diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/SliderBodyPiece.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/SliderBodyPiece.cs
index 78f4c4d992..9349ef7a18 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/SliderBodyPiece.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/Components/SliderBodyPiece.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ public class SliderBodyPiece : BlueprintPiece<Slider>
     {
         private readonly ManualSliderBody body;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Offset in absolute (local) coordinates from the start of the curve.
+        /// </summary>
+        public Vector2 PathStartLocation => body.PathOffset;
+
         public SliderBodyPiece()
         {
             InternalChild = body = new ManualSliderBody
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
index 6633136673..94862eb205 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ private void updatePath()
             new OsuMenuItem("Add control point", MenuItemType.Standard, () => addControlPoint(rightClickPosition)),
         };
 
-        public override Vector2 ScreenSpaceSelectionPoint => ((DrawableSlider)DrawableObject).HeadCircle.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre;
+        public override Vector2 ScreenSpaceSelectionPoint => BodyPiece.ToScreenSpace(BodyPiece.PathStartLocation);
 
         public override bool ReceivePositionalInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => BodyPiece.ReceivePositionalInputAt(screenSpacePos);