diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs
index f5cc7f3120..3f4d4e9722 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                Height = TaikoPlayfield.DEFAULT_PLAYFIELD_HEIGHT,
+                Height = TaikoPlayfield.DEFAULT_HEIGHT,
                 Clock = new FramedClock(rateAdjustClock),
                 Children = new[]
                 {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
                     playfieldContainer.Delay(delay).ResizeTo(new Vector2(1, rng.Next(25, 400)), 500);
                     break;
                 case 6:
-                    playfieldContainer.Delay(delay).ResizeTo(new Vector2(1, TaikoPlayfield.DEFAULT_PLAYFIELD_HEIGHT), 500);
+                    playfieldContainer.Delay(delay).ResizeTo(new Vector2(TaikoPlayfield.DEFAULT_HEIGHT), 500);
                     break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoHitRenderer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoHitRenderer.cs
index 662cace511..570b4be488 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoHitRenderer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoHitRenderer.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 
         protected override Vector2 GetPlayfieldAspectAdjust()
         {
-            const float default_relative_height = TaikoPlayfield.DEFAULT_PLAYFIELD_HEIGHT / 768;
+            const float default_relative_height = TaikoPlayfield.DEFAULT_HEIGHT / 768;
             const float default_aspect = 16f / 9f;
 
             float aspectAdjust = MathHelper.Clamp(DrawWidth / DrawHeight, 0.4f, 4) / default_aspect;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
index 62f4ddd052..fff19b97c9 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
     public class TaikoPlayfield : Playfield<TaikoHitObject, TaikoJudgement>
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// The default play field height.
+        /// Default height of a <see cref="TaikoPlayfield"/> when inside a <see cref="TaikoHitRenderer"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        public const float DEFAULT_PLAYFIELD_HEIGHT = 178f;
+        public const float DEFAULT_HEIGHT = 178;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The offset from <see cref="left_area_size"/> which the center of the hit target lies at.
         /// </summary>
-        public const float HIT_TARGET_OFFSET = TaikoHitObject.DEFAULT_STRONG_CIRCLE_DIAMETER / 2f + 40;
+        public const float HIT_TARGET_OFFSET = 100;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The size of the left area of the playfield. This area contains the input drum.
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                 {
                     Name = "Transparent playfield background",
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    BorderThickness = 2,
                     Masking = true,
                     EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffectParameters
                     {
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                 {
                     Name = "Right area",
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = left_area_size },
+                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = left_area_size },
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
                         new Container
@@ -94,7 +93,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                             {
                                 hitExplosionContainer = new Container<HitExplosion>
                                 {
-                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    FillMode = FillMode.Fit,
                                     BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive,
                                 },
                                 barLineContainer = new Container<DrawableBarLine>
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                                 {
                                     Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    FillMode = FillMode.Fit
                                 },
                                 hitObjectContainer = new Container
                                 {
@@ -115,7 +117,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                         kiaiExplosionContainer = new Container<KiaiHitExplosion>
                         {
                             Name = "Kiai hit explosions",
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            FillMode = FillMode.Fit,
                             Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = HIT_TARGET_OFFSET },
                             BlendingMode = BlendingMode.Additive
                         },
@@ -133,7 +136,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                     Name = "Left overlay",
                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                     Size = new Vector2(left_area_size, 1),
-                    BorderThickness = 1,
                     Children = new Drawable[]
                     {
                         overlayBackground = new Box
@@ -156,6 +158,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
                         },
                     }
                 },
+                new Container
+                {
+                    Name = "Border",
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Masking = true,
+                    MaskingSmoothness = 0,
+                    BorderThickness = 2,
+                    AlwaysPresent = true,
+                    Children = new[]
+                    {
+                        new Box
+                        {
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Alpha = 0,
+                            AlwaysPresent = true
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
                 topLevelHitContainer = new Container
                 {
                     Name = "Top level hit objects",