diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuEditorSelectInvalidPath.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuEditorSelectInvalidPath.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0348c1b6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuEditorSelectInvalidPath.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 NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests.Editor
+{
+    public class TestSceneOsuEditorSelectInvalidPath : EditorTestScene
+    {
+        protected override Ruleset CreateEditorRuleset() => new OsuRuleset();
+
+        protected override IBeatmap CreateBeatmap(RulesetInfo ruleset) => new TestBeatmap(ruleset, false);
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestSelectDoesNotModify()
+        {
+            Slider slider = new Slider { StartTime = 0, Position = new Vector2(320, 40) };
+
+            PathControlPoint[] points =
+            {
+                new PathControlPoint(new Vector2(0), PathType.PerfectCurve),
+                new PathControlPoint(new Vector2(-100, 0)),
+                new PathControlPoint(new Vector2(100, 20))
+            };
+
+            int preSelectVersion = -1;
+            AddStep("add slider", () =>
+            {
+                slider.Path = new SliderPath(points);
+                EditorBeatmap.Add(slider);
+                preSelectVersion = slider.Path.Version.Value;
+            });
+
+            AddStep("select added slider", () => EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Add(slider));
+
+            AddAssert("slider same path", () => slider.Path.Version.Value == preSelectVersion);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/PathControlPointPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/PathControlPointPiece.cs
index 6b78cff33e..ce9580d0f4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/PathControlPointPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/PathControlPointPiece.cs
@@ -59,11 +59,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders.Components
             this.slider = slider;
             ControlPoint = controlPoint;
 
+            // we don't want to run the path type update on construction as it may inadvertently change the slider.
+            cachePoints(slider);
+
             slider.Path.Version.BindValueChanged(_ =>
             {
-                PointsInSegment = slider.Path.PointsInSegment(ControlPoint);
+                cachePoints(slider);
                 updatePathType();
-            }, runOnceImmediately: true);
+            });
 
             controlPoint.Type.BindValueChanged(_ => updateMarkerDisplay());
 
@@ -205,6 +208,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints.Sliders.Components
 
         protected override void OnDragEnd(DragEndEvent e) => changeHandler?.EndChange();
 
+        private void cachePoints(Slider slider) => PointsInSegment = slider.Path.PointsInSegment(ControlPoint);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Handles correction of invalid path types.
         /// </summary>