diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs
index 81d7fa4b32..9b3314e2ad 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
             if (blueprint != null)
             {
+                // doing this post-creations as adding the default hit sample should be the case regardless of the ruleset.
+                blueprint.HitObject.Samples.Add(new HitSampleInfo { Name = HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL });
+
                 placementBlueprintContainer.Child = currentPlacement = blueprint;
 
                 // Fixes a 1-frame position discrepancy due to the first mouse move event happening in the next frame