diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderPlacementBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderPlacementBlueprint.cs
index 6f53a9e4b1..bbdc43e16f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderPlacementBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderPlacementBlueprint.cs
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ protected override void Update()
 
         private void updateSlider()
         {
-            HitObject.Path.ExpectedDistance.Value = null;
-            HitObject.Path.ExpectedDistance.Value = composer?.GetSnappedDistanceFromDistance(HitObject.StartTime, (float)HitObject.Path.Distance) ?? (float)HitObject.Path.Distance;
+            HitObject.Path.ExpectedDistance.Value = composer?.GetSnappedDistanceFromDistance(HitObject.StartTime, (float)HitObject.Path.CalculatedDistance) ?? (float)HitObject.Path.CalculatedDistance;
 
             bodyPiece.UpdateFrom(HitObject);
             headCirclePiece.UpdateFrom(HitObject.HeadCircle);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
index 8388d78c42..7b3ca29e35 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/Sliders/SliderSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ private int addControlPoint(Vector2 position)
 
         private void onNewControlPoints(Vector2[] controlPoints)
         {
-            HitObject.Path.ExpectedDistance.Value = null;
-            HitObject.Path.ExpectedDistance.Value = composer?.GetSnappedDistanceFromDistance(HitObject.StartTime, (float)HitObject.Path.Distance) ?? (float)HitObject.Path.Distance;
+            HitObject.Path.ExpectedDistance.Value = composer?.GetSnappedDistanceFromDistance(HitObject.StartTime, (float)HitObject.Path.CalculatedDistance) ?? (float)HitObject.Path.CalculatedDistance;
 
             UpdateHitObject();
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs
index 095353e3f3..f6e7c40e12 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Objects/SliderPath.cs
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@ public double Distance
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The distance of the path prior to lengthening/shortening to account for <see cref="ExpectedDistance"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double CalculatedDistance
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                ensureValid();
+                return calculatedLength;
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Computes the slider path until a given progress that ranges from 0 (beginning of the slider)
         /// to 1 (end of the slider) and stores the generated path in the given list.
@@ -251,7 +263,7 @@ private void calculateLength()
                 if (calculatedLength > expectedDistance)
                 {
                     // The path will be shortened further, in which case we should trim any more unnecessary lengths and their associated path segments
-                    while (cumulativeLength.Count > 0 && cumulativeLength[cumulativeLength.Count - 1] > expectedDistance)
+                    while (cumulativeLength.Count > 0 && cumulativeLength[cumulativeLength.Count - 1] >= expectedDistance)
                     {
                         cumulativeLength.RemoveAt(cumulativeLength.Count - 1);
                         calculatedPath.RemoveAt(pathEndIndex--);