diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/toolboxes/ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/toolboxes/ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox.hx
index 19339409a..7a0818f7e 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/toolboxes/ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/toolboxes/ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox.hx
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ class ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox extends ChartEditorBaseToolbox
     super.refresh();
 
     toolboxNotesNoteKind.value = ChartEditorDropdowns.lookupNoteKind(chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace);
+    if (toolboxNotesNoteKind.value.id == '~CUSTOM~' && chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace != null)
+    {
+      showCustom();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      hideCustom();
+    }
     toolboxNotesCustomKind.value = chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace;
 
     createNoteKindParams(chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace);
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/util/ChartEditorDropdowns.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/util/ChartEditorDropdowns.hx
index ce34db998..68c0c726b 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/util/ChartEditorDropdowns.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/util/ChartEditorDropdowns.hx
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class ChartEditorDropdowns
   public static function lookupNoteKind(noteKindId:Null<String>):DropDownEntry
   {
     if (noteKindId == null) return lookupNoteKind('');
-    if (!NOTE_KINDS.exists(noteKindId)) return {id: '~CUSTOM~', text: 'Custom'};
+    if (noteKindId != '' && !NOTE_KINDS.exists(noteKindId)) return {id: '~CUSTOM~', text: 'Custom'};
     return {id: noteKindId ?? '', text: NOTE_KINDS.get(noteKindId) ?? 'Unknown'};
   }