diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
index 3fb03d642f..4ebc4dae1a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
                 return base.OnMouseDown(e);
 
             HitObject.Column = Column.Index;
-            BeginPlacement(TimeAt(e.ScreenSpaceMousePosition), true);
+            BeginPlacement(true);
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
index 053dcd0832..724786a1c0 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -46,19 +46,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
 
         public override SnapResult SnapScreenSpacePositionToValidTime(Vector2 screenSpacePosition)
         {
-            var hoc = Playfield.GetColumn(0).HitObjectContainer;
+            var hoc = ColumnAt(screenSpacePosition)?.HitObjectContainer;
 
-            Vector2 targetPosition = hoc.ToLocalSpace(screenSpacePosition);
+            if (hoc == null)
+                return new SnapResult(screenSpacePosition, null);
+
+            Vector2 localPosition = hoc.ToLocalSpace(screenSpacePosition);
 
             if (drawableRuleset.ScrollingInfo.Direction.Value == ScrollingDirection.Down)
             {
                 // We're dealing with screen coordinates in which the position decreases towards the centre of the screen resulting in an increase in start time.
                 // The scrolling algorithm instead assumes a top anchor meaning an increase in time corresponds to an increase in position,
                 // so when scrolling downwards the coordinates need to be flipped.
-                targetPosition.Y = hoc.DrawHeight - targetPosition.Y;
+                localPosition.Y = hoc.DrawHeight - localPosition.Y;
             }
 
-            double targetTime = drawableRuleset.ScrollingInfo.Algorithm.TimeAt(targetPosition.Y,
+            double targetTime = drawableRuleset.ScrollingInfo.Algorithm.TimeAt(localPosition.Y,
                 EditorClock.CurrentTime,
                 drawableRuleset.ScrollingInfo.TimeRange.Value,
                 hoc.DrawHeight);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index b45cdea751..1e328e6b6b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         {
             EditorBeatmap.PlacementObject.Value = hitObject;
 
-            if (SnapScreenSpacePositionToValidTime(inputManager.CurrentState.Mouse.Position).Time is double time)
-                hitObject.StartTime = time;
+            hitObject.StartTime = SnapScreenSpacePositionToValidTime(inputManager.CurrentState.Mouse.Position).Time ?? EditorClock.CurrentTime;
         }
 
         public void EndPlacement(HitObject hitObject, bool commit)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlacementBlueprint.cs
index c06e50950c..5c506926b8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -61,12 +61,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         /// <summary>
         /// Signals that the placement of <see cref="HitObject"/> has started.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="startTime">The start time of <see cref="HitObject"/> at the placement point. If null, the current clock time is used.</param>
         /// <param name="commitStart">Whether this call is committing a value for HitObject.StartTime and continuing with further adjustments.</param>
-        protected void BeginPlacement(double? startTime = null, bool commitStart = false)
+        protected void BeginPlacement(bool commitStart = false)
         {
-            HitObject.StartTime = startTime ?? EditorClock.CurrentTime;
-
             // applies snapping to above time
             placementHandler.BeginPlacement(HitObject);