diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Editor/TestSceneEditorSaving.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Editor/TestSceneEditorSaving.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..159a64d1ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Editor/TestSceneEditorSaving.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System.Linq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Setup;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Select;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
+using osuTK.Input;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Editor
+{
+    public class TestSceneEditorSaving : OsuGameTestScene
+    {
+        private Screens.Edit.Editor editor => Game.ChildrenOfType<Screens.Edit.Editor>().FirstOrDefault();
+
+        private EditorBeatmap editorBeatmap => (EditorBeatmap)editor.Dependencies.Get(typeof(EditorBeatmap));
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Tests the general expected flow of creating a new beatmap, saving it, then loading it back from song select.
+        /// Emphasis is placed on <see cref="BeatmapDifficulty.SliderMultiplier"/>, since taiko has special handling for it to keep compatibility with stable.
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void TestNewBeatmapSaveThenLoad()
+        {
+            AddStep("set default beatmap", () => Game.Beatmap.SetDefault());
+            AddStep("set taiko ruleset", () => Ruleset.Value = new TaikoRuleset().RulesetInfo);
+
+            PushAndConfirm(() => new EditorLoader());
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for editor load", () => editor?.IsLoaded == true);
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for metadata screen load", () => editor.ChildrenOfType<MetadataSection>().FirstOrDefault()?.IsLoaded == true);
+
+            // We intentionally switch away from the metadata screen, else there is a feedback loop with the textbox handling which causes metadata changes below to get overwritten.
+
+            AddStep("Enter compose mode", () => InputManager.Key(Key.F1));
+            AddUntilStep("Wait for compose mode load", () => editor.ChildrenOfType<HitObjectComposer>().FirstOrDefault()?.IsLoaded == true);
+
+            AddStep("Set slider multiplier", () => editorBeatmap.Difficulty.SliderMultiplier = 2);
+            AddStep("Set artist and title", () =>
+            {
+                editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.Metadata.Artist = "artist";
+                editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.Metadata.Title = "title";
+            });
+            AddStep("Set difficulty name", () => editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.Version = "difficulty");
+
+            checkMutations();
+
+            AddStep("Save", () => InputManager.Keys(PlatformAction.Save));
+
+            checkMutations();
+
+            AddStep("Exit", () => InputManager.Key(Key.Escape));
+
+            AddUntilStep("Wait for main menu", () => Game.ScreenStack.CurrentScreen is MainMenu);
+
+            PushAndConfirm(() => new PlaySongSelect());
+
+            AddUntilStep("Wait for beatmap selected", () => !Game.Beatmap.IsDefault);
+            AddStep("Open options", () => InputManager.Key(Key.F3));
+            AddStep("Enter editor", () => InputManager.Key(Key.Number5));
+
+            AddUntilStep("Wait for editor load", () => editor != null);
+
+            checkMutations();
+        }
+
+        private void checkMutations()
+        {
+            AddAssert("Beatmap has correct slider multiplier", () =>
+            {
+                // we can only assert value correctness on TaikoMultiplierAppliedDifficulty, because that is the final difficulty converted taiko beatmaps use.
+                // therefore, ensure that we have that difficulty type by calling .CopyFrom(), which is a no-op if the type is already correct.
+                var taikoDifficulty = new TaikoBeatmapConverter.TaikoMultiplierAppliedDifficulty();
+                taikoDifficulty.CopyFrom(editorBeatmap.Difficulty);
+                return Precision.AlmostEquals(taikoDifficulty.SliderMultiplier, 2);
+            });
+            AddAssert("Beatmap has correct metadata", () => editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.Metadata.Artist == "artist" && editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.Metadata.Title == "title");
+            AddAssert("Beatmap has correct difficulty name", () => editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.Version == "difficulty");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Beatmaps/TaikoBeatmapConverter.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Beatmaps/TaikoBeatmapConverter.cs
index 94dfb67d93..dc0edd92ea 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Beatmaps/TaikoBeatmapConverter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Beatmaps/TaikoBeatmapConverter.cs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Beatmaps
 
         protected override Beatmap<TaikoHitObject> CreateBeatmap() => new TaikoBeatmap();
 
-        private class TaikoMultiplierAppliedDifficulty : BeatmapDifficulty
+        internal class TaikoMultiplierAppliedDifficulty : BeatmapDifficulty
         {
             public TaikoMultiplierAppliedDifficulty(IBeatmapDifficultyInfo difficulty)
             {