diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/HitObjectOrderedSelectionContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/HitObjectOrderedSelectionContainer.cs
index 9e95fe4fa1..d612cf3fe0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/HitObjectOrderedSelectionContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/HitObjectOrderedSelectionContainer.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
             // Put earlier blueprints towards the end of the list, so they handle input first
             int i = yObj.HitObject.StartTime.CompareTo(xObj.HitObject.StartTime);
-            return i == 0 ? CompareReverseChildID(x, y) : i;
+
+            if (i != 0) return i;
+
+            // Fall back to end time if the start time is equal.
+            i = yObj.HitObject.GetEndTime().CompareTo(xObj.HitObject.GetEndTime());
+
+            return i == 0 ? CompareReverseChildID(y, x) : i;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineBlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineBlueprintContainer.cs
index cec851b5bb..3623f8ad8e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineBlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineBlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
 
             Stack<HitObject> currentConcurrentObjects = new Stack<HitObject>();
 
-            foreach (var b in SelectionBlueprints.OrderBy(b => b.HitObject.StartTime).ThenBy(b => b.HitObject.GetEndTime()))
+            foreach (var b in SelectionBlueprints.Reverse())
             {
                 // remove objects from the stack as long as their end time is in the past.
                 while (currentConcurrentObjects.TryPeek(out HitObject hitObject))