diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
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+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs
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+// Copyright (c) 2007-2017 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Colour;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
+{
+    internal class TestCaseManiaPlayfield : TestCase
+    {
+        public override string Description => @"Mania playfield";
+
+        public override void Reset()
+        {
+            base.Reset();
+
+            Add(new Column
+            {
+                AccentColour = new Color4(187, 17, 119, 255)
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class Column : Container, IHasAccentColour
+    {
+        private const float key_size = 50;
+
+        private const float key_icon_size = 10;
+        private const float key_icon_corner_radius = 3;
+        private const float key_icon_border_radius = 2;
+
+        private const float hit_target_height = 10;
+        private const float hit_target_bar_height = 2;
+
+        private const float column_width = 45;
+        private const float special_column_width = 70;
+
+        private Color4 accentColour;
+        public Color4 AccentColour
+        {
+            get { return accentColour; }
+            set
+            {
+                if (accentColour == value)
+                    return;
+                accentColour = value;
+
+                setAccentColour();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private bool isSpecialColumn;
+        public bool IsSpecialColumn
+        {
+            get { return isSpecialColumn; }
+            set
+            {
+                isSpecialColumn = value;
+                Width = isSpecialColumn ? special_column_width : column_width;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private Box foreground;
+        private Container hitTargetBar;
+        private Container keyIcon;
+
+        public Column()
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
+            Width = column_width;
+
+            Children = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                new Box
+                {
+                    Name = "Background",
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Colour = Color4.Black,
+                },
+                new Container
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = 1, Right = 1 },
+                    Children = new[]
+                    {
+                        foreground = new Box
+                        {
+                            Name = "Foreground",
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                            Alpha = 0.2f
+                        },
+                    }
+                },
+                new FillFlowContainer
+                {
+                    Name = "Key + hit target",
+                    Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+                    Direction = FillDirection.Vertical,
+                    Children = new[]
+                    {
+                        new Container
+                        {
+                            Name = "Key",
+                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                            Height = key_size,
+                            Children = new Drawable[]
+                            {
+                                new Box
+                                {
+                                    Name = "Key gradient",
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    ColourInfo = ColourInfo.GradientVertical(Color4.Black, Color4.Black.Opacity(0)),
+                                    Alpha = 0.5f
+                                },
+                                new Box
+                                {
+                                    Name = "Key down foreground",
+                                    Alpha = 0f,
+                                },
+                                keyIcon = new Container
+                                {
+                                    Name = "Key icon",
+                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                                    Size = new Vector2(key_icon_size),
+                                    Masking = true,
+                                    CornerRadius = key_icon_corner_radius,
+                                    BorderThickness = 2,
+                                    BorderColour = Color4.White, // Not true
+                                    Children = new[]
+                                    {
+                                        new Box
+                                        {
+                                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                            Alpha = 0,
+                                            AlwaysPresent = true
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        new Container
+                        {
+                            Name = "Hit target",
+                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                            Height = hit_target_height,
+                            Children = new Drawable[]
+                            {
+                                new Box
+                                {
+                                    Name = "Background",
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                    Colour = Color4.Black
+                                },
+                                hitTargetBar = new Container
+                                {
+                                    Name = "Bar",
+                                    Anchor = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                                    Origin = Anchor.BottomCentre,
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                                    Height = hit_target_bar_height,
+                                    Masking = true,
+                                    Children = new[]
+                                    {
+                                        new Box
+                                        {
+                                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        private void setAccentColour()
+        {
+            foreground.Colour = AccentColour;
+
+            hitTargetBar.EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffect
+            {
+                Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow,
+                Radius = 5,
+                Colour = AccentColour.Opacity(0.5f),
+            };
+
+            keyIcon.EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffect
+            {
+                Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow,
+                Radius = 5,
+                Colour = AccentColour.Opacity(0.5f),
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
index 135e4596c7..6a5d082aa3 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseDrawings.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseGamefield.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseGraph.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseManiaPlayfield.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseMenuOverlays.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseMusicController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseNotificationManager.cs" />