diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/Timeline.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/Timeline.cs
index d688ad511f..55fb557474 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/Timeline.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/Timeline.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
     [Cached]
     public class Timeline : ZoomableScrollContainer, IPositionSnapProvider
     {
+        private readonly Drawable userContent;
         public readonly Bindable<bool> WaveformVisible = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         public readonly Bindable<bool> ControlPointsVisible = new Bindable<bool>();
@@ -57,10 +58,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
         private Track track;
 
         private const float timeline_height = 72;
-        private const float timeline_expanded_height = 150;
+        private const float timeline_expanded_height = 156;
 
-        public Timeline()
+        public Timeline(Drawable userContent)
         {
+            this.userContent = userContent;
+
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
 
             ZoomDuration = 200;
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
                             Origin = Anchor.TopCentre,
                             Colour = colours.YellowDarker,
                         },
+                        userContent,
                     }
                 },
             });
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineArea.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineArea.cs
index ee3543354f..1541ceade5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineArea.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/Timeline/TimelineArea.cs
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@ using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
 {
-    public class TimelineArea : Container
+    public class TimelineArea : CompositeDrawable
     {
-        public readonly Timeline Timeline = new Timeline();
+        public Timeline Timeline;
 
-        protected override Container<Drawable> Content => Timeline;
+        private readonly Drawable userContent;
+
+        public TimelineArea(Drawable content = null)
+        {
+            RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X;
+            AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y;
+
+            userContent = content ?? Drawable.Empty();
+        }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
@@ -122,7 +130,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Compose.Components.Timeline
                                     }
                                 }
                             },
-                            Timeline
+                            Timeline = new Timeline(userContent),
                         },
                     },
                     RowDimensions = new[]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorScreenWithTimeline.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorScreenWithTimeline.cs
index 26083e6a82..0d59a7a1a8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorScreenWithTimeline.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorScreenWithTimeline.cs
@@ -133,15 +133,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
                 mainContent.Add(content);
                 content.FadeInFromZero(300, Easing.OutQuint);
 
-                LoadComponentAsync(new TimelineArea
-                {
-                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.X,
-                    AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                    Children = new[]
-                    {
-                        CreateTimelineContent(),
-                    }
-                }, t =>
+                LoadComponentAsync(new TimelineArea(CreateTimelineContent()), t =>
                 {
                     timelineContainer.Add(t);
                     OnTimelineLoaded(t);