diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs
index cea2adc6e2..c36b535bfa 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionHandler.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
@@ -25,15 +24,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
 {
     public partial class OsuSelectionHandler : EditorSelectionHandler
     {
-        [Resolved(CanBeNull = true)]
-        private IDistanceSnapProvider? snapProvider { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// During a transform, the initial path types of a single selected slider are stored so they
-        /// can be maintained throughout the operation.
-        /// </summary>
-        private List<PathType?>? referencePathTypes;
-
         protected override void OnSelectionChanged()
         {
             base.OnSelectionChanged();
@@ -46,12 +36,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
             SelectionBox.CanReverse = EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Count > 1 || EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Any(s => s is Slider);
         }
 
-        protected override void OnOperationEnded()
-        {
-            base.OnOperationEnded();
-            referencePathTypes = null;
-        }
-
         protected override bool OnKeyDown(KeyDownEvent e)
         {
             if (e.Key == Key.M && e.ControlPressed && e.ShiftPressed)
@@ -135,96 +119,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
             return didFlip;
         }
 
-        public override bool HandleScale(Vector2 scale, Anchor reference)
-        {
-            adjustScaleFromAnchor(ref scale, reference);
-
-            var hitObjects = selectedMovableObjects;
-
-            // for the time being, allow resizing of slider paths only if the slider is
-            // the only hit object selected. with a group selection, it's likely the user
-            // is not looking to change the duration of the slider but expand the whole pattern.
-            if (hitObjects.Length == 1 && hitObjects.First() is Slider slider)
-                scaleSlider(slider, scale);
-            else
-                scaleHitObjects(hitObjects, reference, scale);
-
-            moveSelectionInBounds();
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        private static void adjustScaleFromAnchor(ref Vector2 scale, Anchor reference)
-        {
-            // cancel out scale in axes we don't care about (based on which drag handle was used).
-            if ((reference & Anchor.x1) > 0) scale.X = 0;
-            if ((reference & Anchor.y1) > 0) scale.Y = 0;
-
-            // reverse the scale direction if dragging from top or left.
-            if ((reference & Anchor.x0) > 0) scale.X = -scale.X;
-            if ((reference & Anchor.y0) > 0) scale.Y = -scale.Y;
-        }
-
         public override SelectionRotationHandler CreateRotationHandler() => new OsuSelectionRotationHandler();
 
-        private void scaleSlider(Slider slider, Vector2 scale)
-        {
-            referencePathTypes ??= slider.Path.ControlPoints.Select(p => p.Type).ToList();
-
-            Quad sliderQuad = GeometryUtils.GetSurroundingQuad(slider.Path.ControlPoints.Select(p => p.Position));
-
-            // Limit minimum distance between control points after scaling to almost 0. Less than 0 causes the slider to flip, exactly 0 causes a crash through division by 0.
-            scale = Vector2.ComponentMax(new Vector2(Precision.FLOAT_EPSILON), sliderQuad.Size + scale) - sliderQuad.Size;
-
-            Vector2 pathRelativeDeltaScale = new Vector2(
-                sliderQuad.Width == 0 ? 0 : 1 + scale.X / sliderQuad.Width,
-                sliderQuad.Height == 0 ? 0 : 1 + scale.Y / sliderQuad.Height);
-
-            Queue<Vector2> oldControlPoints = new Queue<Vector2>();
-
-            foreach (var point in slider.Path.ControlPoints)
-            {
-                oldControlPoints.Enqueue(point.Position);
-                point.Position *= pathRelativeDeltaScale;
-            }
-
-            // Maintain the path types in case they were defaulted to bezier at some point during scaling
-            for (int i = 0; i < slider.Path.ControlPoints.Count; ++i)
-                slider.Path.ControlPoints[i].Type = referencePathTypes[i];
-
-            // Snap the slider's length to the current beat divisor
-            // to calculate the final resulting duration / bounding box before the final checks.
-            slider.SnapTo(snapProvider);
-
-            //if sliderhead or sliderend end up outside playfield, revert scaling.
-            Quad scaledQuad = GeometryUtils.GetSurroundingQuad(new OsuHitObject[] { slider });
-            (bool xInBounds, bool yInBounds) = isQuadInBounds(scaledQuad);
-
-            if (xInBounds && yInBounds && slider.Path.HasValidLength)
-                return;
-
-            foreach (var point in slider.Path.ControlPoints)
-                point.Position = oldControlPoints.Dequeue();
-
-            // Snap the slider's length again to undo the potentially-invalid length applied by the previous snap.
-            slider.SnapTo(snapProvider);
-        }
-
-        private void scaleHitObjects(OsuHitObject[] hitObjects, Anchor reference, Vector2 scale)
-        {
-            scale = getClampedScale(hitObjects, reference, scale);
-            Quad selectionQuad = GeometryUtils.GetSurroundingQuad(hitObjects);
-
-            foreach (var h in hitObjects)
-                h.Position = GeometryUtils.GetScaledPosition(reference, scale, selectionQuad, h.Position);
-        }
-
-        private (bool X, bool Y) isQuadInBounds(Quad quad)
-        {
-            bool xInBounds = (quad.TopLeft.X >= 0) && (quad.BottomRight.X <= DrawWidth);
-            bool yInBounds = (quad.TopLeft.Y >= 0) && (quad.BottomRight.Y <= DrawHeight);
-
-            return (xInBounds, yInBounds);
-        }
+        public override SelectionScaleHandler CreateScaleHandler() => new OsuSelectionScaleHandler();
 
