diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModFlashlight.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModFlashlight.cs
index 776d5854d1..3dca179f2f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModFlashlight.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Mods/TestSceneOsuModFlashlight.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Beatmaps;
@@ -32,6 +33,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Mods
         [Test]
         public void TestComboBasedSize([Values] bool comboBasedSize) => CreateModTest(new ModTestData { Mod = new OsuModFlashlight { ComboBasedSize = { Value = comboBasedSize } }, PassCondition = () => true });
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestPlayfieldBasedSize()
+        {
+            ModFlashlight mod = new OsuModFlashlight();
+            CreateModTest(new ModTestData
+            {
+                Mod = mod,
+                PassCondition = () =>
+                {
+                    var flashlightOverlay = Player.DrawableRuleset.Overlays
+                                                  .OfType<ModFlashlight<OsuHitObject>.Flashlight>()
+                                                  .First();
+
+                    return Precision.AlmostEquals(mod.DefaultFlashlightSize * .5f, flashlightOverlay.GetSize());
+                }
+            });
+
+            AddStep("adjust playfield scale", () =>
+                Player.DrawableRuleset.Playfield.Scale = new Vector2(.5f));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestSliderDimsOnlyAfterStartTime()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModFlashlight.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModFlashlight.cs
index 9227af64b8..c3775b0875 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModFlashlight.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Mods/ModFlashlight.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shaders;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shaders.Types;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.OpenGL.Vertices;
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
             flashlight.Depth = float.MinValue;
 
             flashlight.Combo.BindTo(Combo);
+            flashlight.GetPlayfieldScale = () => drawableRuleset.Playfield.Scale;
 
             drawableRuleset.Overlays.Add(flashlight);
         }
@@ -100,6 +103,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 
             public override bool RemoveCompletedTransforms => false;
 
+            internal Func<Vector2>? GetPlayfieldScale;
+
             private readonly float defaultFlashlightSize;
             private readonly float sizeMultiplier;
             private readonly bool comboBasedSize;
@@ -139,10 +144,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods
 
             protected abstract string FragmentShader { get; }
 
-            protected float GetSize()
+            public float GetSize()
             {
                 float size = defaultFlashlightSize * sizeMultiplier;
 
+                if (GetPlayfieldScale != null)
+                {
+                    Vector2 playfieldScale = GetPlayfieldScale();
+
+                    Debug.Assert(Precision.AlmostEquals(Math.Abs(playfieldScale.X), Math.Abs(playfieldScale.Y)),
+                        @"Playfield has non-proportional scaling. Flashlight implementations should be revisited with regard to balance.");
+                    size *= Math.Abs(playfieldScale.X);
+                }
+
                 if (isBreakTime.Value)
                     size *= 2.5f;
                 else if (comboBasedSize)