diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/FramedReplayInputHandlerTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/FramedReplayInputHandlerTest.cs
index a42b7d54ee..407dec936b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/FramedReplayInputHandlerTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/NonVisual/FramedReplayInputHandlerTest.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Game.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Replays;
@@ -278,6 +279,54 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual
             setTime(-100, -100);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestReplayFramesSortStability()
+        {
+            const double repeating_time = 5000;
+
+            // add a collection of frames in shuffled order time-wise; each frame also stores its original index to check stability later.
+            // data is hand-picked and breaks if the unstable List<T>.Sort() is used.
+            // in theory this can still return a false-positive with another unstable algorithm if extremely unlucky,
+            // but there is no conceivable fool-proof way to prevent that anyways.
+            replay.Frames.AddRange(new[]
+            {
+                repeating_time,
+                0,
+                3000,
+                repeating_time,
+                repeating_time,
+                6000,
+                9000,
+                repeating_time,
+                repeating_time,
+                1000,
+                11000,
+                21000,
+                4000,
+                repeating_time,
+                repeating_time,
+                8000,
+                2000,
+                7000,
+                repeating_time,
+                repeating_time,
+                10000
+            }.Select((time, index) => new TestReplayFrame(time, true, index)));
+
+            replay.HasReceivedAllFrames = true;
+
+            // create a new handler with the replay for the sort to be performed.
+            handler = new TestInputHandler(replay);
+
+            // ensure sort stability by checking that the frames with time == repeating_time are sorted in ascending frame index order themselves.
+            var repeatingTimeFramesData = replay.Frames
+                                                .Cast<TestReplayFrame>()
+                                                .Where(f => f.Time == repeating_time)
+                                                .Select(f => f.FrameIndex);
+
+            Assert.That(repeatingTimeFramesData, Is.Ordered.Ascending);
+        }
+
         private void setReplayFrames()
         {
             replay.Frames = new List<ReplayFrame>
@@ -324,11 +373,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.NonVisual
         private class TestReplayFrame : ReplayFrame
         {
             public readonly bool IsImportant;
+            public readonly int FrameIndex;
 
-            public TestReplayFrame(double time, bool isImportant = false)
+            public TestReplayFrame(double time, bool isImportant = false, int frameIndex = 0)
                 : base(time)
             {
                 IsImportant = isImportant;
+                FrameIndex = frameIndex;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Replays/FramedReplayInputHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Replays/FramedReplayInputHandler.cs
index 0f25a45177..bc8994bbe5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/Replays/FramedReplayInputHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/Replays/FramedReplayInputHandler.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Game.Input.Handlers;
 using osu.Game.Replays;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Replays
         {
             // TODO: This replay frame ordering should be enforced on the Replay type.
             // Currently, the ordering can be broken if the frames are added after this construction.
-            replay.Frames.Sort((x, y) => x.Time.CompareTo(y.Time));
+            replay.Frames = replay.Frames.OrderBy(f => f.Time).ToList();
 
             this.replay = replay;
             currentFrameIndex = -1;