diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ArgonHealthDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ArgonHealthDisplay.cs
index 236bd3366d..868ef9283d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ArgonHealthDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ArgonHealthDisplay.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.ArgonHealthDisplayParts;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -100,6 +101,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
                     background = new BackgroundPath
                     {
                         PathRadius = MAIN_PATH_RADIUS,
+                        Alpha = 0,
+                        AlwaysPresent = true
+                    },
+                    new ArgonHealthDisplayBackground
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        PathRadius = MAIN_PATH_RADIUS,
+                        PathPadding = MAIN_PATH_RADIUS
                     },
                     glowBar = new BarPath
                     {
@@ -121,7 +130,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
                         GlowColour = main_bar_glow_colour,
                         PathRadius = MAIN_PATH_RADIUS,
                         GlowPortion = 0.6f,
-                    },
+                    }
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ArgonHealthDisplayParts/ArgonHealthDisplayBackground.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ArgonHealthDisplayParts/ArgonHealthDisplayBackground.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a819fb6f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/ArgonHealthDisplayParts/ArgonHealthDisplayBackground.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+#nullable disable
+
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Rendering;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shaders;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shaders.Types;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.ArgonHealthDisplayParts
+{
+    public partial class ArgonHealthDisplayBackground : Box
+    {
+        private float endProgress = 1f;
+
+        public float EndProgress
+        {
+            get => endProgress;
+            set
+            {
+                if (endProgress == value)
+                    return;
+
+                endProgress = value;
+                Invalidate(Invalidation.DrawNode);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private float startProgress = 0f;
+
+        public float StartProgress
+        {
+            get => startProgress;
+            set
+            {
+                if (startProgress == value)
+                    return;
+
+                startProgress = value;
+                Invalidate(Invalidation.DrawNode);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private float radius = 10f;
+
+        public float PathRadius
+        {
+            get => radius;
+            set
+            {
+                if (radius == value)
+                    return;
+
+                radius = value;
+                Invalidate(Invalidation.DrawNode);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private float padding = 10f;
+
+        public float PathPadding
+        {
+            get => padding;
+            set
+            {
+                if (padding == value)
+                    return;
+
+                padding = value;
+                Invalidate(Invalidation.DrawNode);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(ShaderManager shaders)
+        {
+            TextureShader = shaders.Load(VertexShaderDescriptor.TEXTURE_2, "ArgonBarPathBackground");
+        }
+
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            base.Update();
+            Invalidate(Invalidation.DrawNode);
+        }
+
+        protected override DrawNode CreateDrawNode() => new ArgonBarPathDrawNode(this);
+
+        private class ArgonBarPathDrawNode : SpriteDrawNode
+        {
+            protected new ArgonHealthDisplayBackground Source => (ArgonHealthDisplayBackground)base.Source;
+
+            public ArgonBarPathDrawNode(ArgonHealthDisplayBackground source)
+                : base(source)
+            {
+            }
+
+            private Vector2 size;
+            private float startProgress;
+            private float endProgress;
+            private float pathRadius;
+            private float padding;
+
+            public override void ApplyState()
+            {
+                base.ApplyState();
+
+                size = Source.DrawSize;
+                endProgress = Source.endProgress;
+                startProgress = Math.Min(Source.startProgress, endProgress);
+                pathRadius = Source.PathRadius;
+                padding = Source.PathPadding;
+            }
+
+            protected override void Draw(IRenderer renderer)
+            {
+                if (pathRadius == 0)
+                    return;
+
+                base.Draw(renderer);
+            }
+
+            private IUniformBuffer<ArgonBarPathBackgroundParameters> parametersBuffer;
+
+            protected override void BindUniformResources(IShader shader, IRenderer renderer)
+            {
+                base.BindUniformResources(shader, renderer);
+
+                parametersBuffer ??= renderer.CreateUniformBuffer<ArgonBarPathBackgroundParameters>();
+                parametersBuffer.Data = new ArgonBarPathBackgroundParameters
+                {
+                    Size = size,
+                    StartProgress = startProgress,
+                    EndProgress = endProgress,
+                    PathRadius = pathRadius,
+                    Padding = padding
+                };
+
+                shader.BindUniformBlock("m_ArgonBarPathBackgroundParameters", parametersBuffer);
+            }
+
+            protected override bool CanDrawOpaqueInterior => false;
+
+            protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
+            {
+                base.Dispose(isDisposing);
+                parametersBuffer?.Dispose();
+            }
+
+            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential, Pack = 1)]
+            private record struct ArgonBarPathBackgroundParameters
+            {
+                public UniformVector2 Size;
+                public UniformFloat StartProgress;
+                public UniformFloat EndProgress;
+                public UniformFloat PathRadius;
+                public UniformFloat Padding;
+                private UniformPadding8 pad;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}