diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNotePlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNotePlacementBlueprint.cs
index 7bbde400ea..b3dd392202 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNotePlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/HoldNotePlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints.Components;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osuTK;
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
             bodyPiece.Height = (bottomPosition - topPosition).Y;
         }
 
+        protected override void OnMouseUp(MouseUpEvent e)
+        {
+            base.OnMouseUp(e);
+            EndPlacement(true);
+        }
+
         private double originalStartTime;
 
         public override void UpdatePosition(Vector2 screenSpacePosition)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
index f228daa5e3..400abb6380 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -54,12 +54,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
             return true;
         }
 
-        protected override void OnMouseUp(MouseUpEvent e)
-        {
-            EndPlacement(true);
-            base.OnMouseUp(e);
-        }
-
         public override void UpdatePosition(Vector2 screenSpacePosition)
         {
             if (!PlacementActive)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/NotePlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/NotePlacementBlueprint.cs
index 888ce695c2..2b7b383dbe 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/NotePlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/NotePlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints.Components;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
-using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
 {
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
             Position = SnappedMousePosition;
         }
 
-        public override void UpdatePosition(Vector2 screenSpacePosition)
+        protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e)
         {
-            base.UpdatePosition(screenSpacePosition);
+            base.OnMouseDown(e);
 
-            // Continue updating the position until placement is finished on mouse up.
-            BeginPlacement(TimeAt(screenSpacePosition), PlacementActive);
+            // Place the note immediately.
+            EndPlacement(true);
+
+            return true;
         }
     }
 }