diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 565a919fb8..a4544200c7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorDim, 0.25f, 0f, 0.75f, 0.25f);
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorWaveformOpacity, 0.25f, 0f, 1f, 0.25f);
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorShowHitMarkers, true);
+            SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorSeekToHitobject, true);
 
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.LastProcessedMetadataId, -1);
 
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         SeasonalBackgroundMode,
         EditorWaveformOpacity,
         EditorShowHitMarkers,
+        EditorSeekToHitobject,
         DiscordRichPresence,
         AutomaticallyDownloadWhenSpectating,
         ShowOnlineExplicitContent,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs
index 96c08aa6f8..65cecd27d6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation
         /// </summary>
         public static LocalisableString ShowHitMarkers => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"show_hit_markers"), @"Show hit markers");
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// "Seek to Object after placement"
+        /// </summary>
+        public static LocalisableString SeekToHitobject => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"seek_to_hitobject"), @"Seek to Object after placement");
+
         /// <summary>
         /// "Timing"
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index b5b7400f64..528088dbda 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Tools;
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         private FillFlowContainer togglesCollection;
 
         private IBindable<bool> hasTiming;
+        protected Bindable<bool> SeekToHitobject { get; private set; }
 
         protected HitObjectComposer(Ruleset ruleset)
             : base(ruleset)
@@ -80,8 +82,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider)
+        private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
+            SeekToHitobject = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.EditorSeekToHitobject);
+
             Config = Dependencies.Get<IRulesetConfigCache>().GetConfigFor(Ruleset);
 
             try
@@ -365,6 +369,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             {
                 EditorBeatmap.Add(hitObject);
 
+                // conditionally seek based on setting
+                if (!SeekToHitobject.Value) return;
+
                 if (EditorClock.CurrentTime < hitObject.StartTime)
                     EditorClock.SeekSmoothlyTo(hitObject.StartTime);
             }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
index bd133383d1..d6c698c139 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 
         private Bindable<float> editorBackgroundDim;
         private Bindable<bool> editorHitMarkers;
+        private Bindable<bool> editorSeekToHitobject;
 
         public Editor(EditorLoader loader = null)
         {
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 
             editorBackgroundDim = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.EditorDim);
             editorHitMarkers = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.EditorShowHitMarkers);
+            editorSeekToHitobject = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.EditorSeekToHitobject);
 
             AddInternal(new OsuContextMenuContainer
             {
@@ -329,6 +331,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
                                             new ToggleMenuItem(EditorStrings.ShowHitMarkers)
                                             {
                                                 State = { BindTarget = editorHitMarkers },
+                                            },
+                                            new ToggleMenuItem(EditorStrings.SeekToHitobject)
+                                            {
+                                                State = { BindTarget = editorSeekToHitobject },
                                             }
                                         }
                                     },