diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
index 8f25668dd0..ad95fd5e87 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/Blueprints/ManiaPlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Default;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling;
+using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
@@ -52,8 +55,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit.Blueprints
         {
             base.UpdateTimeAndPosition(result);
 
+            var playfield = (Column)result.Playfield;
+
+            // Apply an offset to better align with the visual grid.
+            // This should only be applied during placement, as during selection / drag operations the movement is relative
+            // to the initial point of interaction rather than the grid.
+            switch (playfield.ScrollingInfo.Direction.Value)
+            {
+                case ScrollingDirection.Down:
+                    result.ScreenSpacePosition -= new Vector2(0, getNoteHeight(playfield) / 2);
+                    break;
+
+                case ScrollingDirection.Up:
+                    result.ScreenSpacePosition += new Vector2(0, getNoteHeight(playfield) / 2);
+                    break;
+            }
+
             if (PlacementActive == PlacementState.Waiting)
-                Column = result.Playfield as Column;
+                Column = playfield;
         }
+
+        private float getNoteHeight(Column resultPlayfield) =>
+            resultPlayfield.ToScreenSpace(new Vector2(DefaultNotePiece.NOTE_HEIGHT)).Y -
+            resultPlayfield.ToScreenSpace(Vector2.Zero).Y;
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
index 3c022dafc0..c389e1bced 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Edit/ManiaHitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Tools;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
-using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning.Default;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Tools;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.UI;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
@@ -56,28 +55,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Edit
         protected override Playfield PlayfieldAtScreenSpacePosition(Vector2 screenSpacePosition) =>
             Playfield.GetColumnByPosition(screenSpacePosition);
 
-        public override SnapResult FindSnappedPositionAndTime(Vector2 screenSpacePosition, SnapType snapType = SnapType.All)
-        {
-            var result = base.FindSnappedPositionAndTime(screenSpacePosition, snapType);
-
-            switch (ScrollingInfo.Direction.Value)
-            {
-                case ScrollingDirection.Down:
-                    result.ScreenSpacePosition -= new Vector2(0, getNoteHeight() / 2);
-                    break;
-
-                case ScrollingDirection.Up:
-                    result.ScreenSpacePosition += new Vector2(0, getNoteHeight() / 2);
-                    break;
-            }
-
-            return result;
-        }
-
-        private float getNoteHeight() =>
-            Playfield.GetColumn(0).ToScreenSpace(new Vector2(DefaultNotePiece.NOTE_HEIGHT)).Y -
-            Playfield.GetColumn(0).ToScreenSpace(Vector2.Zero).Y;
-
         protected override DrawableRuleset<ManiaHitObject> CreateDrawableRuleset(Ruleset ruleset, IBeatmap beatmap, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods = null)
         {
             drawableRuleset = new DrawableManiaEditorRuleset(ruleset, beatmap, mods);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs
index 2b75f93f9e..782255733f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/Scrolling/ScrollingPlayfield.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI.Scrolling
         public new ScrollingHitObjectContainer HitObjectContainer => (ScrollingHitObjectContainer)base.HitObjectContainer;
 
         [Resolved]
-        protected IScrollingInfo ScrollingInfo { get; private set; }
+        public IScrollingInfo ScrollingInfo { get; private set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()