diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index d0b06ce0ad..f134db1ffe 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components;
 using osuTK;
-using Key = osuTK.Input.Key;
+using osuTK.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
 {
@@ -297,9 +297,12 @@ public override float GetSnappedDistanceFromDistance(double referenceTime, float
 
             double snappedEndTime = BeatSnapProvider.SnapTime(actualDuration, referenceTime);
 
+            double beatLength = BeatSnapProvider.GetBeatLengthAtTime(referenceTime);
+
             // we don't want to exceed the actual duration and snap to a point in the future.
-            if (snappedEndTime > actualDuration)
-                snappedEndTime -= BeatSnapProvider.GetBeatLengthAtTime(referenceTime);
+            // as we are snapping to beat length via SnapTime (which will round-to-nearest), check for snapping in the forward direction and reverse it.
+            if (snappedEndTime > actualDuration + 1)
+                snappedEndTime -= beatLength;
 
             return DurationToDistance(referenceTime, snappedEndTime - referenceTime);
         }