diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
index 8394328e2c..c36c32bb84 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -44,17 +44,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
         {
             Column column = ColumnAt(e.ScreenSpaceMousePosition);
 
-            if (column == null)
-                SnappedMousePosition = e.MousePosition;
-            else
-            {
-                SnappedWidth = column.DrawWidth;
+            if (column == null) return false;
 
-                // Snap to the column
-                var parentPos = Parent.ToLocalSpace(column.ToScreenSpace(new Vector2(column.DrawWidth / 2, 0)));
-                SnappedMousePosition = new Vector2(parentPos.X, e.MousePosition.Y);
-            }
+            SnappedWidth = column.DrawWidth;
 
+            // Snap to the column
+            var parentPos = Parent.ToLocalSpace(column.ToScreenSpace(new Vector2(column.DrawWidth / 2, 0)));
+            SnappedMousePosition = new Vector2(parentPos.X, e.MousePosition.Y);
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
index 68030cdfb2..58e2066f72 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/Column.cs
@@ -183,6 +183,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
 
         public override bool ReceivePositionalInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos)
             // This probably shouldn't exist as is, but the columns in the stage are separated by a 1px border
-            => DrawRectangle.Inflate(new Vector2(1, 0)).Contains(ToLocalSpace(screenSpacePos));
+            => DrawRectangle.Inflate(new Vector2(ManiaStage.COLUMN_SPACING / 2, 0)).Contains(ToLocalSpace(screenSpacePos));
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
index 58a49a7877..ab835cbbb3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/UI/ManiaStage.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
     /// </summary>
     public class ManiaStage : ScrollingPlayfield
     {
+        public const float COLUMN_SPACING = 1;
+
         public const float HIT_TARGET_POSITION = 50;
 
         public IReadOnlyList<Column> Columns => columnFlow.Children;
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
         private List<Color4> normalColumnColours = new List<Color4>();
         private Color4 specialColumnColour;
 
+        public override bool ReceivePositionalInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => Columns.Any(c => c.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePos));
+
         private readonly int firstColumnIndex;
 
         public ManiaStage(int firstColumnIndex, StageDefinition definition, ref ManiaAction normalColumnStartAction, ref ManiaAction specialColumnStartAction)
@@ -84,8 +88,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI
                                     RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
                                     AutoSizeAxes = Axes.X,
                                     Direction = FillDirection.Horizontal,
-                                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = 1, Right = 1 },
-                                    Spacing = new Vector2(1, 0)
+                                    Padding = new MarginPadding { Left = COLUMN_SPACING, Right = COLUMN_SPACING },
+                                    Spacing = new Vector2(COLUMN_SPACING, 0)
                                 },
                             }
                         },