diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePlayerLoader.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePlayerLoader.cs
index 0c7991e0ca..dbd1ce1f6e 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePlayerLoader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePlayerLoader.cs
@@ -337,6 +337,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
             restoreVolumes();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestEpilepsyWarningWithDisabledStoryboard()
+        {
+            saveVolumes();
+            setFullVolume();
+
+            AddStep("disable storyboards", () => config.SetValue(OsuSetting.ShowStoryboard, false));
+            AddStep("change epilepsy warning", () => epilepsyWarning = true);
+            AddStep("load dummy beatmap", () => resetPlayer(false));
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for current", () => loader.IsCurrentScreen());
+
+            AddUntilStep("epilepsy warning absent", () => getWarning() == null);
+
+            restoreVolumes();
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestEpilepsyWarningEarlyExit()
         {
@@ -454,7 +471,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
             AddStep("click notification", () => notification.TriggerClick());
         }
 
-        private EpilepsyWarning getWarning() => loader.ChildrenOfType<EpilepsyWarning>().SingleOrDefault();
+        private EpilepsyWarning getWarning() => loader.ChildrenOfType<EpilepsyWarning>().SingleOrDefault(w => w.IsAlive);
 
         private partial class TestPlayerLoader : PlayerLoader
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
index be4229ade9..30ae5ee5aa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 {
                     // This goes hand-in-hand with the restoration of low pass filter in contentOut().
                     this.TransformBindableTo(volumeAdjustment, 0, CONTENT_OUT_DURATION, Easing.OutCubic);
+                    epilepsyWarning?.Expire();
                 }
 
                 pushSequence.Schedule(() =>