diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs
index d685fe74b0..2171ba696f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBox.cs
@@ -150,13 +150,25 @@ protected override bool OnKeyDown(KeyDownEvent e)
             switch (e.Key)
             {
                 case Key.G:
-                    return CanReverse && reverseButton?.TriggerClick() == true;
+                    if (!CanReverse || reverseButton == null)
+                        return false;
+
+                    reverseButton.TriggerAction();
+                    return true;
 
                 case Key.Comma:
-                    return canRotate.Value && rotateCounterClockwiseButton?.TriggerClick() == true;
+                    if (!canRotate.Value || rotateCounterClockwiseButton == null)
+                        return false;
+
+                    rotateCounterClockwiseButton.TriggerAction();
+                    return true;
 
                 case Key.Period:
-                    return canRotate.Value && rotateClockwiseButton?.TriggerClick() == true;
+                    if (!canRotate.Value || rotateClockwiseButton == null)
+                        return false;
+
+                    rotateClockwiseButton.TriggerAction();
+                    return true;
             }
 
             return base.OnKeyDown(e);
@@ -285,7 +297,7 @@ private SelectionBoxButton addButton(IconUsage icon, string tooltip, Action acti
                 Action = action
             };
 
-            button.OperationStarted += freezeButtonPosition;
+            button.Clicked += freezeButtonPosition;
             button.HoverLost += unfreezeButtonPosition;
 
             button.OperationStarted += operationStarted;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxButton.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxButton.cs
index e355add40b..8f263cdf4f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxButton.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/SelectionBoxButton.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ public sealed partial class SelectionBoxButton : SelectionBoxControl, IHasToolti
 
         public Action? Action;
 
+        public event Action? Clicked;
+
         public event Action? HoverLost;
 
         public SelectionBoxButton(IconUsage iconUsage, string tooltip)
@@ -49,11 +51,10 @@ private void load()
 
         protected override bool OnClick(ClickEvent e)
         {
-            Circle.FlashColour(Colours.GrayF, 300);
+            Clicked?.Invoke();
+
+            TriggerAction();
 
-            TriggerOperationStarted();
-            Action?.Invoke();
-            TriggerOperationEnded();
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -71,5 +72,14 @@ protected override void OnHoverLost(HoverLostEvent e)
         }
 
         public LocalisableString TooltipText { get; }
+
+        public void TriggerAction()
+        {
+            Circle.FlashColour(Colours.GrayF, 300);
+
+            TriggerOperationStarted();
+            Action?.Invoke();
+            TriggerOperationEnded();
+        }
     }
 }