         private void moveSelectionInBounds()
         {
@@ -248,43 +145,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
                 h.Position += delta;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Clamp scale for multi-object-scaling where selection does not exceed playfield bounds or flip.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="hitObjects">The hitobjects to be scaled</param>
-        /// <param name="reference">The anchor from which the scale operation is performed</param>
-        /// <param name="scale">The scale to be clamped</param>
-        /// <returns>The clamped scale vector</returns>
-        private Vector2 getClampedScale(OsuHitObject[] hitObjects, Anchor reference, Vector2 scale)
-        {
-            float xOffset = ((reference & Anchor.x0) > 0) ? -scale.X : 0;
-            float yOffset = ((reference & Anchor.y0) > 0) ? -scale.Y : 0;
-
-            Quad selectionQuad = GeometryUtils.GetSurroundingQuad(hitObjects);
-
-            //todo: this is not always correct for selections involving sliders. This approximation assumes each point is scaled independently, but sliderends move with the sliderhead.
-            Quad scaledQuad = new Quad(selectionQuad.TopLeft.X + xOffset, selectionQuad.TopLeft.Y + yOffset, selectionQuad.Width + scale.X, selectionQuad.Height + scale.Y);
-
-            //max Size -> playfield bounds
-            if (scaledQuad.TopLeft.X < 0)
-                scale.X += scaledQuad.TopLeft.X;
-            if (scaledQuad.TopLeft.Y < 0)
-                scale.Y += scaledQuad.TopLeft.Y;
-
-            if (scaledQuad.BottomRight.X > DrawWidth)
-                scale.X -= scaledQuad.BottomRight.X - DrawWidth;
-            if (scaledQuad.BottomRight.Y > DrawHeight)
-                scale.Y -= scaledQuad.BottomRight.Y - DrawHeight;
-
-            //min Size -> almost 0. Less than 0 causes the quad to flip, exactly 0 causes scaling to get stuck at minimum scale.
-            Vector2 scaledSize = selectionQuad.Size + scale;
-            Vector2 minSize = new Vector2(Precision.FLOAT_EPSILON);
-
-            scale = Vector2.ComponentMax(minSize, scaledSize) - selectionQuad.Size;
-
-            return scale;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// All osu! hitobjects which can be moved/rotated/scaled.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionScaleHandler.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionScaleHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8068c73131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/OsuSelectionScaleHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+// 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 System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components;
+using osu.Game.Utils;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit
+{
+    public partial class OsuSelectionScaleHandler : SelectionScaleHandler
+    {
+        [Resolved]
+        private IEditorChangeHandler? changeHandler { get; set; }
+
+        [Resolved(CanBeNull = true)]
+        private IDistanceSnapProvider? snapProvider { get; set; }
+
+        private BindableList<HitObject> selectedItems { get; } = new BindableList<HitObject>();
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(EditorBeatmap editorBeatmap)
+        {
+            selectedItems.BindTo(editorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects);
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            selectedItems.CollectionChanged += (_, __) => updateState();
+            updateState();
+        }
+
+        private void updateState()
+        {
+            var quad = GeometryUtils.GetSurroundingQuad(selectedMovableObjects);
+            CanScale.Value = quad.Width > 0 || quad.Height > 0;
+        }
+
+        private OsuHitObject[]? objectsInScale;
+
+        private Vector2? defaultOrigin;
+        private Dictionary<OsuHitObject, Vector2>? originalPositions;
+        private Dictionary<IHasPath, Vector2[]>? originalPathControlPointPositions;
