diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ColumnTestContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ColumnTestContainer.cs
index ff4865c71d..8ba58e3af3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ColumnTestContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ColumnTestContainer.cs
@@ -22,18 +22,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
         [Cached]
         private readonly Column column;
 
-        public ColumnTestContainer(int column, ManiaAction action)
+        public ColumnTestContainer(int column, ManiaAction action, bool showColumn = false)
         {
-            this.column = new Column(column)
+            InternalChildren = new[]
             {
-                Action = { Value = action },
-                AccentColour = Color4.Orange,
-                ColumnType = column % 2 == 0 ? ColumnType.Even : ColumnType.Odd
-            };
-
-            InternalChild = content = new ManiaInputManager(new ManiaRuleset().RulesetInfo, 4)
-            {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                this.column = new Column(column)
+                {
+                    Action = { Value = action },
+                    AccentColour = Color4.Orange,
+                    ColumnType = column % 2 == 0 ? ColumnType.Even : ColumnType.Odd,
+                    Alpha = showColumn ? 1 : 0
+                },
+                content = new ManiaInputManager(new ManiaRuleset().RulesetInfo, 4)
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both
+                },
+                this.column.TopLevelContainer.CreateProxy()
             };
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaHitObjectTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaHitObjectTestScene.cs
index 18eebada00..d24c81dac6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaHitObjectTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Skinning/ManiaHitObjectTestScene.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
                 Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
                 Children = new Drawable[]
                 {
-                    new ColumnTestContainer(0, ManiaAction.Key1)
+                    new ColumnTestContainer(0, ManiaAction.Key1, true)
                     {
                         Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                         Origin = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Skinning
                             }));
                         })
                     },
-                    new ColumnTestContainer(1, ManiaAction.Key2)
+                    new ColumnTestContainer(1, ManiaAction.Key2, true)
                     {
                         Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                         Origin = Anchor.Centre,