diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaJudgement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaJudgement.cs
index 5874bac7f6..8797f014df 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaJudgement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/DrawableManiaJudgement.cs
@@ -22,22 +22,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
                 JudgementText.Font = JudgementText.Font.With(size: 25);
         }
 
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        protected override double FadeInDuration => 50;
+
+        protected override void ApplyHitAnimations()
         {
-            base.LoadComplete();
+            JudgementBody.ScaleTo(0.8f);
+            JudgementBody.ScaleTo(1, 250, Easing.OutElastic);
 
-            this.FadeInFromZero(50, Easing.OutQuint);
-
-            if (Result.IsHit)
-            {
-                JudgementBody.ScaleTo(0.8f);
-                JudgementBody.ScaleTo(1, 250, Easing.OutElastic);
-
-                JudgementBody.Delay(50).ScaleTo(0.75f, 250);
-                this.Delay(50).FadeOut(200);
-            }
-
-            Expire();
+            JudgementBody.Delay(FadeInDuration).ScaleTo(0.75f, 250);
+            this.Delay(FadeInDuration).FadeOut(200);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuJudgement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuJudgement.cs
index 2512e74da7..938a2293ba 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuJudgement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuJudgement.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osuTK;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 {
@@ -16,12 +15,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         {
         }
 
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        protected override void ApplyHitAnimations()
         {
-            if (Result.Type != HitResult.Miss)
-                JudgementText?.TransformSpacingTo(new Vector2(14, 0), 1800, Easing.OutQuint);
-
-            base.LoadComplete();
+            JudgementText?.TransformSpacingTo(new Vector2(14, 0), 1800, Easing.OutQuint);
+            base.ApplyHitAnimations();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoJudgement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoJudgement.cs
index 90841f11f5..943adaed4b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoJudgement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoJudgement.cs
@@ -39,12 +39,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
             }
         }
 
-        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        protected override void ApplyHitAnimations()
         {
-            if (Result.IsHit)
-                this.MoveToY(-100, 500);
-
-            base.LoadComplete();
+            this.MoveToY(-100, 500);
+            base.ApplyHitAnimations();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/DrawableJudgement.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/DrawableJudgement.cs
index 0d6e11c649..89db954c36 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/DrawableJudgement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Judgements/DrawableJudgement.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements
         protected Container JudgementBody;
         protected SpriteText JudgementText;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Duration of initial fade in.
+        /// Default fade out will start immediately after this duration.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual double FadeInDuration => 100;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a drawable which visualises a <see cref="Judgements.Judgement"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -65,11 +71,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements
             };
         }
 
+        protected virtual void ApplyHitAnimations()
+        {
+            JudgementBody.ScaleTo(0.9f);
+            JudgementBody.ScaleTo(1, 500, Easing.OutElastic);
+
+            this.Delay(FadeInDuration).FadeOut(400);
+        }
+
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            this.FadeInFromZero(100, Easing.OutQuint);
+            this.FadeInFromZero(FadeInDuration, Easing.OutQuint);
 
             switch (Result.Type)
             {
@@ -85,10 +99,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements
                     this.Delay(600).FadeOut(200);
                     break;
                 default:
-                    JudgementBody.ScaleTo(0.9f);
-                    JudgementBody.ScaleTo(1, 500, Easing.OutElastic);
-
-                    this.Delay(100).FadeOut(400);
+                    ApplyHitAnimations();
                     break;
             }