+        private Dictionary<IHasPath, PathType?[]>? originalPathControlPointTypes;
+
+        public override void Begin()
+        {
+            if (objectsInScale != null)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Cannot {nameof(Begin)} a scale operation while another is in progress!");
+
+            changeHandler?.BeginChange();
+
+            objectsInScale = selectedMovableObjects.ToArray();
+            OriginalSurroundingQuad = objectsInScale.Length == 1 && objectsInScale.First() is Slider slider
+                ? GeometryUtils.GetSurroundingQuad(slider.Path.ControlPoints.Select(p => p.Position))
+                : GeometryUtils.GetSurroundingQuad(objectsInScale);
+            defaultOrigin = OriginalSurroundingQuad.Value.Centre;
+            originalPositions = objectsInScale.ToDictionary(obj => obj, obj => obj.Position);
+            originalPathControlPointPositions = objectsInScale.OfType<IHasPath>().ToDictionary(
+                obj => obj,
+                obj => obj.Path.ControlPoints.Select(point => point.Position).ToArray());
+            originalPathControlPointTypes = objectsInScale.OfType<IHasPath>().ToDictionary(
+                obj => obj,
+                obj => obj.Path.ControlPoints.Select(p => p.Type).ToArray());
+        }
+
+        public override void Update(Vector2 scale, Vector2? origin = null)
+        {
+            if (objectsInScale == null)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Cannot {nameof(Update)} a scale operation without calling {nameof(Begin)} first!");
+
+            Debug.Assert(originalPositions != null && originalPathControlPointPositions != null && defaultOrigin != null && originalPathControlPointTypes != null && OriginalSurroundingQuad != null);
+
+            Vector2 actualOrigin = origin ?? defaultOrigin.Value;
+
+            // for the time being, allow resizing of slider paths only if the slider is
+            // the only hit object selected. with a group selection, it's likely the user
+            // is not looking to change the duration of the slider but expand the whole pattern.
+            if (objectsInScale.Length == 1 && objectsInScale.First() is Slider slider)
+                scaleSlider(slider, scale, originalPathControlPointPositions[slider], originalPathControlPointTypes[slider]);
+            else
+            {
+                scale = getClampedScale(OriginalSurroundingQuad.Value, actualOrigin, scale);
+
+                foreach (var ho in objectsInScale)
+                {
+                    ho.Position = GeometryUtils.GetScaledPositionMultiply(scale, actualOrigin, originalPositions[ho]);
+                }
+            }
+
+            moveSelectionInBounds();
+        }
+
+        public override void Commit()
+        {
+            if (objectsInScale == null)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException($"Cannot {nameof(Commit)} a rotate operation without calling {nameof(Begin)} first!");
+
+            changeHandler?.EndChange();
+
+            objectsInScale = null;
+            OriginalSurroundingQuad = null;
+            originalPositions = null;
+            originalPathControlPointPositions = null;
+            originalPathControlPointTypes = null;
+            defaultOrigin = null;
+        }
+
+        private IEnumerable<OsuHitObject> selectedMovableObjects => selectedItems.Cast<OsuHitObject>()
+                                                                                 .Where(h => h is not Spinner);
+
+        private void scaleSlider(Slider slider, Vector2 scale, Vector2[] originalPathPositions, PathType?[] originalPathTypes)
+        {
+            // Maintain the path types in case they were defaulted to bezier at some point during scaling
+            for (int i = 0; i < slider.Path.ControlPoints.Count; i++)
+            {
+                slider.Path.ControlPoints[i].Position = originalPathPositions[i] * scale;
+                slider.Path.ControlPoints[i].Type = originalPathTypes[i];
