diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Android/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Android.csproj b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Android/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Android.csproj
index ee973e854488..88aa137797a6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Android/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Android.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Android/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Android.csproj
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko\osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\osu.Game.Tests\osu.Game.Tests.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\osu.Game\osu.Game.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Editor/TestSceneTaikoEditorTestGameplay.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Editor/TestSceneTaikoEditorTestGameplay.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2422e62571a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/Editor/TestSceneTaikoEditorTestGameplay.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System.Linq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Extensions;
+using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Objects;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Edit;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.Components.Timelines.Summary;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Edit.GameplayTest;
+using osu.Game.Storyboards;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.IO;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
+using osuTK.Input;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.Editor
+{
+    public partial class TestSceneTaikoEditorTestGameplay : EditorTestScene
+    {
+        protected override bool IsolateSavingFromDatabase => false;
+
+        protected override Ruleset CreateEditorRuleset() => new TaikoRuleset();
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private OsuGameBase game { get; set; } = null!;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private BeatmapManager beatmaps { get; set; } = null!;
+
+        private BeatmapSetInfo importedBeatmapSet = null!;
+
+        public override void SetUpSteps()
+        {
+            AddStep("import test beatmap", () => importedBeatmapSet = BeatmapImportHelper.LoadOszIntoOsu(game).GetResultSafely());
+            base.SetUpSteps();
+        }
+
+        protected override WorkingBeatmap CreateWorkingBeatmap(IBeatmap beatmap, Storyboard? storyboard = null)
+            => beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(importedBeatmapSet.Beatmaps.First(b => b.Ruleset.OnlineID == 1));
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestBasicGameplayTest()
+        {
+            AddStep("add objects", () =>
+            {
+                EditorBeatmap.Clear();
+                EditorBeatmap.Add(new Swell { StartTime = 500, EndTime = 1500 });
+                EditorBeatmap.Add(new Hit { StartTime = 3000 });
+            });
+            AddStep("seek to 250", () => EditorClock.Seek(250));
+            AddUntilStep("wait for seek", () => EditorClock.CurrentTime, () => Is.EqualTo(250));
+
+            AddStep("click test gameplay button", () =>
+            {
+                var button = Editor.ChildrenOfType<TestGameplayButton>().Single();
+
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(button);
+                InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
+            });
+            AddUntilStep("save prompt shown", () => DialogOverlay.CurrentDialog is SaveRequiredPopupDialog);
+
+            AddStep("save changes", () => DialogOverlay.CurrentDialog!.PerformOkAction());
+            AddUntilStep("player pushed", () => Stack.CurrentScreen is EditorPlayer);
+            AddUntilStep("wait for return to editor", () => Stack.CurrentScreen is Screens.Edit.Editor);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneDrumSampleTriggerSource.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneDrumSampleTriggerSource.cs
index 6c925f566bf2..b47f02afa30a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneDrumSampleTriggerSource.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/TestSceneDrumSampleTriggerSource.cs
@@ -315,10 +315,7 @@ public void TestNormalSwell()
                 hitObjectContainer.Add(drawableSwell);
             });
 
-            // You might think that this should be a SwellTick since we're before the swell, but SwellTicks get no StartTime (ie. they are zero).
-            // This works fine in gameplay because they are judged whenever the user pressed, rather than being timed hits.
-            // But for sample playback purposes they can be ignored as noise.
-            AddAssert("most valid object is swell", () => triggerSource.GetMostValidObject(), Is.InstanceOf<Swell>);
+            AddAssert("most valid object is swell tick", () => triggerSource.GetMostValidObject(), Is.InstanceOf<SwellTick>);
             checkSamples(HitType.Centre, false, HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL, SampleControlPoint.DEFAULT_BANK);
             checkSamples(HitType.Rim, false, HitSampleInfo.HIT_CLAP, SampleControlPoint.DEFAULT_BANK);
 
@@ -352,10 +349,7 @@ public void TestDrumSwell()
                 hitObjectContainer.Add(drawableSwell);
             });
 
-            // You might think that this should be a SwellTick since we're before the swell, but SwellTicks get no StartTime (ie. they are zero).
-            // This works fine in gameplay because they are judged whenever the user pressed, rather than being timed hits.
-            // But for sample playback purposes they can be ignored as noise.
-            AddAssert("most valid object is swell", () => triggerSource.GetMostValidObject(), Is.InstanceOf<Swell>);
+            AddAssert("most valid object is swell tick", () => triggerSource.GetMostValidObject(), Is.InstanceOf<SwellTick>);
             checkSamples(HitType.Centre, false, HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL, HitSampleInfo.BANK_DRUM);
             checkSamples(HitType.Rim, false, HitSampleInfo.HIT_CLAP, HitSampleInfo.BANK_DRUM);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.csproj b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.csproj
index 26afd4244584..a2420fc679ab 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.Tests.csproj
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Project References">
     <ProjectReference Include="..\osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko\osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\osu.Game.Tests\osu.Game.Tests.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Swell.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Swell.cs
index a8db8df021d5..d9e8c77ea78a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Swell.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Taiko/Objects/Swell.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ protected override void CreateNestedHitObjects(CancellationToken cancellationTok
                 cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
                 AddNested(new SwellTick
                 {
+                    StartTime = StartTime,
                     Samples = Samples
                 });
             }