diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
index ca8b6f388f..6589de40b7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
             };
         }
 
-        private class ScalingDrawSizePreservingFillContainer : DrawSizePreservingFillContainer
+        public class ScalingDrawSizePreservingFillContainer : DrawSizePreservingFillContainer
         {
             private readonly bool applyUIScale;
             private Bindable<float> uiScale;
 
-            private float currentScale = 1;
+            protected float CurrentScale { get; private set; } = 1;
 
             public override bool ReceivePositionalInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => true;
 
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
                 if (applyUIScale)
                 {
                     uiScale = osuConfig.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.UIScale);
-                    uiScale.BindValueChanged(args => this.TransformTo(nameof(currentScale), args.NewValue, duration, Easing.OutQuart), true);
+                    uiScale.BindValueChanged(args => this.TransformTo(nameof(CurrentScale), args.NewValue, duration, Easing.OutQuart), true);
                 }
             }
 
             protected override void Update()
             {
-                Scale = new Vector2(currentScale);
-                Size = new Vector2(1 / currentScale);
+                Scale = new Vector2(CurrentScale);
+                Size = new Vector2(1 / CurrentScale);
 
                 base.Update();
             }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/FirstRunSetup/ScreenUIScale.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/FirstRunSetup/ScreenUIScale.cs
index 80ff7bdf25..52aeb8082e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/FirstRunSetup/ScreenUIScale.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/FirstRunSetup/ScreenUIScale.cs
@@ -2,17 +2,23 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Audio;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Settings;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select;
@@ -27,77 +33,113 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.FirstRunSetup
         private OsuConfigManager osuConfig { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(RulesetStore rulesets, BeatmapManager beatmaps)
         {
-            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            Content.Children = new Drawable[]
             {
-                new GridContainer
+                new OsuTextFlowContainer(cp => cp.Font = OsuFont.Default.With(size: 24))
                 {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    RowDimensions = new[]
+                    Text = FirstRunSetupOverlayStrings.UIScaleDescription,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y
+                },
+                new SettingsSlider<float, UIScaleSlider>
+                {
+                    LabelText = GraphicsSettingsStrings.UIScaling,
+                    Current = osuConfig.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.UIScale),
+                    KeyboardStep = 0.01f,
+                },
+                new InverseScalingDrawSizePreservingFillContainer
+                {
+                    Anchor = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None,
+                    Size = new Vector2(960, 960 / 16f * 9 / 2),
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
-                        new Dimension(GridSizeMode.AutoSize),
-                        new Dimension()
-                    },
-                    Content = new[]
-                    {
-                        new Drawable[]
+                        new GridContainer
                         {
-                            new FillFlowContainer
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Content = new[]
                             {
-                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                                AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                                Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
-                                Spacing = new Vector2(20),
-                                Children = new Drawable[]
+                                new Drawable[]
                                 {
-                                    new OsuTextFlowContainer(cp => cp.Font = OsuFont.Default.With(size: 24))
-                                    {
-                                        Text = FirstRunSetupOverlayStrings.UIScaleDescription,
-                                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                                        AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y
-                                    },
-                                    new SettingsSlider<float, UIScaleSlider>
-                                    {
-                                        LabelText = GraphicsSettingsStrings.UIScaling,
-                                        Current = osuConfig.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.UIScale),
-                                        KeyboardStep = 0.01f,
-                                    },
-                                }
+                                    new SampleScreenContainer(new PinnedMainMenu()),
+                                    new SampleScreenContainer(new PlaySongSelect()),
+                                },
+                                // TODO: add more screens here in the future (gameplay / results)
+                                // requires a bit more consideration to isolate their behaviour from the "parent" game.
                             }
-                        },
-                        new Drawable[]
-                        {
-                            new GridContainer
-                            {
-                                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                Content = new[]
-                                {
-                                    new Drawable[]
-                                    {
-                                        new SampleScreenContainer(new MainMenu()),
-                                        new SampleScreenContainer(new PlaySongSelect()),
-                                    },
-                                    new Drawable[]
-                                    {
-                                        new SampleScreenContainer(new MainMenu()),
-                                        new SampleScreenContainer(new MainMenu()),
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
-                        },
+                        }
                     }
                 }
             };
         }
 
+        private class InverseScalingDrawSizePreservingFillContainer : ScalingContainer.ScalingDrawSizePreservingFillContainer
+        {
+            private Vector2 initialSize;
+
+            public InverseScalingDrawSizePreservingFillContainer()
+                : base(true)
+            {
+            }
+
+            protected override void LoadComplete()
+            {
+                base.LoadComplete();
+
+                initialSize = Size;
+            }
+
+            protected override void Update()
+            {
+                Size = initialSize / CurrentScale;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private class PinnedMainMenu : MainMenu
+        {
+            public override void OnEntering(IScreen last)
+            {
+                base.OnEntering(last);
+
+                Buttons.ReturnToTopOnIdle = false;
+                Buttons.State = ButtonSystemState.TopLevel;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private class UIScaleSlider : OsuSliderBar<float>
+        {
+            public override LocalisableString TooltipText => base.TooltipText + "x";
+        }
+
         private class SampleScreenContainer : CompositeDrawable
         {
+            // Minimal isolation from main game.
+
+            [Cached]
+            [Cached(typeof(IBindable<RulesetInfo>))]
+            protected readonly Bindable<RulesetInfo> Ruleset = new Bindable<RulesetInfo>();
+
+            [Cached]
+            [Cached(typeof(IBindable<WorkingBeatmap>))]
+            protected Bindable<WorkingBeatmap> Beatmap { get; private set; } = new Bindable<WorkingBeatmap>();
+
             public override bool HandlePositionalInput => false;
             public override bool HandleNonPositionalInput => false;
             public override bool PropagatePositionalInputSubTree => false;
             public override bool PropagateNonPositionalInputSubTree => false;
 
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(AudioManager audio, TextureStore textures, RulesetStore rulesets)
+            {
+                Beatmap.Value = new DummyWorkingBeatmap(audio, textures);
+                Beatmap.Value.LoadTrack();
+
+                Ruleset.Value = rulesets.AvailableRulesets.First();
+            }
+
             public SampleScreenContainer(Screen screen)
             {
                 OsuScreenStack stack;
@@ -105,6 +147,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.FirstRunSetup
 
                 OsuLogo logo;
 
+                Padding = new MarginPadding(5);
+
                 InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
                 {
                     new DependencyProvidingContainer
@@ -120,7 +164,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.FirstRunSetup
                         RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                         Children = new Drawable[]
                         {
-                            new ScalingContainer(ScalingMode.Off)
+                            new ScalingContainer.ScalingDrawSizePreservingFillContainer(true)
                             {
                                 Masking = true,
                                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
@@ -137,10 +181,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.FirstRunSetup
                 stack.Push(screen);
             }
         }
-
-        private class UIScaleSlider : OsuSliderBar<float>
-        {
-            public override LocalisableString TooltipText => base.TooltipText + "x";
-        }
     }
 }