diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index a5b7991a52..a51728ba88 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
 
         public void BeginPlacement(HitObject hitObject)
         {
+            hitObject.StartTime = GetSnappedTime(hitObject.StartTime, inputManager.CurrentState.Mouse.Position);
         }
 
         public void EndPlacement(HitObject hitObject) => EditorBeatmap.Add(hitObject);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index 5d7f9ab788..3bb4266563 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         {
             if (currentPlacement != null)
             {
-                currentPlacement.UpdatePosition(e.ScreenSpaceMousePosition);
+                updatePlacementPosition(e.ScreenSpaceMousePosition);
                 return true;
             }
 
@@ -187,10 +187,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
                 placementBlueprintContainer.Child = currentPlacement = blueprint;
 
                 // Fixes a 1-frame position discrepancy due to the first mouse move event happening in the next frame
-                blueprint.UpdatePosition(inputManager.CurrentState.Mouse.Position);
+                updatePlacementPosition(inputManager.CurrentState.Mouse.Position);
             }
         }
 
+        private void updatePlacementPosition(Vector2 screenSpacePosition) => currentPlacement.UpdatePosition(ToScreenSpace(composer.GetSnappedPosition(ToLocalSpace(screenSpacePosition))));
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Select all masks in a given rectangle selection area.
         /// </summary>