diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
index d3c12b1944..cc50459a0c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
         public Vector2 ScreenSpaceDragPosition { get; private set; }
         public Vector2 DragPosition { get; private set; }
 
-        protected new DrawableManiaHitObject HitObject => (DrawableManiaHitObject)base.HitObject;
+        public new DrawableManiaHitObject HitObject => (DrawableManiaHitObject)base.HitObject;
 
         protected IClock EditorClock { get; private set; }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaSelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaSelectionHandler.cs
index 6f49c7f0c4..f576c43e52 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaSelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaSelectionHandler.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
-using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
@@ -31,13 +29,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
             editorClock = clock;
         }
 
-        public override void HandleDrag(SelectionBlueprint blueprint, DragEvent dragEvent)
+        public override void HandleMovement(MoveSelectionEvent moveEvent)
         {
-            adjustOrigins((ManiaSelectionBlueprint)blueprint);
-            performDragMovement(dragEvent);
-            performColumnMovement(dragEvent);
+            var maniaBlueprint = (ManiaSelectionBlueprint)moveEvent.Blueprint;
+            int lastColumn = maniaBlueprint.HitObject.HitObject.Column;
 
-            base.HandleDrag(blueprint, dragEvent);
+            adjustOrigins(maniaBlueprint);
+            performDragMovement(moveEvent);
+            performColumnMovement(lastColumn, moveEvent);
+
+            base.HandleMovement(moveEvent);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
                 b.HitObject.Y += movementDelta;
         }
 
-        private void performDragMovement(DragEvent dragEvent)
+        private void performDragMovement(MoveSelectionEvent moveEvent)
         {
             foreach (var b in SelectedBlueprints)
             {
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
 
                 // Using the hitobject position is required since AdjustPosition can be invoked multiple times per frame
                 // without the position having been updated by the parenting ScrollingHitObjectContainer
-                hitObject.Y += dragEvent.Delta.Y;
+                hitObject.Y += moveEvent.InstantDelta.Y;
 
                 float targetPosition;
 
@@ -94,14 +95,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
             }
         }
 
-        private void performColumnMovement(DragEvent dragEvent)
+        private void performColumnMovement(int lastColumn, MoveSelectionEvent moveEvent)
         {
-            var lastColumn = composer.ColumnAt(dragEvent.ScreenSpaceLastMousePosition);
-            var currentColumn = composer.ColumnAt(dragEvent.ScreenSpaceMousePosition);
-            if (lastColumn == null || currentColumn == null)
+            var currentColumn = composer.ColumnAt(moveEvent.ScreenSpacePosition);
+            if (currentColumn == null)
                 return;
 
-            int columnDelta = currentColumn.Index - lastColumn.Index;
+            int columnDelta = currentColumn.Index - lastColumn;
             if (columnDelta == 0)
                 return;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs
index 1ab1219ab0..472267eb66 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Linq;
-using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components;
 
@@ -11,7 +9,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
 {
     public class OsuSelectionHandler : SelectionHandler
     {
-        public override void HandleDrag(SelectionBlueprint blueprint, DragEvent dragEvent)
+        public override void HandleMovement(MoveSelectionEvent moveEvent)
         {
             foreach (var h in SelectedHitObjects.OfType<OsuHitObject>())
             {
@@ -21,10 +19,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                h.Position += dragEvent.Delta;
+                h.Position += moveEvent.InstantDelta;
             }
 
-            base.HandleDrag(blueprint, dragEvent);
+            base.HandleMovement(moveEvent);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs
index 0f77b8d584..838984b223 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         /// </summary>
         public readonly DrawableHitObject HitObject;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The screen-space position of <see cref="HitObject"/> prior to handling a movement event.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal Vector2 ScreenSpaceMovementStartPosition { get; private set; }
+
         protected override bool ShouldBeAlive => (HitObject.IsAlive && HitObject.IsPresent) || State == SelectionState.Selected;
         public override bool HandlePositionalInput => ShouldBeAlive;
         public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => false;
@@ -131,7 +136,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             return base.OnClick(e);
         }
 
-        protected override bool OnDragStart(DragStartEvent e) => true;
+        protected override bool OnDragStart(DragStartEvent e)
+        {
+            ScreenSpaceMovementStartPosition = HitObject.ToScreenSpace(HitObject.OriginPosition);
+            return true;
+        }
 
         protected override bool OnDrag(DragEvent e)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index d96d88c2b9..2de5ecf633 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -216,7 +216,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
         private void onSelectionRequested(SelectionBlueprint blueprint, InputState state) => selectionHandler.HandleSelectionRequested(blueprint, state);
 
-        private void onDragRequested(SelectionBlueprint blueprint, DragEvent dragEvent) => selectionHandler.HandleDrag(blueprint, dragEvent);
+        private void onDragRequested(SelectionBlueprint blueprint, DragEvent dragEvent)
+        {
+            var movePosition = blueprint.ScreenSpaceMovementStartPosition + dragEvent.ScreenSpaceMousePosition - dragEvent.ScreenSpaceMouseDownPosition;
+
+            selectionHandler.HandleMovement(new MoveSelectionEvent(blueprint, blueprint.ScreenSpaceMovementStartPosition, movePosition));
+        }
 
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/MoveSelectionEvent.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/MoveSelectionEvent.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13945381bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/MoveSelectionEvent.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// 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 osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An event which occurs when a <see cref="SelectionBlueprint"/> is moved.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class MoveSelectionEvent
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The <see cref="SelectionBlueprint"/> that triggered this <see cref="MoveSelectionEvent"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly SelectionBlueprint Blueprint;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The starting screen-space position of the hitobject.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly Vector2 ScreenSpaceStartPosition;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The expected screen-space position of the hitobject at the current cursor position.
+        /// </summary>
+        public readonly Vector2 ScreenSpacePosition;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The distance between <see cref="ScreenSpacePosition"/> and the hitobject's current position, in the coordinate-space of the hitobject's parent.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This does not use <see cref="ScreenSpaceStartPosition"/> and does not represent the cumulative movement distance.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public readonly Vector2 InstantDelta;
+
+        public MoveSelectionEvent(SelectionBlueprint blueprint, Vector2 screenSpaceStartPosition, Vector2 screenSpacePosition)
+        {
+            Blueprint = blueprint;
+            ScreenSpaceStartPosition = screenSpaceStartPosition;
+            ScreenSpacePosition = screenSpacePosition;
+
+            InstantDelta = Blueprint.HitObject.Parent.ToLocalSpace(ScreenSpacePosition) - Blueprint.HitObject.Position;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
index 11e649168f..c9e862d99e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
@@ -65,11 +65,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         #region User Input Handling
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Handles the selected <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>s being dragged.
+        /// Handles the selected <see cref="DrawableHitObject"/>s being moved.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="blueprint">The <see cref="SelectionBlueprint"/> that received the drag event.</param>
-        /// <param name="dragEvent">The drag event.</param>
-        public virtual void HandleDrag(SelectionBlueprint blueprint, DragEvent dragEvent)
+        /// <param name="moveEvent">The move event.</param>
+        public virtual void HandleMovement(MoveSelectionEvent moveEvent)
         {
         }