diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/TestSceneObjectPlacement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/TestSceneObjectPlacement.cs
index 6ddcabfc4d..13a116b209 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/TestSceneObjectPlacement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests/Editor/TestSceneObjectPlacement.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Editor
             double? initialTime = null;
 
             AddStep("store initial time", () => initialTime = EditorClock.CurrentTime);
-            AddStep("change seek setting to true", () => config.SetValue(OsuSetting.EditorSeekToHitObject, true));
+            AddStep("change seek setting to true", () => config.SetValue(OsuSetting.EditorAutoSeekOnPlacement, true));
             placeObject();
             AddUntilStep("wait for seek to complete", () => !EditorClock.IsSeeking);
             AddAssert("seeked forward to object", () => EditorClock.CurrentTime, () => Is.GreaterThan(initialTime));
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Tests.Editor
             double? initialTime = null;
 
             AddStep("store initial time", () => initialTime = EditorClock.CurrentTime);
-            AddStep("change seek setting to false", () => config.SetValue(OsuSetting.EditorSeekToHitObject, false));
+            AddStep("change seek setting to false", () => config.SetValue(OsuSetting.EditorAutoSeekOnPlacement, false));
             placeObject();
             AddAssert("not seeking", () => !EditorClock.IsSeeking);
             AddAssert("time is unchanged", () => EditorClock.CurrentTime, () => Is.EqualTo(initialTime));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 9093c017d2..70ad6bfc96 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorDim, 0.25f, 0f, 0.75f, 0.25f);
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorWaveformOpacity, 0.25f, 0f, 1f, 0.25f);
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorShowHitMarkers, true);
-            SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorSeekToHitObject, true);
+            SetDefault(OsuSetting.EditorAutoSeekOnPlacement, true);
 
             SetDefault(OsuSetting.LastProcessedMetadataId, -1);
 
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         SeasonalBackgroundMode,
         EditorWaveformOpacity,
         EditorShowHitMarkers,
-        EditorSeekToHitObject,
+        EditorAutoSeekOnPlacement,
         DiscordRichPresence,
         AutomaticallyDownloadWhenSpectating,
         ShowOnlineExplicitContent,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs b/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs
index 4557cb532f..f4e23ae7cb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Localisation/EditorStrings.cs
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Localisation
         public static LocalisableString ShowHitMarkers => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"show_hit_markers"), @"Show hit markers");
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// "Seek to object after placement"
+        /// "Automatically seek after placing objects"
         /// </summary>
-        public static LocalisableString SeekToHitObject => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"seek_to_hit_object"), @"Seek to object after placement");
+        public static LocalisableString AutoSeekOnPlacement => new TranslatableString(getKey(@"auto_seek_on_placement"), @"Automatically seek after placing objects");
 
         /// <summary>
         /// "Timing"
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index eb10d09560..aee86fd942 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         private FillFlowContainer togglesCollection;
 
         private IBindable<bool> hasTiming;
-        private Bindable<bool> seekToHitObject;
+        private Bindable<bool> autoSeekOnPlacement;
 
         protected HitObjectComposer(Ruleset ruleset)
             : base(ruleset)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OverlayColourProvider colourProvider, OsuConfigManager config)
         {
-            seekToHitObject = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.EditorSeekToHitObject);
+            autoSeekOnPlacement = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.EditorAutoSeekOnPlacement);
 
             Config = Dependencies.Get<IRulesetConfigCache>().GetConfigFor(Ruleset);
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             {
                 EditorBeatmap.Add(hitObject);
 
-                if (seekToHitObject.Value && EditorClock.CurrentTime < hitObject.StartTime)
+                if (autoSeekOnPlacement.Value && EditorClock.CurrentTime < hitObject.StartTime)
                     EditorClock.SeekSmoothlyTo(hitObject.StartTime);
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
index e9a0fbf6fa..d89392f757 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 
         private Bindable<float> editorBackgroundDim;
         private Bindable<bool> editorHitMarkers;
-        private Bindable<bool> editorSeekToHitObject;
+        private Bindable<bool> editorAutoSeekOnPlacement;
 
         public Editor(EditorLoader loader = null)
         {
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 
             editorBackgroundDim = config.GetBindable<float>(OsuSetting.EditorDim);
             editorHitMarkers = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.EditorShowHitMarkers);
-            editorSeekToHitObject = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.EditorSeekToHitObject);
+            editorAutoSeekOnPlacement = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.EditorAutoSeekOnPlacement);
 
             AddInternal(new OsuContextMenuContainer
             {
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
                                             {
                                                 State = { BindTarget = editorHitMarkers },
                                             },
-                                            new ToggleMenuItem(EditorStrings.SeekToHitObject)
+                                            new ToggleMenuItem(EditorStrings.AutoSeekOnPlacement)
                                             {
-                                                State = { BindTarget = editorSeekToHitObject },
+                                                State = { BindTarget = editorAutoSeekOnPlacement },
                                             }
                                         }
                                     },