diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs
index 77b2b06c0e..ff969c3f74 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/DrawableTaikoRuleset.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osu.Game.Storyboards;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
 
         protected override bool UserScrollSpeedAdjustment => false;
 
+        [CanBeNull]
         private SkinnableDrawable scroller;
 
         public DrawableTaikoRuleset(Ruleset ruleset, IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods = null)
@@ -48,16 +53,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
             VisualisationMethod = ScrollVisualisationMethod.Overlapping;
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
+        private void load(GameplayState gameplayState)
         {
             new BarLineGenerator<BarLine>(Beatmap).BarLines.ForEach(bar => Playfield.Add(bar));
 
-            FrameStableComponents.Add(scroller = new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponentLookup(TaikoSkinComponents.Scroller), _ => Empty())
+            var spriteElements = gameplayState.Storyboard.Layers.Where(l => l.Name != @"Overlay")
+                                              .SelectMany(l => l.Elements)
+                                              .OfType<StoryboardSprite>()
+                                              .DistinctBy(e => e.Path);
+
+            if (spriteElements.Count() < 10)
             {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                Depth = float.MaxValue
-            });
+                FrameStableComponents.Add(scroller = new SkinnableDrawable(new TaikoSkinComponentLookup(TaikoSkinComponents.Scroller), _ => Empty())
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
+                    Depth = float.MaxValue,
+                });
+            }
 
             KeyBindingInputManager.Add(new DrumTouchInputArea());
         }
@@ -76,7 +89,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
             base.UpdateAfterChildren();
 
             var playfieldScreen = Playfield.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad;
-            scroller.Height = ToLocalSpace(playfieldScreen.TopLeft + new Vector2(0, playfieldScreen.Height / 20)).Y;
+
+            if (scroller != null)
+                scroller.Height = ToLocalSpace(playfieldScreen.TopLeft + new Vector2(0, playfieldScreen.Height / 20)).Y;
         }
 
         public MultiplierControlPoint ControlPointAt(double time)