diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSpinner.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSpinner.cs
index f697a77d94..0a7ef443b1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSpinner.cs
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
@@ -32,6 +34,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             AddStep($"{term} Small", () => SetContents(() => testSingle(7, autoplay)));
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestSpinningSamplePitchShift()
+        {
+            AddStep("Add spinner", () => SetContents(() => testSingle(5, true, 4000)));
+            AddUntilStep("Pitch starts low", () => getSpinningSample().Frequency.Value < 0.8);
+            AddUntilStep("Pitch increases", () => getSpinningSample().Frequency.Value > 0.8);
+
+            PausableSkinnableSound getSpinningSample() => drawableSpinner.ChildrenOfType<PausableSkinnableSound>().FirstOrDefault(s => s.Samples.Any(i => i.LookupNames.Any(l => l.Contains("spinnerspin"))));
+        }
+
         [TestCase(false)]
         [TestCase(true)]
         public void TestLongSpinner(bool autoplay)
@@ -93,7 +105,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
             {
                 base.Update();
                 if (auto)
-                    RotationTracker.AddRotation((float)(Clock.ElapsedFrameTime * 3));
+                    RotationTracker.AddRotation((float)(Clock.ElapsedFrameTime * 2));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
index 3a4753761a..19cee61f26 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSpinner.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         private Bindable<bool> isSpinning;
         private bool spinnerFrequencyModulate;
 
+        private const float spinning_sample_initial_frequency = 1.0f;
+        private const float spinning_sample_modulated_base_frequency = 0.5f;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The amount of bonus score gained from spinning after the required number of spins, for display purposes.
         /// </summary>
@@ -106,9 +109,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             isSpinning.BindValueChanged(updateSpinningSample);
         }
 
-        private const float spinning_sample_initial_frequency = 1.0f;
-        private const float spinning_sample_modulated_base_frequency = 0.5f;
-
         protected override void OnFree()
         {
             base.OnFree();