diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
index bdd19f9106..178b809d8b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints
         protected override bool AlwaysShowWhenSelected => true;
 
         protected override bool ShouldBeAlive => base.ShouldBeAlive
-                                                 || (DrawableObject is not DrawableSpinner && ShowHitMarkers.Value && editorClock.CurrentTime >= Item.StartTime && editorClock.CurrentTime - Item.GetEndTime() < HitCircleOverlapMarker.FADE_OUT_EXTENSION);
+                                                 || (DrawableObject is not DrawableSpinner && ShowHitMarkers.Value && editorClock.CurrentTime >= Item.StartTime
+                                                     && editorClock.CurrentTime - Item.GetEndTime() < HitCircleOverlapMarker.FADE_OUT_EXTENSION);
+
+        public override bool HandlePositionalInput =>
+            // Bypass fade out extension from hit markers for input handling purposes.
+            // This is to match stable, where even when the afterimage hit markers are still visible, objects are not selectable.
+            //
+            // Note that we are intentionally overriding HandlePositionalInput here and not ReceivePositionalInputAt
+            // as individual blueprint implementations override that.
+            base.ShouldBeAlive;
 
         protected OsuSelectionBlueprint(T hitObject)
             : base(hitObject)