diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapEncoderTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapEncoderTest.cs
index 059432eeaf..855a75117d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapEncoderTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyBeatmapEncoderTest.cs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.Formats
 
             protected override Track GetBeatmapTrack() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-            protected override ISkin GetSkin() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+            protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
             public override Stream GetStream(string storagePath) => throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs
index aed28f5f84..3bf6aaac7a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Gameplay
                 this.resources = resources;
             }
 
-            protected override ISkin GetSkin() => new TestSkin("test-sample", resources);
+            protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => new TestSkin("test-sample", resources);
         }
 
         private class TestDrawableStoryboardSample : DrawableStoryboardSample
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneBeatmapSkinFallbacks.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneBeatmapSkinFallbacks.cs
index 13e84e335d..e560c81fb2 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneBeatmapSkinFallbacks.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneBeatmapSkinFallbacks.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
                 this.beatmapSkin = beatmapSkin;
             }
 
-            protected override ISkin GetSkin() => beatmapSkin;
+            protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => beatmapSkin;
         }
 
         private class TestOsuRuleset : OsuRuleset
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/WaveformTestBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/WaveformTestBeatmap.cs
index 5477e4a0f8..9c85fa0c9c 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/WaveformTestBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/WaveformTestBeatmap.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests
 
         protected override Waveform GetWaveform() => new Waveform(trackStore.GetStream(firstAudioFile));
 
-        protected override ISkin GetSkin() => null;
+        protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => null;
 
         public override Stream GetStream(string storagePath) => null;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
index 0d16294c68..4a78ceb299 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
             protected override IBeatmap GetBeatmap() => beatmap;
             protected override Texture GetBackground() => null;
             protected override Track GetBeatmapTrack() => null;
-            protected override ISkin GetSkin() => null;
+            protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => null;
             public override Stream GetStream(string storagePath) => null;
         }
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs
index d78ffbbfb6..45112ae74c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager_WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
                 return storyboard;
             }
 
-            protected override ISkin GetSkin()
+            protected internal override ISkin GetSkin()
             {
                 try
                 {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DummyWorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DummyWorkingBeatmap.cs
index ea7f45e53f..acfd01a3c8 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DummyWorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/DummyWorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
         protected override Track GetBeatmapTrack() => GetVirtualTrack();
 
-        protected override ISkin GetSkin() => null;
+        protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => null;
 
         public override Stream GetStream(string storagePath) => null;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
index 662d24cc83..61760e69b0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/WorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -327,7 +327,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
         public bool SkinLoaded => skin.IsResultAvailable;
         public ISkin Skin => skin.Value;
 
-        protected abstract ISkin GetSkin();
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new skin instance for this beatmap.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This should only be called externally in scenarios where it is explicitly desired to get a new instance of a skin
+        /// (e.g. for editing purposes, to avoid state pollution).
+        /// For standard reading purposes, <see cref="Skin"/> should always be used directly.
+        /// </remarks>
+        protected internal abstract ISkin GetSkin();
 
         private readonly RecyclableLazy<ISkin> skin;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
index 61a3b0f5cc..e8d919311b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
             // todo: remove caching of this and consume via editorBeatmap?
             dependencies.Cache(beatDivisor);
 
-            AddInternal(editorBeatmap = new EditorBeatmap(playableBeatmap, loadableBeatmap.Skin));
+            AddInternal(editorBeatmap = new EditorBeatmap(playableBeatmap, loadableBeatmap.GetSkin()));
             dependencies.CacheAs(editorBeatmap);
             changeHandler = new EditorChangeHandler(editorBeatmap);
             dependencies.CacheAs<IEditorChangeHandler>(changeHandler);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcher.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcher.cs
index 6f92db98ee..d26856365e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcher.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/LegacyEditorBeatmapPatcher.cs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 
             protected override Track GetBeatmapTrack() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-            protected override ISkin GetSkin() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+            protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
             public override Stream GetStream(string storagePath) => throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/BeatmapConversionTest.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/BeatmapConversionTest.cs
index 4935f7fc13..64f1ee4a7a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/BeatmapConversionTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/BeatmapConversionTest.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
 
             protected override Track GetBeatmapTrack() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
-            protected override ISkin GetSkin() => throw new NotImplementedException();
+            protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
             public override Stream GetStream(string storagePath) => throw new NotImplementedException();
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/HitObjectSampleTest.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/HitObjectSampleTest.cs
index 7ee6c519b7..bb5dd09e16 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/HitObjectSampleTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/HitObjectSampleTest.cs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
                 this.resources = resources;
             }
 
-            protected override ISkin GetSkin() => new LegacyBeatmapSkin(skinBeatmapInfo, resourceStore, resources);
+            protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => new LegacyBeatmapSkin(skinBeatmapInfo, resourceStore, resources);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/LegacyBeatmapSkinColourTest.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/LegacyBeatmapSkinColourTest.cs
index 356d2c848c..27162b1d66 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/LegacyBeatmapSkinColourTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/LegacyBeatmapSkinColourTest.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
                 HasColours = hasColours;
             }
 
-            protected override ISkin GetSkin() => new TestBeatmapSkin(BeatmapInfo, HasColours);
+            protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => new TestBeatmapSkin(BeatmapInfo, HasColours);
         }
 
         protected class TestBeatmapSkin : LegacyBeatmapSkin
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs
index bfce59c7de..19974701db 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Beatmaps/TestWorkingBeatmap.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps
 
         protected override Storyboard GetStoryboard() => storyboard ?? base.GetStoryboard();
 
-        protected override ISkin GetSkin() => null;
+        protected internal override ISkin GetSkin() => null;
 
         public override Stream GetStream(string storagePath) => null;