diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
index 89f9aec5ee1d..a7cbe1f1ad6b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
@@ -233,6 +234,8 @@ private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
             AddInternal(editorBeatmap = new EditorBeatmap(playableBeatmap, loadableBeatmap.GetSkin(), loadableBeatmap.BeatmapInfo));
             dependencies.CacheAs(editorBeatmap);
 
+            editorBeatmap.UpdateInProgress.BindValueChanged(updateInProgress);
+
             canSave = editorBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.Ruleset.CreateInstance() is ILegacyRuleset;
 
             if (canSave)
@@ -714,6 +717,27 @@ private void confirmExit()
             this.Exit();
         }
 
+        #region Mute from update application
+
+        private ScheduledDelegate temporaryMuteRestorationDelegate;
+        private bool temporaryMuteFromUpdateInProgress;
+
+        private void updateInProgress(ValueChangedEvent<bool> obj)
+        {
+            temporaryMuteFromUpdateInProgress = true;
+            updateSampleDisabledState();
+
+            // Debounce is arbitrarily high enough to avoid flip-flopping the value each other frame.
+            temporaryMuteRestorationDelegate?.Cancel();
+            temporaryMuteRestorationDelegate = Scheduler.AddDelayed(() =>
+            {
+                temporaryMuteFromUpdateInProgress = false;
+                updateSampleDisabledState();
+            }, 50);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
         #region Clipboard support
 
         private EditorMenuItem cutMenuItem;
@@ -829,7 +853,9 @@ private void onModeChanged(ValueChangedEvent<EditorScreenMode> e)
 
         private void updateSampleDisabledState()
         {
-            samplePlaybackDisabled.Value = clock.SeekingOrStopped.Value || !(currentScreen is ComposeScreen);
+            samplePlaybackDisabled.Value = clock.SeekingOrStopped.Value
+                                           || currentScreen is not ComposeScreen
+                                           || temporaryMuteFromUpdateInProgress;
         }
 
         private void seek(UIEvent e, int direction)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs
index 96425e8bc8cb..6154485bc24d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/EditorBeatmap.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 {
     public class EditorBeatmap : TransactionalCommitComponent, IBeatmap, IBeatSnapProvider
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Will become <c>true</c> when a new update is queued, and <c>false</c> when all updates have been applied.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This is intended to be used to avoid performing operations (like playback of samples)
+        /// while mutating hitobjects.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public IBindable<bool> UpdateInProgress => updateInProgress;
+
+        private readonly BindableBool updateInProgress = new BindableBool();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Invoked when a <see cref="HitObject"/> is added to this <see cref="EditorBeatmap"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -225,6 +236,8 @@ public void Update([NotNull] HitObject hitObject)
         {
             // updates are debounced regardless of whether a batch is active.
             batchPendingUpdates.Add(hitObject);
+
+            updateInProgress.Value = true;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -234,6 +247,8 @@ public void UpdateAllHitObjects()
         {
             foreach (var h in HitObjects)
                 batchPendingUpdates.Add(h);
+
+            updateInProgress.Value = true;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -326,6 +341,8 @@ protected override void UpdateState()
             foreach (var h in deletes) HitObjectRemoved?.Invoke(h);
             foreach (var h in inserts) HitObjectAdded?.Invoke(h);
             foreach (var h in updates) HitObjectUpdated?.Invoke(h);
+
+            updateInProgress.Value = false;
         }
 
         /// <summary>