diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineButton.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineButton.cs
index 8865bf31ea..5550c6a748 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineButton.cs
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
+using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
+using osuTK.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
 {
@@ -52,6 +55,45 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
                 HoverColour = OsuColour.Gray(0.25f);
                 FlashColour = OsuColour.Gray(0.5f);
             }
+
+            private ScheduledDelegate repeatSchedule;
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// The initial delay before mouse down repeat begins.
+            /// </summary>
+            private const int repeat_initial_delay = 250;
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// The delay between mouse down repeats after the initial repeat.
+            /// </summary>
+            private const int repeat_tick_rate = 70;
+
+            protected override bool OnClick(ClickEvent e)
+            {
+                // don't actuate a click since we are manually handling repeats.
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e)
+            {
+                if (e.Button == MouseButton.Left)
+                {
+                    Action clickAction = () => base.OnClick(new ClickEvent(e.CurrentState, e.Button));
+
+                    // run once for initial down
+                    clickAction();
+
+                    Scheduler.Add(repeatSchedule = new ScheduledDelegate(clickAction, Clock.CurrentTime + repeat_initial_delay, repeat_tick_rate));
+                }
+
+                return base.OnMouseDown(e);
+            }
+
+            protected override void OnMouseUp(MouseUpEvent e)
+            {
+                repeatSchedule?.Cancel();
+                base.OnMouseUp(e);
+            }
         }
     }
 }