diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinEditor.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinEditor.cs
index 690c6b35e3..5bf28ae79b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinEditor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinEditor.cs
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.SkinEditor
             }
 
             SelectedComponents.Add(component);
-            SkinSelectionHandler.ApplyClosestAnchor(drawableComponent);
+            SkinSelectionHandler.ApplyClosestAnchorOrigin(drawableComponent);
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs
index cf6fb60636..f41bad4716 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/SkinEditor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs
@@ -204,15 +204,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.SkinEditor
 
                 drawable.Position += drawable.ScreenSpaceDeltaToParentSpace(moveEvent.ScreenSpaceDelta);
 
-                if (item.UsesFixedAnchor) continue;
-
-                ApplyClosestAnchor(drawable);
+                if (!item.UsesFixedAnchor)
+                    ApplyClosestAnchorOrigin(drawable);
             }
 
             return true;
         }
 
-        public static void ApplyClosestAnchor(Drawable drawable) => applyAnchor(drawable, getClosestAnchor(drawable));
+        public static void ApplyClosestAnchorOrigin(Drawable drawable)
+        {
+            var closest = getClosestAnchor(drawable);
+
+            applyAnchor(drawable, closest);
+            applyOrigin(drawable, closest);
+        }
 
         protected override void OnSelectionChanged()
         {
@@ -325,15 +330,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.SkinEditor
             {
                 var drawable = (Drawable)item;
 
-                if (origin == drawable.Origin) continue;
+                applyOrigin(drawable, origin);
 
-                var previousOrigin = drawable.OriginPosition;
-                drawable.Origin = origin;
-                drawable.Position += drawable.OriginPosition - previousOrigin;
-
-                if (item.UsesFixedAnchor) continue;
-
-                ApplyClosestAnchor(drawable);
+                if (item.UsesFixedAnchor)
+                    ApplyClosestAnchorOrigin(drawable);
             }
 
             OnOperationEnded();
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.SkinEditor
             foreach (var item in SelectedItems)
             {
                 item.UsesFixedAnchor = false;
-                ApplyClosestAnchor((Drawable)item);
+                ApplyClosestAnchorOrigin((Drawable)item);
             }
 
             OnOperationEnded();
@@ -414,6 +414,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.SkinEditor
             drawable.Position -= drawable.AnchorPosition - previousAnchor;
         }
 
+        private static void applyOrigin(Drawable drawable, Anchor origin)
+        {
+            if (origin == drawable.Origin) return;
+
+            var previousOrigin = drawable.OriginPosition;
+            drawable.Origin = origin;
+            drawable.Position += drawable.OriginPosition - previousOrigin;
+        }
+
         private static void adjustScaleFromAnchor(ref Vector2 scale, Anchor reference)
         {
             // cancel out scale in axes we don't care about (based on which drag handle was used).