows != null);
 
+            (circlePiece.Drawable as IMainCirclePiece)?.Animate(state);
+
             switch (state)
             {
                 case ArmedState.Idle: