diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Objects/Osu/Drawable/DrawableCircle.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Objects/Osu/Drawable/DrawableCircle.cs
index f25e06aa31..88ed547017 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Objects/Osu/Drawable/DrawableCircle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Objects/Osu/Drawable/DrawableCircle.cs
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Objects.Osu.Drawable
             //sane defaults
             ring.Alpha = circle.Alpha = number.Alpha = approachCircle.Alpha = glow.Alpha = 1;
             explode.Alpha = 0;
+            Scale = Vector2.One;
 
             //always-present transforms
             Transforms.Add(new TransformAlpha { StartTime = t - 1000, EndTime = t - 800, StartValue = 0, EndValue = 1 });
diff --git a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Osu/OsuPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Osu/OsuPlayfield.cs
index f2f3068dc8..a6c4112321 100644
--- a/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Osu/OsuPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/GameModes/Play/Osu/OsuPlayfield.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.GameModes.Play.Osu
             Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
             Origin = Anchor.Centre;
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-            Size = new Vector2(0.86f);
+            Size = new Vector2(0.75f);
 
             AddInternal(new Box
             {
@@ -43,13 +43,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.GameModes.Play.Osu
                 Alpha = 0.5f,
             });
 
-            AddInternal(hitObjectContainer = new Container
+            AddInternal(hitObjectContainer = new HitObjectContainer
             {
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
                 Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                Scale = new Vector2(0.4f),
             });
         }
+
+        class HitObjectContainer : Container
+        {
+            protected override Vector2 ChildScale => new Vector2(0.625f);
+        }
     }
 }
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