diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs
index fbf1ee8460..61a7f96c91 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs
@@ -3,10 +3,31 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
 {
-    public abstract class DrawableManiaHitObject<TObject> : DrawableHitObject<ManiaHitObject>
+    public abstract class DrawableManiaHitObject : DrawableHitObject<ManiaHitObject>
+    {
+        protected DrawableManiaHitObject(ManiaHitObject hitObject)
+            : base(hitObject)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sets the scrolling direction.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual ScrollingDirection Direction
+        {
+            set
+            {
+                Anchor = value == ScrollingDirection.Up ? Anchor.TopCentre : Anchor.BottomCentre;
+                Origin = Anchor;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public abstract class DrawableManiaHitObject<TObject> : DrawableManiaHitObject
         where TObject : ManiaHitObject
     {
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
index e71a95f3dc..6f3d82a464 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI.Components;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
             }
         }
 
+        private readonly ScrollingDirection direction;
+
         private readonly ColumnBackground background;
         private readonly ColumnKeyArea keyArea;
         private readonly ColumnHitObjectArea hitObjectArea;
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         public Column(ScrollingDirection direction)
             : base(direction)
         {
+            this.direction = direction;
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
             Width = column_width;
 
@@ -130,6 +134,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         /// <param name="hitObject">The DrawableHitObject to add.</param>
         public override void Add(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
         {
+            var maniaObject = (DrawableManiaHitObject)hitObject;
+            maniaObject.Direction = direction;
+
             hitObject.AccentColour = AccentColour;
             hitObject.OnJudgement += OnJudgement;