diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Replays/ManiaAutoGenerator.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Replays/ManiaAutoGenerator.cs
index 3ebbe5af8e..7c51d58b74 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Replays/ManiaAutoGenerator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Replays/ManiaAutoGenerator.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Game.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Replays;
 
@@ -85,20 +86,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Replays
             {
                 var currentObject = Beatmap.HitObjects[i];
                 var nextObjectInColumn = GetNextObject(i); // Get the next object that requires pressing the same button
-
-                double endTime = currentObject.GetEndTime();
-
-                bool canDelayKeyUp = nextObjectInColumn == null ||
-                                     nextObjectInColumn.StartTime > endTime + RELEASE_DELAY;
-
-                double calculatedDelay = canDelayKeyUp ? RELEASE_DELAY : (nextObjectInColumn.StartTime - endTime) * 0.9;
+                var releaseTime = calculateReleaseTime(currentObject, nextObjectInColumn);
 
                 yield return new HitPoint { Time = currentObject.StartTime, Column = currentObject.Column };
 
-                yield return new ReleasePoint { Time = endTime + calculatedDelay, Column = currentObject.Column };
+                yield return new ReleasePoint { Time = releaseTime, Column = currentObject.Column };
             }
         }
 
+        private double calculateReleaseTime(HitObject currentObject, HitObject nextObject)
+        {
+            double endTime = currentObject.GetEndTime();
+
+            if (currentObject is HoldNote)
+                // hold note releases must be timed exactly.
+                return endTime;
+
+            bool canDelayKeyUpFully = nextObject == null ||
+                                      nextObject.StartTime > endTime + RELEASE_DELAY;
+
+            return endTime + (canDelayKeyUpFully ? RELEASE_DELAY : (nextObject.StartTime - endTime) * 0.9);
+        }
+
         protected override HitObject GetNextObject(int currentIndex)
         {
             int desiredColumn = Beatmap.HitObjects[currentIndex].Column;