diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs
index 275cc2ab64..b69186e8b0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuDropdown.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             protected override void AnimateClose() => this.FadeOut(300, Easing.OutQuint);
 
             // todo: this uses the same styling as OsuMenu. hopefully we can just use OsuMenu in the future with some refactoring
-            protected override void UpdateSize(Vector2 newSize) => this.ResizeTo(newSize, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+            protected override void UpdateSize(Vector2 newSize)
+            {
+                if (Direction == Direction.Vertical)
+                {
+                    Width = newSize.X;
+                    this.ResizeHeightTo(newSize.Y, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    Height = newSize.Y;
+                    this.ResizeWidthTo(newSize.X, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+                }
+            }
 
             private Color4 accentColour;
             public Color4 AccentColour
diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs
index a8cb8cafbb..103155dd1f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
         protected override void AnimateOpen() => this.FadeIn(300, Easing.OutQuint);
         protected override void AnimateClose() => this.FadeOut(300, Easing.OutQuint);
 
-        protected override void UpdateSize(Vector2 newSize) => this.ResizeTo(newSize, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+        protected override void UpdateSize(Vector2 newSize)
+        {
+            if (Direction == Direction.Vertical)
+            {
+                Width = newSize.X;
+                this.ResizeHeightTo(newSize.Y, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Height = newSize.Y;
+                this.ResizeWidthTo(newSize.X, 300, Easing.OutQuint);
+            }
+        }
 
         protected override DrawableMenuItem CreateDrawableMenuItem(MenuItem item) => new DrawableOsuMenuItem(item);