diff --git a/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs
index 47cb7be2cf..5656c79975 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Input/Bindings/GlobalActionContainer.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input.Bindings
             new KeyBinding(new[] { InputKey.F5 }, GlobalAction.EditorTestGameplay),
             new KeyBinding(new[] { InputKey.Control, InputKey.H }, GlobalAction.EditorFlipHorizontally),
             new KeyBinding(new[] { InputKey.Control, InputKey.J }, GlobalAction.EditorFlipVertically),
+            new KeyBinding(new[] { InputKey.Control, InputKey.Alt }, GlobalAction.EditorDistanceSpacing),
         };
 
         public IEnumerable<KeyBinding> InGameKeyBindings => new[]
@@ -301,5 +302,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Input.Bindings
 
         [LocalisableDescription(typeof(GlobalActionKeyBindingStrings), nameof(GlobalActionKeyBindingStrings.EditorFlipVertically))]
         EditorFlipVertically,
+
+        [LocalisableDescription(typeof(GlobalActionKeyBindingStrings), nameof(GlobalActionKeyBindingStrings.EditorDistanceSpacing))]
+        EditorDistanceSpacing,
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/GlobalActionKeyBindingStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/GlobalActionKeyBindingStrings.cs
index 777e97d1e3..73cc7546ab 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/GlobalActionKeyBindingStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/GlobalActionKeyBindingStrings.cs
@@ -239,6 +239,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation
         /// </summary>
         public static LocalisableString EditorFlipVertically => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"editor_flip_vertically"), @"Flip selection vertically");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Distance grid spacing (hold)"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString EditorDistanceSpacing => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"editor_distance_spacing"), @"Distance grid spacing (hold)");
+
         /// <summary>
         /// "Toggle skin editor"
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/DistancedHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/DistancedHitObjectComposer.cs
index 0505f9ab0e..1a4ea845d0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/DistancedHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/DistancedHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osuTK;
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TObject">The base type of supported objects.</typeparam>
     [Cached(typeof(IDistanceSnapProvider))]
-    public abstract class DistancedHitObjectComposer<TObject> : HitObjectComposer<TObject>, IDistanceSnapProvider
+    public abstract class DistancedHitObjectComposer<TObject> : HitObjectComposer<TObject>, IDistanceSnapProvider, IKeyBindingHandler<GlobalAction>
         where TObject : HitObject
     {
         protected Bindable<double> DistanceSpacingMultiplier { get; } = new BindableDouble(1.0)
@@ -75,21 +77,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             }
         }
 
-        protected override bool OnKeyDown(KeyDownEvent e)
+        public bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<GlobalAction> e)
         {
-            if (!DistanceSpacingMultiplier.Disabled && e.ControlPressed && e.AltPressed && !e.Repeat)
+            if (!DistanceSpacingMultiplier.Disabled && e.Action == GlobalAction.EditorDistanceSpacing)
             {
                 RightSideToolboxContainer.Expanded.Value = true;
                 distanceSpacingScrollActive = true;
                 return true;
             }
 
-            return base.OnKeyDown(e);
+            return false;
         }
 
-        protected override void OnKeyUp(KeyUpEvent e)
+        public void OnReleased(KeyBindingReleaseEvent<GlobalAction> e)
         {
-            if (!DistanceSpacingMultiplier.Disabled && distanceSpacingScrollActive && (!e.AltPressed || !e.ControlPressed))
+            if (!DistanceSpacingMultiplier.Disabled && e.Action == GlobalAction.EditorDistanceSpacing)
             {
                 RightSideToolboxContainer.Expanded.Value = false;
                 distanceSpacingScrollActive = false;