+            }
+
+            // Snap the slider's length to the current beat divisor
+            // to calculate the final resulting duration / bounding box before the final checks.
+            slider.SnapTo(snapProvider);
+
+            //if sliderhead or sliderend end up outside playfield, revert scaling.
+            Quad scaledQuad = GeometryUtils.GetSurroundingQuad(new OsuHitObject[] { slider });
+            (bool xInBounds, bool yInBounds) = isQuadInBounds(scaledQuad);
+
+            if (xInBounds && yInBounds && slider.Path.HasValidLength)
+                return;
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < slider.Path.ControlPoints.Count; i++)
+                slider.Path.ControlPoints[i].Position = originalPathPositions[i];
+
+            // Snap the slider's length again to undo the potentially-invalid length applied by the previous snap.
+            slider.SnapTo(snapProvider);
+        }
+
+        private (bool X, bool Y) isQuadInBounds(Quad quad)
+        {
+            bool xInBounds = (quad.TopLeft.X >= 0) && (quad.BottomRight.X <= OsuPlayfield.BASE_SIZE.X);
+            bool yInBounds = (quad.TopLeft.Y >= 0) && (quad.BottomRight.Y <= OsuPlayfield.BASE_SIZE.Y);
+
+            return (xInBounds, yInBounds);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clamp scale for multi-object-scaling where selection does not exceed playfield bounds or flip.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="selectionQuad">The quad surrounding the hitobjects</param>
+        /// <param name="origin">The origin from which the scale operation is performed</param>
+        /// <param name="scale">The scale to be clamped</param>
+        /// <returns>The clamped scale vector</returns>
+        private Vector2 getClampedScale(Quad selectionQuad, Vector2 origin, Vector2 scale)
+        {
+            //todo: this is not always correct for selections involving sliders. This approximation assumes each point is scaled independently, but sliderends move with the sliderhead.
+
+            var tl1 = Vector2.Divide(-origin, selectionQuad.TopLeft - origin);
+            var tl2 = Vector2.Divide(OsuPlayfield.BASE_SIZE - origin, selectionQuad.TopLeft - origin);
+            var br1 = Vector2.Divide(-origin, selectionQuad.BottomRight - origin);
+            var br2 = Vector2.Divide(OsuPlayfield.BASE_SIZE - origin, selectionQuad.BottomRight - origin);
+
+            scale.X = selectionQuad.TopLeft.X - origin.X < 0 ? MathHelper.Clamp(scale.X, tl2.X, tl1.X) : MathHelper.Clamp(scale.X, tl1.X, tl2.X);
+            scale.Y = selectionQuad.TopLeft.Y - origin.Y < 0 ? MathHelper.Clamp(scale.Y, tl2.Y, tl1.Y) : MathHelper.Clamp(scale.Y, tl1.Y, tl2.Y);
+            scale.X = selectionQuad.BottomRight.X - origin.X < 0 ? MathHelper.Clamp(scale.X, br2.X, br1.X) : MathHelper.Clamp(scale.X, br1.X, br2.X);
+            scale.Y = selectionQuad.BottomRight.Y - origin.Y < 0 ? MathHelper.Clamp(scale.Y, br2.Y, br1.Y) : MathHelper.Clamp(scale.Y, br1.Y, br2.Y);
+
+            return scale;
+        }
+
+        private void moveSelectionInBounds()
+        {
+            Quad quad = GeometryUtils.GetSurroundingQuad(objectsInScale!);
+
+            Vector2 delta = Vector2.Zero;
+
+            if (quad.TopLeft.X < 0)
+                delta.X -= quad.TopLeft.X;
+            if (quad.TopLeft.Y < 0)
+                delta.Y -= quad.TopLeft.Y;
+
+            if (quad.BottomRight.X > OsuPlayfield.BASE_SIZE.X)
+                delta.X -= quad.BottomRight.X - OsuPlayfield.BASE_SIZE.X;
+            if (quad.BottomRight.Y > OsuPlayfield.BASE_SIZE.Y)
+                delta.Y -= quad.BottomRight.Y - OsuPlayfield.BASE_SIZE.Y;
+
+            foreach (var h in objectsInScale!)
+                h.Position += delta;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs
index 0b16941bc4..e8b3e430eb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         [Resolved]
         private SelectionRotationHandler? rotationHandler { get; set; }
 
