diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
index 7b4feb1819..08f1881038 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenBeatmap.cs
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
                 get => background;
                 set
                 {
+                    background?.Expire();
+
                     base.Add(background = value);
                     background.BlurTo(blurTarget, 0, Easing.OutQuint);
                 }