diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index c2ba627df4..392b375d12 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
             if (isDraggingBlueprint)
             {
-                UpdateSelection();
+                DragOperationCompleted();
 
                 changeHandler?.EndChange();
             }
@@ -182,7 +182,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
                 DragBox.Hide();
         }
 
-        protected virtual void UpdateSelection()
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called whenever a drag operation completes, before any change transaction is committed.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual void DragOperationCompleted()
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/EditorBlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/EditorBlueprintContainer.cs
index d17892d6ba..9eee680bda 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/EditorBlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/EditorBlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             base.AddBlueprintFor(item);
         }
 
-        protected override void UpdateSelection()
+        protected override void DragOperationCompleted()
         {
-            base.UpdateSelection();
+            base.DragOperationCompleted();
 
             // handle positional change etc.
             foreach (var blueprint in SelectionBlueprints)