diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuComposerSelection.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuComposerSelection.cs
index 8641663ce859..623cefff6bcd 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuComposerSelection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/Editor/TestSceneOsuComposerSelection.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,35 @@ public partial class TestSceneOsuComposerSelection : TestSceneOsuEditor
     {
         protected override IBeatmap CreateBeatmap(RulesetInfo ruleset) => new TestBeatmap(ruleset, false);
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestSelectAfterFadedOut()
+        {
+            var slider = new Slider
+            {
+                StartTime = 0,
+                Position = new Vector2(100, 100),
+                Path = new SliderPath
+                {
+                    ControlPoints =
+                    {
+                        new PathControlPoint(),
+                        new PathControlPoint(new Vector2(100))
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            AddStep("add slider", () => EditorBeatmap.Add(slider));
+
+            moveMouseToObject(() => slider);
+
+            AddStep("seek after end", () => EditorClock.Seek(750));
+            AddStep("left click", () => InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left));
+            AddAssert("slider not selected", () => EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Count == 0);
+
+            AddStep("seek to visible", () => EditorClock.Seek(650));
+            AddStep("left click", () => InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left));
+            AddUntilStep("slider selected", () => EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Single() == slider);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestContextMenuShownCorrectlyForSelectedSlider()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
index bdd19f91065c..8e8972a665d2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Edit/Blueprints/OsuSelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ public abstract partial class OsuSelectionBlueprint<T> : HitObjectSelectionBluep
         protected override bool AlwaysShowWhenSelected => true;
 
         protected override bool ShouldBeAlive => base.ShouldBeAlive
-                                                 || (DrawableObject is not DrawableSpinner && ShowHitMarkers.Value && editorClock.CurrentTime >= Item.StartTime && editorClock.CurrentTime - Item.GetEndTime() < HitCircleOverlapMarker.FADE_OUT_EXTENSION);
+                                                 || (DrawableObject is not DrawableSpinner && ShowHitMarkers.Value && editorClock.CurrentTime >= Item.StartTime
+                                                     && editorClock.CurrentTime - Item.GetEndTime() < HitCircleOverlapMarker.FADE_OUT_EXTENSION);
+
+        public override bool IsSelectable =>
+            // Bypass fade out extension from hit markers for selection purposes.
+            // This is to match stable, where even when the afterimage hit markers are still visible, objects are not selectable.
+            base.ShouldBeAlive;
 
         protected OsuSelectionBlueprint(T hitObject)
             : base(hitObject)
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneComposerSelection.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneComposerSelection.cs
index b1a7ef976a90..3884a3108fee 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneComposerSelection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Editing/TestSceneComposerSelection.cs
@@ -340,14 +340,14 @@ public void TestCyclicSelectionOutwards()
         public void TestCyclicSelectionBackwards()
         {
             var firstObject = new HitCircle { Position = new Vector2(256, 192), StartTime = 0 };
-            var secondObject = new HitCircle { Position = new Vector2(256, 192), StartTime = 300 };
-            var thirdObject = new HitCircle { Position = new Vector2(256, 192), StartTime = 600 };
+            var secondObject = new HitCircle { Position = new Vector2(256, 192), StartTime = 200 };
+            var thirdObject = new HitCircle { Position = new Vector2(256, 192), StartTime = 400 };
 
             AddStep("add hitobjects", () => EditorBeatmap.AddRange(new[] { firstObject, secondObject, thirdObject }));
 
             moveMouseToObject(() => firstObject);
 
-            AddStep("seek to third", () => EditorClock.Seek(600));
+            AddStep("seek to third", () => EditorClock.Seek(350));
 
             AddStep("left click", () => InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left));
             AddAssert("third selected", () => EditorBeatmap.SelectedHitObjects.Single(), () => Is.EqualTo(thirdObject));
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs
index 3c878ffd3366..158c3c102cea 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Edit/SelectionBlueprint.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public abstract partial class SelectionBlueprint<T> : CompositeDrawable, IStatef
         /// </summary>
         public event Action<SelectionBlueprint<T>> Deselected;
 
-        public override bool HandlePositionalInput => ShouldBeAlive;
+        public override bool HandlePositionalInput => IsSelectable;
         public override bool RemoveWhenNotAlive => false;
 
         protected SelectionBlueprint(T item)
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ protected virtual void OnSelected()
         /// </summary>
         public virtual MenuItem[] ContextMenuItems => Array.Empty<MenuItem>();
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether the <see cref="SelectionBlueprint{T}"/> can be currently selected via a click or a drag box.
+        /// </summary>
+        public virtual bool IsSelectable => ShouldBeAlive && IsPresent;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The screen-space main point that causes this <see cref="HitObjectSelectionBlueprint"/> to be selected via a drag.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
index 2ee162bf3b28..1de6c8364ced 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Compose/Components/BlueprintContainer.cs
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ protected virtual void UpdateSelectionFromDragBox()
                         break;
 
                     case SelectionState.NotSelected:
-                        if (blueprint.IsAlive && blueprint.IsPresent && quad.Contains(blueprint.ScreenSpaceSelectionPoint))
+                        if (blueprint.IsSelectable && quad.Contains(blueprint.ScreenSpaceSelectionPoint))
                             blueprint.Select();
                         break;
                 }