diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
index 33657c200f..f5f0300ae1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableOsuHitObject.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         /// <summary>
         /// The number of milliseconds used to fade in.
         /// </summary>
-        public double FadeInDuration = TIME_FADEIN;
+        public virtual double FadeInDuration { get; set; } = TIME_FADEIN;
 
         public override bool IsPresent => base.IsPresent || State.Value == ArmedState.Idle && Time.Current >= HitObject.StartTime - TIME_PREEMPT;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 9c04acb011..022bedf1fd 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         public readonly SliderBody Body;
         public readonly SliderBall Ball;
 
-        public DrawableSlider(Slider s) : base(s)
+        public DrawableSlider(Slider s)
+            : base(s)
         {
             slider = s;
 
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                 },
                 InitialCircle = new DrawableHitCircle(new HitCircle
                 {
-                    //todo: avoid creating this temporary HitCircle.
                     StartTime = s.StartTime,
                     Position = s.StackedPosition,
                     ComboIndex = s.ComboIndex,
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
         private int currentRepeat;
         public bool Tracking;
 
+        public override double FadeInDuration
+        {
+            get { return base.FadeInDuration; }
+            set { InitialCircle.FadeInDuration = base.FadeInDuration = value; }
+        }
+
         protected override void Update()
         {
             base.Update();