diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchRulesetContainer.cs
index 1ac052de4d..9bec270468 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchRulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch/UI/CatchRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Catch.UI
 
         protected override Vector2 PlayfieldArea => new Vector2(0.86f); // matches stable's vertical offset for catcher plate
 
-        protected override DrawableHitObject<CatchHitObject> GetVisualRepresentation(CatchHitObject h)
+        public override DrawableHitObject<CatchHitObject> GetVisualRepresentation(CatchHitObject h)
         {
             switch (h)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaEditRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaEditRulesetContainer.cs
index a01947a60b..ca844220cf 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaEditRulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaEditRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -4,24 +4,37 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using OpenTK;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
 {
-    public class ManiaEditRulesetContainer : ManiaRulesetContainer
+    public class ManiaEditRulesetContainer : EditRulesetContainer<ManiaHitObject>
     {
-        public ManiaEditRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap)
-            : base(ruleset, beatmap)
+        public ManiaEditRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap workingBeatmap)
+            : base(ruleset, workingBeatmap)
         {
         }
 
-        protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new ManiaEditPlayfield(Beatmap.Stages)
-        {
-            Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-            Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-        };
+        protected override RulesetContainer<ManiaHitObject> CreateRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap workingBeatmap)
+            => new RulesetContainer(ruleset, workingBeatmap);
 
-        protected override Vector2 PlayfieldArea => Vector2.One;
+        private new class RulesetContainer : ManiaRulesetContainer
+        {
+            public RulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap)
+                : base(ruleset, beatmap)
+            {
+            }
+
+            protected override Playfield CreatePlayfield() => new ManiaEditPlayfield(Beatmap.Stages)
+            {
+                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
+            };
+
+            protected override Vector2 PlayfieldArea => Vector2.One;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
index 1053e998be..75dc475d52 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Tools;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Configuration;
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
             return dependencies;
         }
 
-        protected override RulesetContainer CreateRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap) => new ManiaEditRulesetContainer(ruleset, beatmap);
+        protected override EditRulesetContainer CreateRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap) => new ManiaEditRulesetContainer(ruleset, beatmap);
 
         protected override IReadOnlyList<ICompositionTool> CompositionTools => new ICompositionTool[]
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaRulesetContainer.cs
index 09ebde2799..425e0db237 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaRulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
         public override PassThroughInputManager CreateInputManager() => new ManiaInputManager(Ruleset.RulesetInfo, Variant);
 
-        protected override DrawableHitObject<ManiaHitObject> GetVisualRepresentation(ManiaHitObject h)
+        public override DrawableHitObject<ManiaHitObject> GetVisualRepresentation(ManiaHitObject h)
         {
             switch (h)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuEditRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuEditRulesetContainer.cs
index 6efa16bf56..8d3a0c25f0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuEditRulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuEditRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -3,20 +3,34 @@
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Cursor;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using OpenTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
 {
-    public class OsuEditRulesetContainer : OsuRulesetContainer
+    public class OsuEditRulesetContainer : EditRulesetContainer<OsuHitObject>
     {
-        public OsuEditRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap)
-            : base(ruleset, beatmap)
+        public OsuEditRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap workingBeatmap)
+            : base(ruleset, workingBeatmap)
         {
         }
 
-        protected override Vector2 PlayfieldArea => Vector2.One;
+        protected override RulesetContainer<OsuHitObject> CreateRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap workingBeatmap)
+            => new RulesetContainer(ruleset, workingBeatmap);
 
-        protected override CursorContainer CreateCursor() => null;
+        private new class RulesetContainer : OsuRulesetContainer
+        {
+            public RulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap)
+                : base(ruleset, beatmap)
+            {
+            }
+
+            protected override Vector2 PlayfieldArea => Vector2.One;
+
+            protected override CursorContainer CreateCursor() => null;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuHitObjectComposer.cs
index 3e88004e6e..de8c39b0b2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Tools;
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
         {
         }
 
-        protected override RulesetContainer CreateRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap) => new OsuEditRulesetContainer(ruleset, beatmap);
+        protected override EditRulesetContainer CreateRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap) => new OsuEditRulesetContainer(ruleset, beatmap);
 
         protected override IReadOnlyList<ICompositionTool> CompositionTools => new ICompositionTool[]
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuRulesetContainer.cs
index 4bc6992445..10f6a824f8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuRulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
 
         public override PassThroughInputManager CreateInputManager() => new OsuInputManager(Ruleset.RulesetInfo);
 
-        protected override DrawableHitObject<OsuHitObject> GetVisualRepresentation(OsuHitObject h)
+        public override DrawableHitObject<OsuHitObject> GetVisualRepresentation(OsuHitObject h)
         {
             switch (h)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoRulesetContainer.cs
index 229ab69ceb..eb14aa74f1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoRulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/UI/TaikoRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.UI
             Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft
         };
 
