diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 2d5b9d874c..5c7f4a42b3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
@@ -196,6 +197,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             ApplyResult(r => r.Type = r.Judgement.MaxResult);
         }
 
+        public override void PlaySamples()
+        {
+            // rather than doing it this way, we should probably attach the sample to the tail circle.
+            // this can only be done after we stop using LegacyLastTick.
+            if (TailCircle.Result.Type != HitResult.Miss)
+                base.PlaySamples();
+        }
+
         protected override void UpdateStateTransforms(ArmedState state)
         {
             base.UpdateStateTransforms(state);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index aa29e42fac..5b5802fa9d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         /// Plays all the hit sounds for this <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>.
         /// This is invoked automatically when this <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/> is hit.
         /// </summary>
-        public void PlaySamples() => Samples?.Play();
+        public virtual void PlaySamples() => Samples?.Play();
 
         protected override void Update()
         {