diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index fc324d7021..a267d7c44d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             editorBeatmap = new EditorBeatmap<TObject>(playableBeatmap);
             editorBeatmap.HitObjectAdded += addHitObject;
             editorBeatmap.HitObjectRemoved += removeHitObject;
+            editorBeatmap.StartTimeChanged += updateHitObject;
 
             var dependencies = new DependencyContainer(parent);
             dependencies.CacheAs<IEditorBeatmap>(editorBeatmap);
@@ -162,12 +163,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             });
         }
 
-        private void addHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
-        {
-            beatmapProcessor?.PreProcess();
-            hitObject.ApplyDefaults(playableBeatmap.ControlPointInfo, playableBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty);
-            beatmapProcessor?.PostProcess();
-        }
+        private void addHitObject(HitObject hitObject) => updateHitObject(hitObject);
 
         private void removeHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
         {
@@ -175,6 +171,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             beatmapProcessor?.PostProcess();
         }
 
+        private void updateHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
+        {
+            beatmapProcessor?.PreProcess();
+            hitObject.ApplyDefaults(playableBeatmap.ControlPointInfo, playableBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty);
+            beatmapProcessor?.PostProcess();
+        }
+
         public override IEnumerable<DrawableHitObject> HitObjects => drawableRulesetWrapper.Playfield.AllHitObjects;
         public override bool CursorInPlacementArea => drawableRulesetWrapper.Playfield.ReceivePositionalInputAt(inputManager.CurrentState.Mouse.Position);