diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs
index 4e276fddb7..e32e953404 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Objects/Drawables/DrawableManiaHitObject.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using OpenTK.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Judgements;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
@@ -32,6 +33,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables
             Y = (float)HitObject.StartTime;
         }
 
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            LifetimeStart = HitObject.StartTime - ManiaPlayfield.TIME_SPAN_MAX;
+        }
+
         public override Color4 AccentColour
         {
             get { return base.AccentColour; }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
index cfac2a5a34..30a8e778a3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaPlayfield.cs
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         public const float HIT_TARGET_POSITION = 50;
 
         private const float time_span_default = 1500;
-        private const float time_span_min = 10;
-        private const float time_span_max = 50000;
-        private const float time_span_step = 200;
+        public const float TIME_SPAN_MIN = 50;
+        public const float TIME_SPAN_MAX = 10000;
+        private const float time_span_step = 50;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Default column keys, expanding outwards from the middle as more column are added.
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
                     return;
                 timeSpan = value;
 
-                timeSpan = MathHelper.Clamp(timeSpan, time_span_min, time_span_max);
+                timeSpan = MathHelper.Clamp(timeSpan, TIME_SPAN_MIN, TIME_SPAN_MAX);
 
                 barLineContainer.TimeSpan = new Vector2(1, value);
                 Columns.ForEach(c => c.TimeSpan = value);