diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
index 7c05bc9aa7..5b26607bf7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/Drawables/DrawableHitObject.cs
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         }
 
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
-        private GameplayClock gameplayClock { get; set; }
+        private ISeekableClock seekableClock { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Calculate the position to be used for sample playback at a specified X position (0..1).
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether samples should currently be playing. Will be false during seek operations.
         /// </summary>
-        protected bool ShouldPlaySamples => gameplayClock?.IsSeeking != true;
+        protected bool ShouldPlaySamples => seekableClock?.IsSeeking != true;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Plays all the hit sounds for this <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
index fd090e0959..1f5e261588 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
             UpdateClockSource();
 
             dependencies.CacheAs(clock);
+            dependencies.CacheAs<ISeekableClock>(clock);
             AddInternal(clock);
 
             // todo: remove caching of this and consume via editorBeatmap?
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorClock.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorClock.cs
index ec203df064..ebc73c2bb8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorClock.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorClock.cs
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Transforms;
-using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps.ControlPoints;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// A decoupled clock which adds editor-specific functionality, such as snapping to a user-defined beat divisor.
     /// </summary>
-    public class EditorClock : Component, IFrameBasedClock, IAdjustableClock, ISourceChangeableClock
+    public class EditorClock : Component, IFrameBasedClock, IAdjustableClock, ISourceChangeableClock, ISeekableClock
     {
         public IBindable<Track> Track => track;
 
@@ -211,8 +212,25 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 
         private const double transform_time = 300;
 
+        public bool IsSeeking { get; private set; }
+
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            base.Update();
+
+            if (IsSeeking)
+            {
+                // we are either running a seek tween or doing an immediate seek.
+                // in the case of an immediate seek the seeking bool will be set to false after one update.
+                // this allows for silencing hit sounds and the likes.
+                IsSeeking = Transforms.Any();
+            }
+        }
+
         public void SeekTo(double seekDestination)
         {
+            IsSeeking = true;
+
             if (IsRunning)
                 Seek(seekDestination);
             else
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClock.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClock.cs
index 4f2cf5005c..b10e50882c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClock.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/GameplayClock.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
     /// <see cref="IFrameBasedClock"/>, as this should only be done once to ensure accuracy.
     /// </remarks>
     /// </summary>
-    public class GameplayClock : IFrameBasedClock
+    public class GameplayClock : IFrameBasedClock, ISeekableClock
     {
         private readonly IFrameBasedClock underlyingClock;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ISeekableClock.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ISeekableClock.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d992a45fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ISeekableClock.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
+{
+    public interface ISeekableClock
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether an ongoing seek operation is active.
+        /// </summary>
+        bool IsSeeking { get; }
+    }
+}