diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
index b0e13808a5..8dd550bb96 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Edit.Blueprints
     {
         protected new T HitObject => (T)DrawableObject.HitObject;
 
+        protected override bool AlwaysShowWhenSelected => true;
+
         protected OsuSelectionBlueprint(DrawableHitObject drawableObject)
             : base(drawableObject)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/OverlaySelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/OverlaySelectionBlueprint.cs
index 8202d3a1d1..75200e3027 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/OverlaySelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/OverlaySelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Edit
         /// </summary>
         public readonly DrawableHitObject DrawableObject;
 
-        protected override bool ShouldBeAlive => (DrawableObject.IsAlive && DrawableObject.IsPresent) || State == SelectionState.Selected;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether the blueprint should be shown even when the <see cref="DrawableObject"/> is not alive.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual bool AlwaysShowWhenSelected => false;
+
+        protected override bool ShouldBeAlive => (DrawableObject.IsAlive && DrawableObject.IsPresent) || (AlwaysShowWhenSelected && State == SelectionState.Selected);
 
         protected OverlaySelectionBlueprint(DrawableHitObject drawableObject)
             : base(drawableObject.HitObject)