diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/ParticleExplosion.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/ParticleExplosion.cs
index 6a6f947dd5..4daae34d62 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/ParticleExplosion.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/ParticleExplosion.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
@@ -26,11 +27,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics
             }
         }
 
+        public void Restart()
+        {
+            foreach (var p in InternalChildren.OfType<Particle>())
+                p.Play();
+        }
+
         private class Particle : Sprite
         {
             private readonly double duration;
             private readonly float direction;
 
+            public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => false;
+
             private Vector2 positionForOffset(float offset) => new Vector2(
                 (float)(offset * Math.Sin(direction)),
                 (float)(offset * Math.Cos(direction))
@@ -40,18 +49,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics
             {
                 this.duration = duration;
                 this.direction = direction;
-                Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
+
                 Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+                Blending = BlendingParameters.Additive;
+
                 RelativePositionAxes = Axes.Both;
-                Position = positionForOffset(0);
             }
 
             protected override void LoadComplete()
             {
                 base.LoadComplete();
+                Play();
+            }
 
-                this.MoveTo(positionForOffset(1), duration);
-                this.FadeOut(duration);
+            public void Play()
+            {
+                this.MoveTo(new Vector2(0.5f));
+                this.MoveTo(new Vector2(0.5f) + positionForOffset(0.5f), duration);
+
+                this.FadeOutFromOne(duration);
                 Expire();
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
index b5e1de337a..2a53820872 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyJudgementPieceNew.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ using System;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Animations;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osuTK;
@@ -20,7 +22,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
         private readonly Drawable mainPiece;
 
-        public LegacyJudgementPieceNew(HitResult result, Func<Drawable> createMainDrawable, Func<Drawable> createParticleDrawable)
+        private readonly ParticleExplosion particles;
+
+        public LegacyJudgementPieceNew(HitResult result, Func<Drawable> createMainDrawable, Texture particleTexture)
         {
             this.result = result;
 
@@ -36,6 +40,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                 })
             };
 
+            if (particleTexture != null)
+            {
+                AddInternal(particles = new ParticleExplosion(particleTexture, 150, 1600)
+                {
+                    Size = new Vector2(140),
+                    Depth = float.MaxValue,
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                });
+            }
+
             if (result != HitResult.Miss)
             {
                 //new judgement shows old as a temporary effect
@@ -54,6 +69,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
             animation?.GotoFrame(0);
 
+            if (particles != null)
+            {
+                // start the particles already some way into their animation to break cluster away from centre.
+                using (particles.BeginDelayedSequence(-100, true))
+                    particles.Restart();
+            }
+
             const double fade_in_length = 120;
             const double fade_out_delay = 500;
             const double fade_out_length = 600;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
index 6faee8c2e7..63a22eba62 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkin.cs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
                     if (createDrawable() != null)
                     {
                         if (Configuration.LegacyVersion > 1)
-                            return new LegacyJudgementPieceNew(resultComponent.Component, createDrawable, () => getParticleDrawable(resultComponent.Component));
+                            return new LegacyJudgementPieceNew(resultComponent.Component, createDrawable, getParticleTexture(resultComponent.Component));
                         else
                             return new LegacyJudgementPieceOld(resultComponent.Component, createDrawable);
                     }
@@ -388,18 +388,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
             return this.GetAnimation(component.LookupName, false, false);
         }
 
-        private Drawable getParticleDrawable(HitResult result)
+        private Texture getParticleTexture(HitResult result)
         {
             switch (result)
             {
                 case HitResult.Meh:
-                    return this.GetAnimation("particle50", false, false);
+                    return GetTexture("particle50");
 
                 case HitResult.Ok:
-                    return this.GetAnimation("particle100", false, false);
+                    return GetTexture("particle100");
 
                 case HitResult.Great:
-                    return this.GetAnimation("particle300", false, false);
+                    return GetTexture("particle300");
             }
 
             return null;