diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderPlacementMask.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderPlacementMask.cs
index 1308b5ae3a..ec5d09d530 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderPlacementMask.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderPlacementMask.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.IEnumerableExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Lines;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks
         private readonly Path path;
 
         private readonly List<Segment> segments = new List<Segment>();
+        private readonly Container<SliderControlPoint> controlPointContainer;
         private Vector2 cursor;
 
         private PlacementState state;
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks
                 path = new SmoothPath { PathWidth = 3 },
                 headMask = new CirclePlacementMask(),
                 tailMask = new CirclePlacementMask(),
+                controlPointContainer = new Container<SliderControlPoint> { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both }
             };
 
             segments.Add(new Segment(Vector2.Zero));
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks
                 case PlacementState.Body:
                     tailMask.Position = e.MousePosition;
                     cursor = tailMask.Position - headMask.Position;
+                    controlPointContainer.Last().NextPoint = e.MousePosition;
                     return true;
             }
 
@@ -88,6 +92,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks
                     break;
             }
 
+            controlPointContainer.Add(new SliderControlPoint { Position = e.MousePosition });
+
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -101,6 +107,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks
         protected override bool OnDoubleClick(DoubleClickEvent e)
         {
             segments.Add(new Segment(segments[segments.Count - 1].ControlPoints.Last()));
+            controlPointContainer.Last().SegmentSeparator = true;
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -168,7 +175,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks
             public float Distance { get; private set; }
 
             public readonly List<Vector2> ControlPoints = new List<Vector2>();
-            public IApproximator Approximator = new LinearApproximator();
 
             public Segment(Vector2 offset)
             {
@@ -183,17 +189,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks
 
                 IApproximator approximator;
 
-                switch (Approximator)
+                switch (allControlPoints.Count)
                 {
-                    case null:
+                    case 1:
+                    case 2:
                         approximator = new LinearApproximator();
                         break;
-                    case LinearApproximator _ when allControlPoints.Count > 2:
-                    case CircularArcApproximator _ when allControlPoints.Count > 3:
-                        approximator = new BezierApproximator();
-                        break;
                     default:
-                        approximator = Approximator;
+                        approximator = new BezierApproximator();
                         break;
                 }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderPlacementMask_ControlPoint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderPlacementMask_ControlPoint.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4aba5c1f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Masks/SliderPlacementMask_ControlPoint.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// 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.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Caching;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Lines;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
+using osu.Game.Graphics;
+using OpenTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Masks
+{
+    public partial class SliderPlacementMask
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Todo: Move this out of SliderPlacementMask...
+        /// </summary>
+        private class SliderControlPoint : CompositeDrawable
+        {
+            private readonly Path path;
+            private readonly CircularContainer marker;
+
+            private OsuColour colours;
+
+            public SliderControlPoint()
+            {
+                Size = new Vector2(5);
+                Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+
+                NextPoint = Position;
+
+                InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+                {
+                    path = new SmoothPath
+                    {
+                        BypassAutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
+                        PathWidth = 1,
+                    },
+                    marker = new CircularContainer
+                    {
+                        RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                        Masking = true,
+                        Child = new Box { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both }
+                    }
+                };
+            }
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OsuColour colours)
+            {
+                this.colours = colours;
+
+                marker.Colour = colours.YellowDark;
+            }
+
+            public bool SegmentSeparator { set => marker.Colour = value ? colours.Red : colours.YellowDark; }
+
+            private Vector2 nextPoint;
+
+            public Vector2 NextPoint
+            {
+                set
+                {
+                    nextPoint = value;
+                    pathCache.Invalidate();
+                }
+            }
+
+            protected override void Update()
+            {
+                base.Update();
+
+                validatePath();
+            }
+
+            private Cached pathCache = new Cached();
+
+            private void validatePath()
+            {
+                if (pathCache.IsValid)
+                    return;
+
+                path.ClearVertices();
+                path.AddVertex(nextPoint - Position);
+                path.AddVertex(Vector2.Zero);
+                path.OriginPosition = path.PositionInBoundingBox(Vector2.Zero);
+
+                pathCache.Validate();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}