diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Beatmap.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Beatmap.cs
index d0ce290bad..af55caf3b7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Beatmap.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Beatmap.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
 
             ControlPoint timingPoint = null;
             foreach (var controlPoint in ControlPoints)
+            {
                 if (controlPoint.Time <= time)
                 {
                     if (controlPoint.TimingChange)
@@ -48,7 +49,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
                     }
                     else overridePoint = controlPoint;
                 }
-                else break;
+                // Some beatmaps have the first timingPoint (accidentally) start after the first HitObject(s).
+                // This branch makes it so that the first ControlPoint that makes a timing change is used as the timingPoint for the HitObject(s).
+                else if (timingPoint == null && controlPoint.TimingChange)
+                {
+                    timingPoint = controlPoint;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
 
             return timingPoint;
         }