diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoHitObjects.cs b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoHitObjects.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8dc82c4416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/Tests/TestCaseTaikoHitObjects.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,348 @@
+using OpenTK;
+using OpenTK.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Screens.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Backgrounds;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace osu.Desktop.VisualTests.Tests
+{
+    internal class TestCaseTaikoHitObjects : TestCase
+    {
+        public override string Description => "Taiko hit objects";
+
+        public override void Reset()
+        {
+            base.Reset();
+
+            Add(new CentreHitCirclePiece
+            {
+                Position = new Vector2(100, 100),
+                AccentColour = Color4.Red
+            });
+
+            Add(new RimHitCirclePiece
+            {
+                Position = new Vector2(100, 250),
+                AccentColour = Color4.Blue
+            });
+
+            Add(new BashCirclePiece
+            {
+                Position = new Vector2(100, 400),
+                AccentColour = Color4.Orange
+            });
+
+            Add(new DrumRollCirclePiece
+            {
+                Width = 256,
+                Position = new Vector2(100, 550),
+                AccentColour = Color4.Yellow
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    class FinisherCirclePiece : Container
+    {
+        public FinisherCirclePiece()
+        {
+            Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft;
+
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A circle piece which is used to visualise RimHit objects.
+    /// </summary>
+    class RimHitCirclePiece : CirclePiece
+    {
+        public RimHitCirclePiece()
+        {
+            Height = 128;
+        }
+
+        protected override Drawable CreateIcon()
+        {
+            return new CircularContainer
+            {
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+
+                Size = new Vector2(61f),
+
+                BorderThickness = 8,
+                BorderColour = Color4.White,
+
+                Children = new[]
+                {
+                    new Box
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+
+                        Alpha = 0,
+                        AlwaysPresent = true
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A circle piece which is used to visualise CentreHit objects.
+    /// </summary>
+    class CentreHitCirclePiece : CirclePiece
+    {
+        public CentreHitCirclePiece()
+        {
+            Height = 128;
+        }
+
+        protected override Drawable CreateIcon()
+        {
+            return new CircularContainer
+            {
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+
+                Size = new Vector2(45f),
+
+                Children = new[]
+                {
+                    new Box
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+
+                        Alpha = 1
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A circle piece which is used to visualise Bash objects.
+    /// </summary>
+    class BashCirclePiece : CirclePiece
+    {
+        public BashCirclePiece()
+        {
+            Height = 128;
+        }
+
+        protected override Drawable CreateIcon()
+        {
+            return new TextAwesome
+            {
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+
+                TextSize = 45f,
+                Icon = FontAwesome.fa_asterisk
+            };
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A circle piece which is used to visualise DrumRoll objects.
+    /// </summary>
+    class DrumRollCirclePiece : CirclePiece
+    {
+        public DrumRollCirclePiece()
+        {
+            Height = 128;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A circle piece which is used uniformly through osu!taiko to visualise hitobjects.
+    /// This is used uniformly throughout all osu!taiko hitobjects.
+    /// <para>
+    /// The contents of this piece will overshoot it by 64px on both sides on the X-axis, such that
+    /// a regular "circle" is created by setting the width of this piece to 0px (resulting in a 64px radius circle).
+    /// </para>
+    /// </summary>
+    abstract class CirclePiece : Container
+    {
+        private bool kiaiMode;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether Kiai mode is active for this object.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool KiaiMode
+        {
+            get { return kiaiMode; }
+            set
+            {
+                kiaiMode = value;
+
+                if (innerCircleContainer != null)
+                    innerCircleContainer.EdgeEffect = value ? createKiaiEdgeEffect() : default(EdgeEffect);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The colour of the inner circle and outer glows.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Color4 AccentColour;
+
+        private Container innerLayer;
+        private Container backingGlowContainer;
+        private Container innerCircleContainer;
+
+        public CirclePiece()
+        {
+            Container iconContainer;
+
+            Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft;
+
+            Children = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                // The "inner layer" overshoots the ObjectPiece by 64px on both sides
+                innerLayer = new Container
+                {
+                    Name = "Inner Layer",
+
+                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
+
+                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    {
+                        backingGlowContainer = new CircularContainer
+                        {
+                            Name = "Backing Glow",
+
+                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+
+                            Children = new[]
+                            {
+                                new Box
+                                {
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+
+                                    Alpha = 0,
+                                    AlwaysPresent = true
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        innerCircleContainer = new CircularContainer
+                        {
+                            Name = "Inner Circle",
+
+                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+
+                            Children = new Drawable[]
+                            {
+                                new Box
+                                {
+                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                                },
+                                new Triangles
+                                {
+                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+
+                                    Alpha = 0.75f
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        new CircularContainer
+                        {
+                            Name = "Ring",
+
+                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+
+                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+
+                            BorderThickness = 8,
+                            BorderColour = Color4.White,
+
+                            Children = new[]
+                            {
+                                new Box
+                                {
+                                    Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                                    Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+
+                                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+
+                                    Alpha = 0,
+                                    AlwaysPresent = true
+                                }
+                            }
+                        },
+                        iconContainer = new Container
+                        {
+                            Name = "Icon Container",
+
+                            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+            };
+
+            Drawable icon = CreateIcon();
+
+            if (icon != null)
+                iconContainer.Add(icon);
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            backingGlowContainer.EdgeEffect = new EdgeEffect
+            {
+                Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow,
+                Colour = AccentColour,
+                Radius = 8
+            };
+
+            if (KiaiMode)
+                innerCircleContainer.EdgeEffect = createKiaiEdgeEffect();
+
+            innerCircleContainer.Colour = AccentColour;
+        }
+
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            innerLayer.Width = DrawWidth + 128;
+        }
+
+        private EdgeEffect createKiaiEdgeEffect()
+        {
+            return new EdgeEffect
+            {
+                Type = EdgeEffectType.Glow,
+                Colour = AccentColour,
+                Radius = 50
+            };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the icon that's shown in the middle of this object piece.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>The icon.</returns>
+        protected virtual Drawable CreateIcon() => null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
index 68aed38b34..28ca0655cc 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop.VisualTests/osu.Desktop.VisualTests.csproj
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <SignAssembly>false</SignAssembly>
     <TargetZone>LocalIntranet</TargetZone>
     <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
-    <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects> 
+    <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <PublishUrl>publish\</PublishUrl>
     <Install>true</Install>
     <InstallFrom>Disk</InstallFrom>
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseReplay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseScoreCounter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseTabControl.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseTaikoHitObjects.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseTextAwesome.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCasePlaySongSelect.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Tests\TestCaseTwoLayerButton.cs" />
diff --git a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj
index bc38781b01..e4c56621fb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko/osu.Game.Modes.Taiko.csproj
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
       <Name>osu.Game</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Folder Include="Objects\Drawable\Pieces\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.