diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/HitExplosion.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/HitExplosion.cs
index 94938a700d..e3fd89e2b5 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/HitExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/HitExplosion.cs
@@ -18,12 +18,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.UI
     /// </summary>
     internal class HitExplosion : CircularContainer
     {
-        private readonly TaikoJudgement judgement;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The size of a hit explosion if a hit object has been hit with the second key.
+        /// </summary>
+        private const float secondhit_scale = 1.5f;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The judgement this hit explosion visualises.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly TaikoJudgement Judgement;
+
         private readonly Box innerFill;
 
         public HitExplosion(TaikoJudgement judgement)
         {
-            this.judgement = judgement;
+            Judgement = judgement;
 
             Size = new Vector2(TaikoHitObject.CIRCLE_RADIUS * 2);
 
@@ -50,10 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.UI
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
         {
-            if (judgement.SecondHit)
-                Size *= 1.5f;
-
-            switch (judgement.TaikoResult)
+            switch (Judgement.TaikoResult)
             {
                 case TaikoHitResult.Good:
                     innerFill.Colour = colours.Green;
@@ -73,5 +79,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.UI
 
             Expire();
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Transforms this hit explosion to visualise a secondary hit.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void VisualiseSecondHit()
+        {
+            ResizeTo(Size * secondhit_scale, 50);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
index b6165b785b..8efb815fc0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 using osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.Objects.Drawable;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.UI
 {
@@ -176,9 +177,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.UI
         public override void OnJudgement(DrawableHitObject<TaikoHitObject, TaikoJudgement> judgedObject)
         {
             bool wasHit = judgedObject.Judgement.Result == HitResult.Hit;
-
-            if (wasHit)
-                hitExplosionContainer.Add(new HitExplosion(judgedObject.Judgement));
+            bool secondHit = judgedObject.Judgement.SecondHit;
 
             judgementContainer.Add(new DrawableTaikoJudgement(judgedObject.Judgement)
             {
@@ -187,6 +186,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.UI
                 RelativePositionAxes = Axes.X,
                 X = wasHit ? judgedObject.Position.X : 0,
             });
+
+            if (!wasHit)
+                return;
+
+            if (!secondHit)
+            {
+                if (judgedObject.X >= -0.05f && !(judgedObject is DrawableSwell))
+                {
+                    // If we're far enough away from the left stage, we should bring outselves in front of it
+                    topLevelHitContainer.Add(judgedObject.CreateProxy());
+                }
+
+                hitExplosionContainer.Add(new HitExplosion(judgedObject.Judgement));
+            }
+            else
+                hitExplosionContainer.Children.FirstOrDefault(e => e.Judgement == judgedObject.Judgement)?.VisualiseSecondHit();
         }
     }
 }
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