diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Configuration/TaikoRulesetConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Configuration/TaikoRulesetConfigManager.cs
index c3bc7f6439..de5e6d9a39 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Configuration/TaikoRulesetConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Configuration/TaikoRulesetConfigManager.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Configuration
             base.InitialiseDefaults();
 
             SetDefault(TaikoRulesetSetting.TouchControlScheme, TaikoTouchControlScheme.KDDK);
+            SetDefault(TaikoRulesetSetting.RateAdjustedHitAnimation, true);
         }
     }
 
     public enum TaikoRulesetSetting
     {
-        TouchControlScheme
+        TouchControlScheme,
+        RateAdjustedHitAnimation,
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHit.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHit.cs
index 28831a6d2c..7daefb3890 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHit.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHit.cs
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning.Default;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 
@@ -34,12 +37,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
             private set;
         }
 
-        private bool validActionPressed;
-
-        private double? lastPressHandleTime;
+        [Resolved(CanBeNull = true)]
+        private TaikoRulesetConfigManager taikoConfig { get; set; }
 
+        private readonly Bindable<bool> rateAdjustedHitAnimations = new Bindable<bool>(true);
         private readonly Bindable<HitType> type = new Bindable<HitType>();
 
+        private bool validActionPressed;
+        private double? lastPressHandleTime;
+
         public DrawableHit()
             : this(null)
         {
@@ -51,6 +57,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
             FillMode = FillMode.Fit;
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            taikoConfig?.BindWith(TaikoRulesetSetting.RateAdjustedHitAnimation, rateAdjustedHitAnimations);
+        }
+
         protected override void OnApply()
         {
             type.BindTo(HitObject.TypeBindable);
@@ -168,11 +180,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects.Drawables
                     if (SnapJudgementLocation)
                         MainPiece.MoveToX(-X);
 
-                    this.ScaleTo(0.8f, gravity_time * 2, Easing.OutQuad);
+                    // Rate independent to match stable.
+                    double rate = (Clock as IGameplayClock)?.GetTrueGameplayRate() ?? Clock.Rate;
+                    double length = gravity_time * (rateAdjustedHitAnimations.Value ? 1 : rate);
 
-                    this.MoveToY(-gravity_travel_height, gravity_time, Easing.Out)
+                    this.ScaleTo(0.8f, length * 2, Easing.OutQuad);
+
+                    this.MoveToY(-gravity_travel_height, length, Easing.Out)
                         .Then()
-                        .MoveToY(gravity_travel_height * 2, gravity_time * 2, Easing.In);
+                        .MoveToY(gravity_travel_height * 2, length * 2, Easing.In);
 
                     this.FadeOut(800);
                     break;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoSettingsSubsection.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoSettingsSubsection.cs
index 58fb6a0246..a7e346f3d3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoSettingsSubsection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/TaikoSettingsSubsection.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterfaceV2;
 using osu.Game.Localisation;
@@ -31,7 +32,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko
                 {
                     Caption = RulesetSettingsStrings.TouchControlScheme,
                     Current = config.GetBindable<TaikoTouchControlScheme>(TaikoRulesetSetting.TouchControlScheme)
+                }),
+                new SettingsItemV2(new FormCheckBox
+                {
+                    Caption = RulesetSettingsStrings.RateAdjustedHitAnimation,
+                    HintText = RulesetSettingsStrings.RateAdjustedHitAnimationTooltip,
+                    Current = config.GetBindable<bool>(TaikoRulesetSetting.RateAdjustedHitAnimation)
                 })
+                {
+                    ApplyClassicDefault = c => ((IHasCurrentValue<bool>)c).Current.Value = false,
+                }
             };
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/RulesetSettingsStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/RulesetSettingsStrings.cs
index 891da585d8..cc06474b76 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/RulesetSettingsStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/RulesetSettingsStrings.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation
         /// </summary>
         public static LocalisableString TimingBasedColouring => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"Timing_based_colouring"), @"Timing-based note colouring");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Rate-adjusted hit animations"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString RateAdjustedHitAnimation => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"rate_adjusted_hit_animation"), @"Rate-adjusted hit animations");
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Hits will fly faster or slower when beatmap rate is adjusted via mods."
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString RateAdjustedHitAnimationTooltip => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"rate_adjusted_hit_animation_tooltip"), @"Hits will fly faster or slower when beatmap rate is adjusted via mods.");
+
         /// <summary>
         /// "{0}ms (speed {1:N1})"
         /// </summary>