diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
index 16b3c036a3..ae5dd1e622 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Skinning/TestSceneTaikoPlayfield.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
@@ -34,6 +35,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
 
         public TestSceneTaikoPlayfield()
         {
+            TaikoBeatmap beatmap;
+            bool kiai = false;
+
+            AddStep("set beatmap", () =>
+            {
+                Beatmap.Value = CreateWorkingBeatmap(beatmap = new TaikoBeatmap());
+
+                beatmap.ControlPointInfo.Add(0, new TimingControlPoint { BeatLength = 1000 });
+
+                Beatmap.Value.Track.Start();
+            });
+
             AddStep("Load playfield", () => SetContents(() => new TaikoPlayfield(new ControlPointInfo())
             {
                 Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
@@ -41,6 +54,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Skinning
             }));
 
             AddRepeatStep("change height", () => this.ChildrenOfType<TaikoPlayfield>().ForEach(p => p.Height = Math.Max(0.2f, (p.Height + 0.2f) % 1f)), 50);
+
+            AddStep("Toggle kiai", () =>
+            {
+                Beatmap.Value.Beatmap.ControlPointInfo.Add(0, new EffectControlPoint { KiaiMode = (kiai = !kiai) });
+            });
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacyPlayfieldBackgroundRight.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacyPlayfieldBackgroundRight.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7508c75231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacyPlayfieldBackgroundRight.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning
+{
+    public class TaikoLegacyPlayfieldBackgroundRight : BeatSyncedContainer
+    {
+        private Sprite kiai;
+
+        private bool kiaiDisplayed;
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(ISkinSource skin)
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
+            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                new Sprite
+                {
+                    Texture = skin.GetTexture("taiko-bar-right"),
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Size = Vector2.One,
+                },
+                kiai = new Sprite
+                {
+                    Texture = skin.GetTexture("taiko-bar-right-glow"),
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Size = Vector2.One,
+                    Alpha = 0,
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnNewBeat(int beatIndex, TimingControlPoint timingPoint, EffectControlPoint effectPoint, TrackAmplitudes amplitudes)
+        {
+            base.OnNewBeat(beatIndex, timingPoint, effectPoint, amplitudes);
+
+            if (effectPoint.KiaiMode != kiaiDisplayed)
+            {
+                kiaiDisplayed = effectPoint.KiaiMode;
+
+                kiai.ClearTransforms();
+                kiai.FadeTo(kiaiDisplayed ? 1 : 0, 200);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index f0df612e18..5dfc7ec0df 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Skinning/TaikoLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
-using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning
 {
@@ -60,13 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Skinning
 
                 case TaikoSkinComponents.PlayfieldBackgroundRight:
                     if (GetTexture("taiko-bar-right") != null)
-                    {
-                        return this.GetAnimation("taiko-bar-right", false, false).With(d =>
-                        {
-                            d.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-                            d.Size = Vector2.One;
-                        });
-                    }
+                        return new TaikoLegacyPlayfieldBackgroundRight();
 
                     return null;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
index f30340956a..d2804bdc05 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
         public override string ToString() => BeatmapInfo.ToString();
 
-        public bool BeatmapLoaded => beatmapLoadTask?.IsCompleted ?? false;
+        public virtual bool BeatmapLoaded => beatmapLoadTask?.IsCompleted ?? false;
 
         public IBeatmap Beatmap
         {
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
         protected abstract Texture GetBackground();
         private readonly RecyclableLazy<Texture> background;
 
-        public bool TrackLoaded => track.IsResultAvailable;
+        public virtual bool TrackLoaded => track.IsResultAvailable;
         public Track Track => track.Value;
         protected abstract Track GetTrack();
         private RecyclableLazy<Track> track;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs
index 8f8afb87d4..cdf9170701 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
             this.storyboard = storyboard;
         }
 
+        public override bool TrackLoaded => true;
+
+        public override bool BeatmapLoaded => true;
+
         protected override IBeatmap GetBeatmap() => beatmap;
 
         protected override Storyboard GetStoryboard() => storyboard ?? base.GetStoryboard();