diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Components/RoomBackgroundScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Components/RoomBackgroundScreen.cs
index c6e467233e..efcfa35e19 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Components/RoomBackgroundScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Components/RoomBackgroundScreen.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
@@ -20,10 +21,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Components
         private readonly BindableList<PlaylistItem> playlist = new BindableList<PlaylistItem>();
 
         public RoomBackgroundScreen()
+            : base(false)
         {
             playlist.BindCollectionChanged((_, __) => updateBackground());
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            switchBackground(new PlaylistItemBackground(null));
+        }
+
         private Room? room;
 
         public Room? Room
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlayScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlayScreen.cs
index 2e1d353d47..76815172e5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlayScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlayScreen.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;