diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index 675b2b648d..55b2b801e7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
         protected DragBox DragBox { get; private set; }
 
-        private Container<SelectionBlueprint> selectionBlueprints;
+        protected Container<SelectionBlueprint> SelectionBlueprints;
 
         private SelectionHandler selectionHandler;
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             {
                 DragBox = CreateDragBox(select),
                 selectionHandler,
-                selectionBlueprints = CreateSelectionBlueprintContainer(),
+                SelectionBlueprints = CreateSelectionBlueprintContainer(),
                 DragBox.CreateProxy().With(p => p.Depth = float.MinValue)
             });
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             selectedHitObjects.ItemsAdded += objects =>
             {
                 foreach (var o in objects)
-                    selectionBlueprints.FirstOrDefault(b => b.HitObject == o)?.Select();
+                    SelectionBlueprints.FirstOrDefault(b => b.HitObject == o)?.Select();
 
                 SelectionChanged?.Invoke(selectedHitObjects);
             };
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             selectedHitObjects.ItemsRemoved += objects =>
             {
                 foreach (var o in objects)
-                    selectionBlueprints.FirstOrDefault(b => b.HitObject == o)?.Deselect();
+                    SelectionBlueprints.FirstOrDefault(b => b.HitObject == o)?.Deselect();
 
                 SelectionChanged?.Invoke(selectedHitObjects);
             };
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
         private void removeBlueprintFor(HitObject hitObject)
         {
-            var blueprint = selectionBlueprints.SingleOrDefault(m => m.HitObject == hitObject);
+            var blueprint = SelectionBlueprints.SingleOrDefault(m => m.HitObject == hitObject);
             if (blueprint == null)
                 return;
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             blueprint.Selected -= onBlueprintSelected;
             blueprint.Deselected -= onBlueprintDeselected;
 
-            selectionBlueprints.Remove(blueprint);
+            SelectionBlueprints.Remove(blueprint);
         }
 
         protected virtual void AddBlueprintFor(HitObject hitObject)
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             blueprint.Selected += onBlueprintSelected;
             blueprint.Deselected += onBlueprintDeselected;
 
-            selectionBlueprints.Add(blueprint);
+            SelectionBlueprints.Add(blueprint);
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             if (!allowDeselection && selectionHandler.SelectedBlueprints.Any(s => s.IsHovered))
                 return;
 
-            foreach (SelectionBlueprint blueprint in selectionBlueprints.AliveChildren)
+            foreach (SelectionBlueprint blueprint in SelectionBlueprints.AliveChildren)
             {
                 if (blueprint.IsHovered)
                 {
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         /// <param name="rect">The rectangle to perform a selection on in screen-space coordinates.</param>
         private void select(RectangleF rect)
         {
-            foreach (var blueprint in selectionBlueprints)
+            foreach (var blueprint in SelectionBlueprints)
             {
                 if (blueprint.IsAlive && blueprint.IsPresent && rect.Contains(blueprint.SelectionPoint))
                     blueprint.Select();
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         /// </summary>
         private void selectAll()
         {
-            selectionBlueprints.ToList().ForEach(m => m.Select());
+            SelectionBlueprints.ToList().ForEach(m => m.Select());
             selectionHandler.UpdateVisibility();
         }
 
@@ -334,14 +334,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         private void onBlueprintSelected(SelectionBlueprint blueprint)
         {
             selectionHandler.HandleSelected(blueprint);
-            selectionBlueprints.ChangeChildDepth(blueprint, 1);
+            SelectionBlueprints.ChangeChildDepth(blueprint, 1);
             beatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Add(blueprint.HitObject);
         }
 
         private void onBlueprintDeselected(SelectionBlueprint blueprint)
         {
             selectionHandler.HandleDeselected(blueprint);
-            selectionBlueprints.ChangeChildDepth(blueprint, 0);
+            SelectionBlueprints.ChangeChildDepth(blueprint, 0);
             beatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Remove(blueprint.HitObject);
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineBlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineBlueprintContainer.cs
index 9f3d776e5c..84328466c3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineBlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineBlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
@@ -21,8 +22,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
         [Resolved(CanBeNull = true)]
         private Timeline timeline { get; set; }
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private EditorBeatmap beatmap { get; set; }
+
         private DragEvent lastDragEvent;
 
+        private Bindable<HitObject> placement;
+
+        private SelectionBlueprint placementBlueprint;
+
         public TimelineBlueprintContainer()
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
@@ -43,6 +51,29 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
             DragBox.Alpha = 0;
+
+            placement = beatmap.PlacementObject.GetBoundCopy();
+            placement.ValueChanged += placementChanged;
+        }
+
+        private void placementChanged(ValueChangedEvent<HitObject> obj)
+        {
+            if (obj.NewValue == null)
+            {
+                if (placementBlueprint != null)
+                {
+                    SelectionBlueprints.Remove(placementBlueprint);
+                    placementBlueprint = null;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                placementBlueprint = CreateBlueprintFor(obj.NewValue);
+
+                placementBlueprint.Colour = Color4.MediumPurple;
+
+                SelectionBlueprints.Add(placementBlueprint);
+            }
         }
 
         protected override Container<SelectionBlueprint> CreateSelectionBlueprintContainer() => new TimelineSelectionBlueprintContainer { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both };