diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index 01086d3e33..0986c0513c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether user control of the global track should be allowed.
         /// </summary>
-        public readonly BindableBool AllowTrackControl = new BindableBool(false);
+        public readonly BindableBool AllowTrackControl = new BindableBool(true);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Fired when the global <see cref="WorkingBeatmap"/> has changed.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
index de7732dd5e..a81e24ee88 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             // prevent user from changing beatmap while the intro is still running.
             beatmap = Beatmap.BeginLease(false);
 
+            musicController.AllowTrackControl.Value = false;
+
             MenuVoice = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.MenuVoice);
             MenuMusic = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.MenuMusic);