-        public Func<Vector2, Anchor, bool>? OnScale;
         public Func<Direction, bool, bool>? OnFlip;
         public Func<bool>? OnReverse;
 
@@ -353,7 +352,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             var handle = new SelectionBoxScaleHandle
             {
                 Anchor = anchor,
-                HandleScale = (delta, a) => OnScale?.Invoke(delta, a)
             };
 
             handle.OperationStarted += operationStarted;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxScaleHandle.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxScaleHandle.cs
index 7943065c82..56c5585ae7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxScaleHandle.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxScaleHandle.cs
@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
 // 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.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osuTK;
+using osuTK.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 {
     public partial class SelectionBoxScaleHandle : SelectionBoxDragHandle
     {
-        public Action<Vector2, Anchor> HandleScale { get; set; }
+        [Resolved]
+        private SelectionBox selectionBox { get; set; } = null!;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private SelectionScaleHandler? scaleHandler { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
@@ -21,10 +24,93 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             Size = new Vector2(10);
         }
 
+        protected override bool OnDragStart(DragStartEvent e)
+        {
+            if (e.Button != MouseButton.Left)
+                return false;
+
+            if (scaleHandler == null) return false;
+
+            scaleHandler.Begin();
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        private Vector2 getOriginPosition()
+        {
+            var quad = scaleHandler!.OriginalSurroundingQuad!.Value;
+            Vector2 origin = quad.TopLeft;
+
+            if ((Anchor & Anchor.x0) > 0)
+                origin.X += quad.Width;
+
+            if ((Anchor & Anchor.y0) > 0)
+                origin.Y += quad.Height;
+
+            return origin;
+        }
+
+        private Vector2 rawScale;
+
         protected override void OnDrag(DragEvent e)
         {
-            HandleScale?.Invoke(e.Delta, Anchor);
             base.OnDrag(e);
+
+            if (scaleHandler == null) return;
+
+            rawScale = convertDragEventToScaleMultiplier(e);
+
+            applyScale(shouldKeepAspectRatio: e.ShiftPressed);
+        }
+
+        protected override bool OnKeyDown(KeyDownEvent e)
+        {
+            if (IsDragged && (e.Key == Key.ShiftLeft || e.Key == Key.ShiftRight))
+            {
+                applyScale(shouldKeepAspectRatio: true);
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return base.OnKeyDown(e);
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnKeyUp(KeyUpEvent e)
+        {
+            base.OnKeyUp(e);
+
+            if (IsDragged && (e.Key == Key.ShiftLeft || e.Key == Key.ShiftRight))
+                applyScale(shouldKeepAspectRatio: false);
+        }
+
+        protected override void OnDragEnd(DragEndEvent e)
+        {
+            scaleHandler?.Commit();
+        }
+
+        private Vector2 convertDragEventToScaleMultiplier(DragEvent e)
+        {
+            Vector2 scale = e.MousePosition - e.MouseDownPosition;
+            adjustScaleFromAnchor(ref scale);
+            return Vector2.Divide(scale, scaleHandler!.OriginalSurroundingQuad!.Value.Size) + Vector2.One;
+        }
+
+        private void adjustScaleFromAnchor(ref Vector2 scale)
+        {
+            // cancel out scale in axes we don't care about (based on which drag handle was used).
+            if ((Anchor & Anchor.x1) > 0) scale.X = 1;
+            if ((Anchor & Anchor.y1) > 0) scale.Y = 1;
+
+            // reverse the scale direction if dragging from top or left.
+            if ((Anchor & Anchor.x0) > 0) scale.X = -scale.X;
+            if ((Anchor & Anchor.y0) > 0) scale.Y = -scale.Y;
+        }
+
+        private void applyScale(bool shouldKeepAspectRatio)
+        {
+            var newScale = shouldKeepAspectRatio
+                ? new Vector2(MathF.Max(rawScale.X, rawScale.Y))
+                : rawScale;
+
+            scaleHandler!.Update(newScale, getOriginPosition());
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
index 3c859c65ff..dd6bd43f4d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionHandler.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
         public SelectionRotationHandler RotationHandler { get; private set; }
 
