diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/ExpandedContentScrollContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/ExpandedContentScrollContainer.cs
index 2e1ad6b516..adde72d1e8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/ExpandedContentScrollContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/ExpandedContentScrollContainer.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards
     {
         public const float HEIGHT = 200;
 
+        protected override ScrollbarContainer CreateScrollbar(Direction direction) => new ExpandedContentScrollbar(direction);
+
         protected override void Update()
         {
             base.Update();
@@ -53,5 +56,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards
 
             return base.OnScroll(e);
         }
+
+        private class ExpandedContentScrollbar : OsuScrollbar
+        {
+            public ExpandedContentScrollbar(Direction scrollDir)
+                : base(scrollDir)
+            {
+            }
+
+            protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e)
+            {
+                base.OnHover(e);
+                // do not handle hover, as handling hover would make the beatmap card's expanded content not-hovered
+                // and therefore cause it to hide when trying to drag the scroll bar.
+                // see: `BeatmapCardContent.dropdownContent` and its `Unhovered` handler.
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }