diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index d8f7137fa6..e7da220946 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
         protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e)
         {
-            if (beginClickSelection(e)) return true;
+            if (!beginClickSelection(e)) return true;
 
             prepareSelectionMovement();
 
@@ -292,23 +292,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         /// Attempts to select any hovered blueprints.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="e">The input event that triggered this selection.</param>
+        /// <returns>Whether a selection was performed.</returns>
         private bool beginClickSelection(MouseButtonEvent e)
         {
             Debug.Assert(!clickSelectionBegan);
 
-            bool rightClickHandled = false;
+            bool selectedPerformed = true;
 
             foreach (SelectionBlueprint blueprint in SelectionBlueprints.AliveChildren)
             {
                 if (blueprint.IsHovered)
                 {
-                    rightClickHandled |= SelectionHandler.HandleSelectionRequested(blueprint, e.CurrentState);
+                    selectedPerformed &= SelectionHandler.HandleSelectionRequested(blueprint, e.CurrentState);
                     clickSelectionBegan = true;
                     break;
                 }
             }
 
-            return rightClickHandled;
+            return selectedPerformed;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
index 5bf6c52e11..d5c83576e2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
@@ -219,13 +219,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="blueprint">The blueprint.</param>
         /// <param name="state">The input state at the point of selection.</param>
-        /// <returns>Whether right click was handled.</returns>
+        /// <returns>Whether a selection was performed.</returns>
         internal bool HandleSelectionRequested(SelectionBlueprint blueprint, InputState state)
         {
             if (state.Keyboard.ShiftPressed && state.Mouse.IsPressed(MouseButton.Right))
             {
                 handleQuickDeletion(blueprint);
-                return true;
+                return false;
             }
 
             if (state.Keyboard.ControlPressed && state.Mouse.IsPressed(MouseButton.Left))
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             else
                 ensureSelected(blueprint);
 
-            return false;
+            return true;
         }
 
         private void handleQuickDeletion(SelectionBlueprint blueprint)