diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/LocalUserPlayingStates.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/LocalUserPlayingStates.cs
index 89f9ea16f7..d1761692a7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/LocalUserPlayingStates.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/LocalUserPlayingStates.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
     public enum LocalUserPlayingStates
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// The local player is not current in gameplay.
+        /// The local player is not current in gameplay. If watching a replay, gameplay always remains in this state.
         /// </summary>
         NotPlaying,
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The local player is in a break, paused, or failed or passed but still at the gameplay screen.
+        /// The local player is in a break, paused, or failed but still at the gameplay screen.
         /// </summary>
         Break,
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index ee11512bd4..0e0f3ae8a3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -508,16 +508,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         private void updateGameplayState()
         {
-            bool inGameplay = !DrawableRuleset.HasReplayLoaded.Value && !GameplayState.HasFailed;
-            bool inBreak = breakTracker.IsBreakTime.Value || DrawableRuleset.IsPaused.Value;
+            bool inGameplay = !DrawableRuleset.HasReplayLoaded.Value;
+            bool inBreak = breakTracker.IsBreakTime.Value || DrawableRuleset.IsPaused.Value || GameplayState.HasFailed;
 
             if (inGameplay)
                 playingState.Value = inBreak ? LocalUserPlayingStates.Break : LocalUserPlayingStates.Playing;
             else
                 playingState.Value = LocalUserPlayingStates.NotPlaying;
 
-            localUserPlaying.Value = playingState.Value != LocalUserPlayingStates.NotPlaying;
-            OverlayActivationMode.Value = playingState.Value != LocalUserPlayingStates.NotPlaying ? OverlayActivation.Disabled : OverlayActivation.UserTriggered;
+            localUserPlaying.Value = playingState.Value == LocalUserPlayingStates.Playing;
+            OverlayActivationMode.Value = playingState.Value == LocalUserPlayingStates.Playing ? OverlayActivation.Disabled : OverlayActivation.UserTriggered;
         }
 
         private void updateSampleDisabledState()