diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
index e674e7512c..6931cea81e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboard.cs
@@ -1,22 +1,23 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
-using osuTK;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
+using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
 {
@@ -57,12 +58,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
         [Cached(typeof(IReadOnlyList<Mod>))]
         public IReadOnlyList<Mod> Mods { get; }
 
-        private DependencyContainer dependencies;
+        [Resolved]
+        private GameHost host { get; set; } = null!;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private RealmAccess realm { get; set; } = null!;
+
+        private DependencyContainer dependencies = null!;
 
         protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent) =>
             dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
 
-        public DrawableStoryboard(Storyboard storyboard, IReadOnlyList<Mod> mods = null)
+        public DrawableStoryboard(Storyboard storyboard, IReadOnlyList<Mod>? mods = null)
         {
             Storyboard = storyboard;
             Mods = mods ?? Array.Empty<Mod>();
@@ -85,12 +92,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
-        private void load(IGameplayClock clock, CancellationToken? cancellationToken, GameHost host, RealmAccess realm)
+        private void load(IGameplayClock? clock, CancellationToken? cancellationToken)
         {
             if (clock != null)
                 Clock = clock;
 
-            dependencies.Cache(new TextureStore(host.Renderer, host.CreateTextureLoaderStore(new RealmFileStore(realm, host.Storage).Store), false, scaleAdjust: 1));
+            dependencies.CacheAs(typeof(TextureStore),
+                new TextureStore(host.Renderer, host.CreateTextureLoaderStore(
+                    CreateResourceLookupStore()
+                ), false, scaleAdjust: 1));
 
             foreach (var layer in Storyboard.Layers)
             {
@@ -102,6 +112,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
             lastEventEndTime = Storyboard.LatestEventTime;
         }
 
+        protected virtual IResourceStore<byte[]> CreateResourceLookupStore() => new StoryboardResourceLookupStore(Storyboard, realm, host);
+
         protected override void Update()
         {
             base.Update();
@@ -115,5 +127,32 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
             foreach (var layer in Children)
                 layer.Enabled = passing ? layer.Layer.VisibleWhenPassing : layer.Layer.VisibleWhenFailing;
         }
+
+        private class StoryboardResourceLookupStore : IResourceStore<byte[]>
+        {
+            private readonly IResourceStore<byte[]> realmFileStore;
+            private readonly Storyboard storyboard;
+
+            public StoryboardResourceLookupStore(Storyboard storyboard, RealmAccess realm, GameHost host)
+            {
+                realmFileStore = new RealmFileStore(realm, host.Storage).Store;
+                this.storyboard = storyboard;
+            }
+
+            public void Dispose() =>
+                realmFileStore.Dispose();
+
+            public byte[] Get(string name) =>
+                realmFileStore.Get(storyboard.GetStoragePathFromStoryboardPath(name));
+
+            public Task<byte[]> GetAsync(string name, CancellationToken cancellationToken = new CancellationToken()) =>
+                realmFileStore.GetAsync(storyboard.GetStoragePathFromStoryboardPath(name), cancellationToken);
+
+            public Stream GetStream(string name) =>
+                realmFileStore.GetStream(storyboard.GetStoragePathFromStoryboardPath(name));
+
+            public IEnumerable<string> GetAvailableResources() =>
+                realmFileStore.GetAvailableResources();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardAnimation.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardAnimation.cs
index 82c01ea6a1..054a50456b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardAnimation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardAnimation.cs
@@ -99,15 +99,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
         {
             int frameIndex = 0;
 
-            Texture frameTexture = storyboard.GetTextureFromPath(getFramePath(frameIndex), textureStore);
+            Texture frameTexture = textureStore.Get(getFramePath(frameIndex));
 
             if (frameTexture != null)
             {
                 // sourcing from storyboard.
                 for (frameIndex = 0; frameIndex < Animation.FrameCount; frameIndex++)
-                {
-                    AddFrame(storyboard.GetTextureFromPath(getFramePath(frameIndex), textureStore), Animation.FrameDelay);
-                }
+                    AddFrame(textureStore.Get(getFramePath(frameIndex)), Animation.FrameDelay);
             }
             else if (storyboard.UseSkinSprites)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardSprite.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardSprite.cs
index ec0cb7ca19..379de1a497 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardSprite.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Drawables/DrawableStoryboardSprite.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(TextureStore textureStore, Storyboard storyboard)
         {
-            Texture = storyboard.GetTextureFromPath(Sprite.Path, textureStore);
+            Texture = textureStore.Get(Sprite.Path);
 
             if (Texture == null && storyboard.UseSkinSprites)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs
index 566e064aad..1892855d3d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Storyboards/Storyboard.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
-using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables;
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards
 
         private static readonly string[] image_extensions = { @".png", @".jpg" };
 
-        public Texture? GetTextureFromPath(string path, TextureStore textureStore)
+        public virtual string? GetStoragePathFromStoryboardPath(string path)
         {
             string? resolvedPath = null;
 
@@ -102,10 +101,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards
             }
             else
             {
-                // Just doing this extension logic locally here for simplicity.
-                //
-                // A more "sane" path may be to use the ISkinSource.GetTexture path (which will use the extensions of the underlying TextureStore),
-                // but comes with potential complexity (what happens if the user has beatmap skins disabled?).
+                // Some old storyboards don't include a file extension, so let's best guess at one.
                 foreach (string ext in image_extensions)
                 {
                     if ((resolvedPath = BeatmapInfo.BeatmapSet?.GetPathForFile($"{path}{ext}")) != null)
@@ -113,10 +109,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Storyboards
                 }
             }
 
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(resolvedPath))
-                return textureStore.Get(resolvedPath);
-
-            return null;
+            return resolvedPath;
         }
     }
 }