diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
index 3f46a6deaa..0b2a9cd0fb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/HitObjectComposer.cs
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
 
         public override Vector2 GetSnappedPosition(Vector2 position) => beatSnapGrid?.GetSnapPosition(position) ?? position;
 
+        public override double GetSnappedTime(double startTime, Vector2 position) => beatSnapGrid?.GetSnapTime(position) ?? startTime;
+
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
         {
             base.Dispose(isDisposing);
@@ -294,5 +296,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         protected virtual DistanceSnapGrid CreateDistanceSnapGrid([NotNull] IEnumerable<HitObject> selectedHitObjects) => null;
 
         public abstract Vector2 GetSnappedPosition(Vector2 position);
+
+        public abstract double GetSnappedTime(double startTime, Vector2 screenSpacePosition);
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index 295b21a99e..5d7f9ab788 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit.Tools;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Drawables;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 {
@@ -237,6 +238,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components
 
             // Move the hitobjects
             selectionHandler.HandleMovement(new MoveSelectionEvent(blueprint, blueprint.ScreenSpaceMovementStartPosition, ToScreenSpace(snappedPosition)));
+
+            // Apply the start time at the newly snapped-to position
+            double offset = composer.GetSnappedTime(draggedObject.StartTime, snappedPosition) - draggedObject.StartTime;
+            foreach (HitObject obj in selectionHandler.SelectedHitObjects)
+                obj.StartTime += offset;
         }
 
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)