diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneDistanceSnapGrid.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneDistanceSnapGrid.cs
index 53b6db2277..01a49c7dea 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneDistanceSnapGrid.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneDistanceSnapGrid.cs
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Editing
 
             IBindable<double> IDistanceSnapProvider.DistanceSpacingMultiplier => DistanceSpacingMultiplier;
 
-            public float GetBeatSnapDistanceAt(HitObject referenceObject) => beat_snap_distance;
+            public float GetBeatSnapDistanceAt(HitObject referenceObject, bool useReferenceSliderVelocity = true) => beat_snap_distance;
 
             public float DurationToDistance(HitObject referenceObject, double duration) => (float)duration;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/DistancedHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/DistancedHitObjectComposer.cs
index ca7ca79813..840ed7682a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/DistancedHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/DistancedHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             return true;
         }
 
-        public virtual float GetBeatSnapDistanceAt(HitObject referenceObject)
+        public virtual float GetBeatSnapDistanceAt(HitObject referenceObject, bool useReferenceSliderVelocity = true)
         {
-            return (float)(100 * EditorBeatmap.Difficulty.SliderMultiplier * 1 / BeatSnapProvider.BeatDivisor);
+            return (float)(100 * (useReferenceSliderVelocity ? referenceObject.DifficultyControlPoint.SliderVelocity : 1) * EditorBeatmap.Difficulty.SliderMultiplier * 1 / BeatSnapProvider.BeatDivisor);
         }
 
         public virtual float DurationToDistance(HitObject referenceObject, double duration)
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         public virtual double DistanceToDuration(HitObject referenceObject, float distance)
         {
             double beatLength = BeatSnapProvider.GetBeatLengthAtTime(referenceObject.StartTime);
-            return distance / GetBeatSnapDistanceAt(referenceObject) * beatLength;
+            return distance / GetBeatSnapDistanceAt(referenceObject) * beatLength * referenceObject.DifficultyControlPoint.SliderVelocity;
         }
 
         public virtual double FindSnappedDuration(HitObject referenceObject, float distance)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/IDistanceSnapProvider.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/IDistanceSnapProvider.cs
index 5ad1cc78ff..6fbd994e23 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/IDistanceSnapProvider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/IDistanceSnapProvider.cs
@@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         /// Retrieves the distance between two points within a timing point that are one beat length apart.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="referenceObject">An object to be used as a reference point for this operation.</param>
+        /// <param name="useReferenceSliderVelocity">Whether the <paramref name="referenceObject"/>'s slider velocity should be factored into the returned distance.</param>
         /// <returns>The distance between two points residing in the timing point that are one beat length apart.</returns>
-        float GetBeatSnapDistanceAt(HitObject referenceObject);
+        float GetBeatSnapDistanceAt(HitObject referenceObject, bool useReferenceSliderVelocity = true);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Converts a duration to a distance without applying any snapping.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/DistanceSnapGrid.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/DistanceSnapGrid.cs
index 69c7fc2775..c179e7f0c2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/DistanceSnapGrid.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/DistanceSnapGrid.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         private void updateSpacing()
         {
             float distanceSpacingMultiplier = (float)DistanceSpacingMultiplier.Value;
-            float beatSnapDistance = SnapProvider.GetBeatSnapDistanceAt(ReferenceObject);
+            float beatSnapDistance = SnapProvider.GetBeatSnapDistanceAt(ReferenceObject, false);
 
             DistanceBetweenTicks = beatSnapDistance * distanceSpacingMultiplier;