diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
index 56bc797c7f..08b5b75f9c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
         {
         }
 
-        protected override void UpdateStateTransforms(ArmedState state)
-        {
-        }
+        protected override void UpdateStateTransforms(ArmedState state) => this.FadeOut(150);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs
index 2afbbc737c..6306195704 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/BarLine.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
@@ -8,5 +9,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects
     public class BarLine : TaikoHitObject, IBarLine
     {
         public bool Major { get; set; }
+
+        public override Judgement CreateJudgement() => new IgnoreJudgement();
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
index 1a5a797f28..e9caabbcc8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableBarLine.cs
@@ -54,5 +54,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
                 Alpha = 0.75f
             });
         }
+
+        protected override void UpdateStateTransforms(ArmedState state) => this.FadeOut(150);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index 67fe18e8dd..d8614c9d3d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
                     }
                 }
 
-                if (state.Value != ArmedState.Idle && LifetimeEnd == double.MaxValue)
+                if (state.Value != ArmedState.Idle && LifetimeEnd == double.MaxValue || HitObject.HitWindows == null)
                     Expire();
             }
             else