diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs
index 9b3314e2ad..0336c74386 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/ComposeBlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -201,7 +201,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         protected override void AddBlueprintFor(HitObject hitObject)
         {
             refreshTool();
+
             base.AddBlueprintFor(hitObject);
+
+            // on successful placement, the new combo button should be reset as this is the most common user interaction.
+            if (Beatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Count == 0)
+                NewCombo.Value = TernaryState.False;
         }
 
         private void createPlacement()