diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonManiaComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonManiaComboCounter.cs
index 2f93a1fb90ac..8d51b593243d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonManiaComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Argon/ArgonManiaComboCounter.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 // 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.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Argon
@@ -8,5 +12,41 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Argon
     public partial class ArgonManiaComboCounter : ArgonComboCounter
     {
         protected override bool DisplayXSymbol => false;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo { get; set; } = null!;
+
+        private IBindable<ScrollingDirection> direction = null!;
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            // the logic of flipping the position of the combo counter w.r.t. the direction does not work with "Closest" anchor,
+            // because it always forces the anchor to be top or bottom based on scrolling direction.
+            UsesFixedAnchor = true;
+
+            direction = scrollingInfo.Direction.GetBoundCopy();
+            direction.BindValueChanged(_ => updateAnchor());
+
+            // two schedules are required so that updateAnchor is executed in the next frame,
+            // which is when the combo counter receives its Y position by the default layout in ArgonManiaSkinTransformer.
+            Schedule(() => Schedule(updateAnchor));
+        }
+
+        private void updateAnchor()
+        {
+            // if the anchor isn't a vertical center, set top or bottom anchor based on scroll direction
+            if (!Anchor.HasFlag(Anchor.y1))
+            {
+                Anchor &= ~(Anchor.y0 | Anchor.y2);
+                Anchor |= direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Up ? Anchor.y2 : Anchor.y0;
+            }
+
+            // since we flip the vertical anchor when changing scroll direction,
+            // we can use the sign of the Y value as an indicator to make the combo counter displayed correctly.
+            if ((Y < 0 && direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Down) || (Y > 0 && direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Up))
+                Y = -Y;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyManiaComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyManiaComboCounter.cs
index 000e96540ac1..5832210836df 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyManiaComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyManiaComboCounter.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
@@ -22,6 +24,38 @@ private void load(ISkinSource skin)
             PopOutCountText.Colour = skin.GetManiaSkinConfig<Color4>(LegacyManiaSkinConfigurationLookups.ComboBreakColour)?.Value ?? Color4.Red;
         }
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo { get; set; } = null!;
+
+        private IBindable<ScrollingDirection> direction = null!;
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            direction = scrollingInfo.Direction.GetBoundCopy();
+            direction.BindValueChanged(_ => updateAnchor());
+
+            // two schedules are required so that updateAnchor is executed in the next frame,
+            // which is when the combo counter receives its Y position by the default layout in LegacyManiaSkinTransformer.
+            Schedule(() => Schedule(updateAnchor));
+        }
+
+        private void updateAnchor()
+        {
+            // if the anchor isn't a vertical center, set top or bottom anchor based on scroll direction
+            if (!Anchor.HasFlag(Anchor.y1))
+            {
+                Anchor &= ~(Anchor.y0 | Anchor.y2);
+                Anchor |= direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Up ? Anchor.y2 : Anchor.y0;
+            }
+
+            // since we flip the vertical anchor when changing scroll direction,
+            // we can use the sign of the Y value as an indicator to make the combo counter displayed correctly.
+            if ((Y < 0 && direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Down) || (Y > 0 && direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Up))
+                Y = -Y;
+        }
+
         protected override void OnCountIncrement()
         {
             base.OnCountIncrement();