diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
index 398680cb8d..a94d1e9039 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuPlayfield.cs
@@ -84,5 +84,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
 
             judgementLayer.Add(explosion);
         }
+
+        public override bool ReceivePositionalInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => HitObjectContainer.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePos);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index 932cfe5789..8e2905a4df 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
 {
     public abstract class HitObjectComposer : CompositeDrawable
     {
-        public IEnumerable<DrawableHitObject> HitObjects => rulesetContainer.Playfield.AllHitObjects;
+        public IEnumerable<DrawableHitObject> HitObjects => RulesetContainer.Playfield.AllHitObjects;
 
         protected readonly Ruleset Ruleset;
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
 
         private readonly List<Container> layerContainers = new List<Container>();
 
-        private EditRulesetContainer rulesetContainer;
+        public EditRulesetContainer RulesetContainer { get; private set; }
 
         private BlueprintContainer blueprintContainer;
 
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
 
             try
             {
-                rulesetContainer = CreateRulesetContainer();
-                rulesetContainer.Clock = framedClock;
+                RulesetContainer = CreateRulesetContainer();
+                RulesetContainer.Clock = framedClock;
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
                             Children = new Drawable[]
                             {
                                 layerBelowRuleset,
-                                rulesetContainer,
+                                RulesetContainer,
                                 layerAboveRuleset
                             }
                         }
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
 
             layerContainers.ForEach(l =>
             {
-                l.Anchor = rulesetContainer.Playfield.Anchor;
-                l.Origin = rulesetContainer.Playfield.Origin;
-                l.Position = rulesetContainer.Playfield.Position;
-                l.Size = rulesetContainer.Playfield.Size;
+                l.Anchor = RulesetContainer.Playfield.Anchor;
+                l.Origin = RulesetContainer.Playfield.Origin;
+                l.Position = RulesetContainer.Playfield.Position;
+                l.Size = RulesetContainer.Playfield.Size;
             });
         }
 
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         /// Adds a <see cref="HitObject"/> to the <see cref="Beatmaps.Beatmap"/> and visualises it.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="hitObject">The <see cref="HitObject"/> to add.</param>
-        public void Add(HitObject hitObject) => blueprintContainer.AddBlueprintFor(rulesetContainer.Add(hitObject));
+        public void Add(HitObject hitObject) => blueprintContainer.AddBlueprintFor(RulesetContainer.Add(hitObject));
 
-        public void Remove(HitObject hitObject) => blueprintContainer.RemoveBlueprintFor(rulesetContainer.Remove(hitObject));
+        public void Remove(HitObject hitObject) => blueprintContainer.RemoveBlueprintFor(RulesetContainer.Remove(hitObject));
 
         internal abstract EditRulesetContainer CreateRulesetContainer();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlacementBlueprint.cs
index b726b683ea..1ae5f5f903 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/PlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             HitObject = hitObject;
 
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+
+            Alpha = 0;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
             ApplyDefaultsToHitObject();
         }
 
-        private bool placementBegun;
+        public bool PlacementBegun { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Signals that the placement of <see cref="HitObject"/> has started.
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         protected void BeginPlacement()
         {
             placementHandler.BeginPlacement(HitObject);
-            placementBegun = true;
+            PlacementBegun = true;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         /// </summary>
         protected void EndPlacement()
         {
-            if (!placementBegun)
+            if (!PlacementBegun)
                 BeginPlacement();
             placementHandler.EndPlacement(HitObject);
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index acbfd1f1d6..d1c7470336 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
+using osu.Framework.Input;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Input.States;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
@@ -18,7 +19,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
     public class BlueprintContainer : CompositeDrawable
     {
         private SelectionBlueprintContainer selectionBlueprints;
+
         private Container<PlacementBlueprint> placementBlueprintContainer;
+        private PlacementBlueprint currentPlacement;
+
         private SelectionBox selectionBox;
 
         private IEnumerable<SelectionBlueprint> selections => selectionBlueprints.Children.Where(c => c.IsAlive);
@@ -26,6 +30,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         [Resolved]
         private HitObjectComposer composer { get; set; }
 
+        private InputManager inputManager;
+
         public BlueprintContainer()
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
@@ -53,6 +59,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
                 AddBlueprintFor(obj);
         }
 
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            inputManager = GetContainingInputManager();
+        }
+
         private HitObjectCompositionTool currentTool;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -117,16 +130,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             return true;
         }
 
+        protected override void Update()
+        {
+            base.Update();
+
+            if (composer.RulesetContainer.Playfield.ReceivePositionalInputAt(inputManager.CurrentState.Mouse.Position))
+                currentPlacement?.Show();
+            else if (currentPlacement?.PlacementBegun == false)
+                currentPlacement?.Hide();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Refreshes the current placement tool.
         /// </summary>
         private void refreshTool()
         {
             placementBlueprintContainer.Clear();
+            currentPlacement = null;
 
             var blueprint = CurrentTool?.CreatePlacementBlueprint();
             if (blueprint != null)
-                placementBlueprintContainer.Child = blueprint;
+                placementBlueprintContainer.Child = currentPlacement = blueprint;
         }