diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuDistanceSnapGrid.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuDistanceSnapGrid.cs
index 7579e8077b..0c064ecfa6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuDistanceSnapGrid.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuDistanceSnapGrid.cs
@@ -185,7 +185,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Editor
 
             AddAssert("Ensure cursor is on a grid line", () =>
             {
-                return grid.ChildrenOfType<CircularProgress>().Any(p => Precision.AlmostEquals(p.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.TopRight.X, grid.ToScreenSpace(cursor.LastSnappedPosition).X));
+                return grid.ChildrenOfType<CircularProgress>().Any(ring =>
+                {
+                    // the grid rings are actually slightly _larger_ than the snapping radii.
+                    // this is done such that the snapping radius falls right in the middle of each grid ring thickness-wise,
+                    // but it does however complicate the following calculations slightly.
+
+                    // we want to calculate the coordinates of the rightmost point on the grid line, which is in the exact middle of the ring thickness-wise.
+                    // for the X component, we take the entire width of the ring, minus one half of the inner radius (since we want the middle of the line on the right side).
+                    // for the Y component, we just take 0.5f.
+                    var rightMiddleOfGridLine = ring.ToScreenSpace(ring.DrawSize * new Vector2(1 - ring.InnerRadius / 2, 0.5f));
+                    return Precision.AlmostEquals(rightMiddleOfGridLine.X, grid.ToScreenSpace(cursor.LastSnappedPosition).X);
+                });
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/CircularDistanceSnapGrid.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/CircularDistanceSnapGrid.cs
index 63886e38eb..602ed6f627 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/CircularDistanceSnapGrid.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/CircularDistanceSnapGrid.cs
@@ -65,14 +65,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
             for (int i = 0; i < requiredCircles; i++)
             {
-                float diameter = (offset + (i + 1) * DistanceBetweenTicks) * 2;
+                const float thickness = 4;
+                float diameter = (offset + (i + 1) * DistanceBetweenTicks + thickness / 2) * 2;
 
                 AddInternal(new Ring(ReferenceObject, GetColourForIndexFromPlacement(i))
                 {
                     Position = StartPosition,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                     Size = new Vector2(diameter),
-                    InnerRadius = 4 * 1f / diameter,
+                    InnerRadius = thickness * 1f / diameter,
                 });
             }
         }