diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneMusicActionHandling.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneMusicActionHandling.cs
index 4cad2b19d5..b34e027e9c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneMusicActionHandling.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneMusicActionHandling.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
         {
             AddStep("ensure playing something", () => Game.MusicController.EnsurePlayingSomething());
             AddStep("toggle playback", () => globalActionContainer.TriggerPressed(GlobalAction.MusicPlay));
-            AddAssert("music paused", () => !Game.MusicController.IsPlaying && Game.MusicController.IsUserPaused);
+            AddAssert("music paused", () => !Game.MusicController.IsPlaying && Game.MusicController.UserPauseRequested);
             AddStep("toggle playback", () => globalActionContainer.TriggerPressed(GlobalAction.MusicPlay));
-            AddAssert("music resumed", () => Game.MusicController.IsPlaying && !Game.MusicController.IsUserPaused);
+            AddAssert("music resumed", () => Game.MusicController.IsPlaying && !Game.MusicController.UserPauseRequested);
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index d78f387b30..3a9a6261ba 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
         private readonly BindableList<BeatmapSetInfo> beatmapSets = new BindableList<BeatmapSetInfo>();
 
-        public bool IsUserPaused { get; private set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether the user has requested the track to be paused. Use <see cref="IsPlaying"/> to determine whether the track is still playing.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool UserPauseRequested { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Fired when the global <see cref="WorkingBeatmap"/> has changed.
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         /// </summary>
         public void EnsurePlayingSomething()
         {
-            if (IsUserPaused) return;
+            if (UserPauseRequested) return;
 
             if (CurrentTrack.IsDummyDevice || beatmap.Value.BeatmapSetInfo.DeletePending)
             {
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         public bool Play(bool restart = false, bool requestedByUser = false)
         {
             if (requestedByUser)
-                IsUserPaused = false;
+                UserPauseRequested = false;
 
             if (restart)
                 CurrentTrack.Restart();
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         /// </param>
         public void Stop(bool requestedByUser = false)
         {
-            IsUserPaused |= requestedByUser;
+            UserPauseRequested |= requestedByUser;
             if (CurrentTrack.IsRunning)
                 CurrentTrack.Stop();
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 0473efd404..def620462f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
             track.RestartPoint = Beatmap.Value.Metadata.PreviewTime;
 
-            if (!track.IsRunning && (music.IsUserPaused != true || isNewTrack))
+            if (!track.IsRunning && (music.UserPauseRequested != true || isNewTrack))
                 music.Play(true);
 
             lastTrack.SetTarget(track);