diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
index c02237bdde..5fc7099544 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
@@ -337,11 +337,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
 
             updateCurrentItem();
 
-            addItemButton.Alpha = client.IsHost || Room.QueueMode.Value != QueueMode.HostOnly ? 1 : 0;
+            addItemButton.Alpha = localUserCanAddItem ? 1 : 0;
 
             Scheduler.AddOnce(UpdateMods);
         }
 
+        private bool localUserCanAddItem => client.IsHost || Room.QueueMode.Value != QueueMode.HostOnly;
+
         private void updateCurrentItem()
         {
             Debug.Assert(client.Room != null);
@@ -406,6 +408,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
             if (!this.IsCurrentScreen())
                 return;
 
+            if (!localUserCanAddItem)
+                return;
+
             // If there's only one playlist item and we are the host, assume we want to change it. Else we're add a new one.
             PlaylistItem itemToEdit = client.IsHost && Room.Playlist.Count == 1 ? Room.Playlist.Single() : null;