+        public SelectionScaleHandler ScaleHandler { get; private set; }
+
         protected SelectionHandler()
         {
             selectedBlueprints = new List<SelectionBlueprint<T>>();
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         {
             var dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
             dependencies.CacheAs(RotationHandler = CreateRotationHandler());
+            dependencies.CacheAs(ScaleHandler = CreateScaleHandler());
             return dependencies;
         }
 
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
             AddRangeInternal(new Drawable[]
             {
                 RotationHandler,
+                ScaleHandler,
                 SelectionBox = CreateSelectionBox(),
             });
 
@@ -93,7 +97,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
                 OperationStarted = OnOperationBegan,
                 OperationEnded = OnOperationEnded,
 
-                OnScale = HandleScale,
                 OnFlip = HandleFlip,
                 OnReverse = HandleReverse,
             };
@@ -157,6 +160,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
         /// <returns>Whether any items could be scaled.</returns>
         public virtual bool HandleScale(Vector2 scale, Anchor anchor) => false;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the handler to use for scale operations.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual SelectionScaleHandler CreateScaleHandler() => new SelectionScaleHandler();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Handles the selected items being flipped.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionScaleHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionScaleHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7c8f16a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionScaleHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// 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.Framework.Bindables;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Primitives;
+using osuTK;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base handler for editor scale operations.
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class SelectionScaleHandler : Component
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether the scale can currently be performed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Bindable<bool> CanScale { get; private set; } = new BindableBool();
+
+        public Quad? OriginalSurroundingQuad { get; protected set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Performs a single, instant, atomic scale operation.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This method is intended to be used in atomic contexts (such as when pressing a single button).
+        /// For continuous operations, see the <see cref="Begin"/>-<see cref="Update"/>-<see cref="Commit"/> flow.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="scale">The scale to apply, as multiplier.</param>
+        /// <param name="origin">
+        /// The origin point to scale from.
+        /// If the default <see langword="null"/> value is supplied, a sane implementation-defined default will be used.
+        /// </param>
+        public void ScaleSelection(Vector2 scale, Vector2? origin = null)
+        {
+            Begin();
+            Update(scale, origin);
+            Commit();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Begins a continuous scale operation.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This flow is intended to be used when a scale operation is made incrementally (such as when dragging a scale handle or slider).
+        /// For instantaneous, atomic operations, use the convenience <see cref="ScaleSelection"/> method.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public virtual void Begin()
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates a continuous scale operation.
+        /// Must be preceded by a <see cref="Begin"/> call.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// <para>
+        /// This flow is intended to be used when a scale operation is made incrementally (such as when dragging a scale handle or slider).
+        /// As such, the values of <paramref name="scale"/> and <paramref name="origin"/> supplied should be relative to the state of the objects being scaled
+        /// when <see cref="Begin"/> was called, rather than instantaneous deltas.
+        /// </para>
+        /// <para>
+        /// For instantaneous, atomic operations, use the convenience <see cref="ScaleSelection"/> method.
+        /// </para>
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="scale">The Scale to apply, as multiplier.</param>
+        /// <param name="origin">
+        /// The origin point to scale from.
+        /// If the default <see langword="null"/> value is supplied, a sane implementation-defined default will be used.
+        /// </param>
+        public virtual void Update(Vector2 scale, Vector2? origin = null)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Ends a continuous scale operation.
+        /// Must be preceded by a <see cref="Begin"/> call.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This flow is intended to be used when a scale operation is made incrementally (such as when dragging a scale handle or slider).
+        /// For instantaneous, atomic operations, use the convenience <see cref="ScaleSelection"/> method.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public virtual void Commit()
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Utils/GeometryUtils.cs b/osu.Game/Utils/GeometryUtils.cs
index 725e93d098..ef362d8223 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Utils/GeometryUtils.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Utils/GeometryUtils.cs
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Utils
             return position;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Given a scale multiplier, an origin, and a position,
+        /// will return the scaled position in screen space coordinates.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static Vector2 GetScaledPositionMultiply(Vector2 scale, Vector2 origin, Vector2 position)
+        {
+            return origin + (position - origin) * scale;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns a quad surrounding the provided points.
         /// </summary>