diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs
index 3248c5b8be..d37b7dd2b5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs
@@ -258,5 +258,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
         public double GetBeatLengthAtTime(double referenceTime) => ControlPointInfo.TimingPointAt(referenceTime).BeatLength / BeatDivisor;
 
         public int BeatDivisor => beatDivisor?.Value ?? 1;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Update all hit objects with potentially changed difficulty or control point data.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void UpdateBeatmap()
+        {
+            foreach (var h in HitObjects)
+                pendingUpdates.Add(h);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/DifficultySection.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/DifficultySection.cs
index 0434c1cf1f..ce6f617f37 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/DifficultySection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Setup/DifficultySection.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Setup
 {
     internal class DifficultySection : SetupSection
     {
+        [Resolved]
+        private EditorBeatmap editorBeatmap { get; set; }
+
         private LabelledSliderBar<float> circleSizeSlider;
         private LabelledSliderBar<float> healthDrainSlider;
         private LabelledSliderBar<float> approachRateSlider;
@@ -81,6 +84,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Setup
             Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty.DrainRate = healthDrainSlider.Current.Value;
             Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty.ApproachRate = approachRateSlider.Current.Value;
             Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.BaseDifficulty.OverallDifficulty = overallDifficultySlider.Current.Value;
+
+            editorBeatmap.UpdateBeatmap();
         }
     }
 }