diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
index 8b5ec2df9b..b90b90f45a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchPlayfield.cs
@@ -33,31 +33,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
             Size = new Vector2(0.86f); // matches stable's vertical offset for catcher plate
 
-            InternalChild = new Container
+            InternalChild = new PlayfieldLayer
             {
-                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                FillMode = FillMode.Fit,
-                FillAspectRatio = 4f / 3,
-                Child = new PlayfieldLayer
+                Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                    Children = new Drawable[]
+                    explodingFruitContainer = new Container
                     {
-                        explodingFruitContainer = new Container
-                        {
-                            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                        },
-                        catcherArea = new CatcherArea(difficulty)
-                        {
-                            GetVisualRepresentation = getVisualRepresentation,
-                            ExplodingFruitTarget = explodingFruitContainer,
-                            Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                            Origin = Anchor.TopLeft,
-                        },
-                        HitObjectContainer
-                    }
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    },
+                    catcherArea = new CatcherArea(difficulty)
+                    {
+                        GetVisualRepresentation = getVisualRepresentation,
+                        ExplodingFruitTarget = explodingFruitContainer,
+                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
+                        Origin = Anchor.TopLeft,
+                    },
+                    HitObjectContainer
                 }
             };
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/PlayfieldLayer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/PlayfieldLayer.cs
index c2cce6361d..d167dc59cc 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/PlayfieldLayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/PlayfieldLayer.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using OpenTK;
 
@@ -8,12 +9,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 {
     public class PlayfieldLayer : Container
     {
-        protected override void Update()
-        {
-            base.Update();
+        protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
+        private readonly Container content;
 
-            Scale = new Vector2(Parent.ChildSize.X / CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH);
-            Size = Vector2.Divide(Vector2.One, Scale);
+        public PlayfieldLayer()
+        {
+            InternalChild = new Container
+            {
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                FillMode = FillMode.Fit,
+                FillAspectRatio = 4f / 3,
+                Child = content = new ScalingContainer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both }
+            };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A <see cref="Container"/> which scales its content relative to a target width.
+        /// </summary>
+        private class ScalingContainer : Container
+        {
+            protected override void Update()
+            {
+                base.Update();
+
+                Scale = new Vector2(Parent.ChildSize.X / CatchPlayfield.BASE_WIDTH);
+                Size = Vector2.Divide(Vector2.One, Scale);
+            }
         }
     }
 }