-        protected override DrawableHitObject<TaikoHitObject> GetVisualRepresentation(TaikoHitObject h)
+        public override DrawableHitObject<TaikoHitObject> GetVisualRepresentation(TaikoHitObject h)
         {
             switch (h)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/EditRulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/EditRulesetContainer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98783b366e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/EditRulesetContainer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
+// Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
+
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
+{
+    public abstract class EditRulesetContainer : CompositeDrawable
+    {
+        public Playfield Playfield => RulesetContainer.Playfield;
+
+        protected abstract RulesetContainer RulesetContainer { get; }
+
+        internal EditRulesetContainer()
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+        }
+
+        public abstract void AddHitObject(HitObject hitObject);
+    }
+
+    public abstract class EditRulesetContainer<TObject> : EditRulesetContainer
+        where TObject : HitObject
+    {
+        private readonly Ruleset ruleset;
+
+        private readonly RulesetContainer<TObject> rulesetContainer;
+        protected override RulesetContainer RulesetContainer => rulesetContainer;
+
+        private Beatmap<TObject> beatmap => rulesetContainer.Beatmap;
+
+        protected EditRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap workingBeatmap)
+        {
+            this.ruleset = ruleset;
+
+            InternalChild = rulesetContainer = CreateRulesetContainer(ruleset, workingBeatmap);
+        }
+
+        public override void AddHitObject(HitObject hitObject)
+        {
+            var tObject = (TObject)hitObject;
+
+            // Insert into beatmap while maintaining sorting order
+            var insertionIndex = beatmap.HitObjects.FindLastIndex(h => h.StartTime <= hitObject.StartTime);
+            beatmap.HitObjects.Insert(insertionIndex + 1, tObject);
+
+            var processor = ruleset.CreateBeatmapProcessor(beatmap);
+
+            processor.PreProcess();
+            tObject.ApplyDefaults(beatmap.ControlPointInfo, beatmap.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty);
+            processor.PostProcess();
+
+            rulesetContainer.Playfield.Add(rulesetContainer.GetVisualRepresentation(tObject));
+            rulesetContainer.Playfield.PostProcess();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the underlying <see cref="RulesetContainer"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        protected abstract RulesetContainer<TObject> CreateRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap workingBeatmap);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index 8e8bc7edb8..a3f5cb80a3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         private readonly List<Container> layerContainers = new List<Container>();
         private readonly IBindable<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap = new Bindable<WorkingBeatmap>();
 
-        private RulesetContainer rulesetContainer;
+        private EditRulesetContainer rulesetContainer;
 
         protected HitObjectComposer(Ruleset ruleset)
         {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
 
         private void setCompositionTool(ICompositionTool tool) => CurrentTool = tool;
 
-        protected virtual RulesetContainer CreateRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap) => ruleset.CreateRulesetContainerWith(beatmap);
+        protected abstract EditRulesetContainer CreateRulesetContainer(Ruleset ruleset, WorkingBeatmap beatmap);
 
         protected abstract IReadOnlyList<ICompositionTool> CompositionTools { get; }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
index a830803fb1..340ae7077d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/RulesetContainer.cs
@@ -291,17 +291,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         private void loadObjects()
         {
             foreach (TObject h in Beatmap.HitObjects)
-            {
-                var drawableObject = GetVisualRepresentation(h);
-
-                if (drawableObject == null)
-                    continue;
-
-                drawableObject.OnNewResult += (_, r) => OnNewResult?.Invoke(r);
-                drawableObject.OnRevertResult += (_, r) => OnRevertResult?.Invoke(r);
-
-                Playfield.Add(drawableObject);
-            }
+                AddRepresentation(h);
 
             Playfield.PostProcess();
 
@@ -309,6 +299,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                 mod.ApplyToDrawableHitObjects(Playfield.HitObjectContainer.Objects);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates and adds the visual representation of a <see cref="TObject"/> to this <see cref="RulesetContainer{TObject}"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="hitObject">The <see cref="TObject"/> to add the visual representation for.</param>
+        internal void AddRepresentation(TObject hitObject)
+        {
+            var drawableObject = GetVisualRepresentation(hitObject);
+
+            if (drawableObject == null)
+                return;
+
+            drawableObject.OnNewResult += (_, r) => OnNewResult?.Invoke(r);
+            drawableObject.OnRevertResult += (_, r) => OnRevertResult?.Invoke(r);
+
+            Playfield.Add(drawableObject);
+        }
+
         protected override void Update()
         {
             base.Update();
@@ -334,7 +341,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="h">The HitObject to make drawable.</param>
         /// <returns>The DrawableHitObject.</returns>
-        protected abstract DrawableHitObject<TObject> GetVisualRepresentation(TObject h);
+        public abstract DrawableHitObject<TObject> GetVisualRepresentation(TObject h);
     }
 
     /// <summary>