diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs
index aac77c9c1c..be3e205f36 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaPlacementBlueprintTestScene.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
 
         public Column ColumnAt(Vector2 screenSpacePosition) => column;
 
+        public Vector2 ScreenSpacePositionAtTime(double time, Column column = null) => Vector2.Zero;
+
         public int TotalColumns => 1;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaSelectionBlueprintTestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaSelectionBlueprintTestScene.cs
index b598893e8c..3d654466ed 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaSelectionBlueprintTestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/ManiaSelectionBlueprintTestScene.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests
 
         public Column ColumnAt(Vector2 screenSpacePosition) => column;
 
+        public Vector2 ScreenSpacePositionAtTime(double time, Column column = null) => Vector2.Zero;
+
         public int TotalColumns => 1;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNotePlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNotePlacementBlueprint.cs
index 38a12ed2ed..31bf76edd0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNotePlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNotePlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
         private readonly EditNotePiece headPiece;
         private readonly EditNotePiece tailPiece;
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private IManiaHitObjectComposer composer { get; set; }
+
         public HoldNotePlacementBlueprint()
             : base(new HoldNote())
         {
@@ -39,8 +42,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
 
             if (Column != null)
             {
-                headPiece.Y = positionAt(HitObject.StartTime);
-                tailPiece.Y = positionAt(HitObject.EndTime);
+                headPiece.Y = Parent.ToLocalSpace(composer.ScreenSpacePositionAtTime(HitObject.StartTime, Column)).Y;
+                tailPiece.Y = Parent.ToLocalSpace(composer.ScreenSpacePositionAtTime(HitObject.EndTime, Column)).Y;
             }
 
             var topPosition = new Vector2(headPiece.DrawPosition.X, Math.Min(headPiece.DrawPosition.Y, tailPiece.DrawPosition.Y));
@@ -86,21 +89,5 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
                     originalStartTime = HitObject.StartTime = startTime;
             }
         }
-
-        [Resolved]
-        private IScrollingInfo scrollingInfo { get; set; }
-
-        private float positionAt(double time)
-        {
-            var pos = scrollingInfo.Algorithm.PositionAt(time,
-                EditorClock.CurrentTime,
-                scrollingInfo.TimeRange.Value,
-                Column.HitObjectContainer.DrawHeight);
-
-            if (scrollingInfo.Direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Down)
-                pos = Column.HitObjectContainer.DrawHeight - pos;
-
-            return Column.HitObjectContainer.ToSpaceOfOtherDrawable(new Vector2(0, pos), Parent).Y;
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/IManiaHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/IManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
index f64bab1fae..f1915cd85a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/IManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/IManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
     {
         Column ColumnAt(Vector2 screenSpacePosition);
 
+        Vector2 ScreenSpacePositionAtTime(double time, Column column = null);
+
         int TotalColumns { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
index 3287c10531..0cae26b51c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
 
             var hoc = column.HitObjectContainer;
 
+            // convert to local space of column so we can snap and fetch correct location.
             Vector2 localPosition = hoc.ToLocalSpace(screenSpacePosition);
 
             var scrollInfo = drawableRuleset.ScrollingInfo;
@@ -65,24 +66,31 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
                 localPosition.Y = hoc.DrawHeight - localPosition.Y;
             }
 
-            double targetTime = scrollInfo.Algorithm.TimeAt(localPosition.Y,
-                EditorClock.CurrentTime,
-                scrollInfo.TimeRange.Value,
-                hoc.DrawHeight);
+            double targetTime = scrollInfo.Algorithm.TimeAt(localPosition.Y, EditorClock.CurrentTime, scrollInfo.TimeRange.Value, hoc.DrawHeight);
 
+            // apply beat snapping
             targetTime = BeatSnapProvider.SnapTime(targetTime);
 
-            localPosition = new Vector2(
-                hoc.DrawWidth / 2,
-                scrollInfo.Algorithm.PositionAt(targetTime, EditorClock.CurrentTime, scrollInfo.TimeRange.Value, hoc.DrawHeight));
+            // convert back to screen space
+            screenSpacePosition = ScreenSpacePositionAtTime(targetTime, column);
+
+            return new ManiaSnapResult(screenSpacePosition, targetTime, column);
+        }
+
+        public Vector2 ScreenSpacePositionAtTime(double time, Column column = null)
+        {
+            var hoc = (column ?? Playfield.GetColumn(0)).HitObjectContainer;
+            var scrollInfo = drawableRuleset.ScrollingInfo;
+
+            var pos = scrollInfo.Algorithm.PositionAt(time, EditorClock.CurrentTime, scrollInfo.TimeRange.Value, hoc.DrawHeight);
 
             if (scrollInfo.Direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Down)
             {
-                // reapply the above.
-                localPosition.Y = hoc.DrawHeight - localPosition.Y;
+                // as explained above
+                pos = hoc.DrawHeight - pos;
             }
 
-            return new ManiaSnapResult(hoc.ToScreenSpace(localPosition), BeatSnapProvider.SnapTime(targetTime), column);
+            return hoc.ToScreenSpace(new Vector2(hoc.DrawWidth / 2, pos));
         }
 
         protected override DrawableRuleset<ManiaHitObject> CreateDrawableRuleset(Ruleset ruleset, IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods = null)