diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
index c110c53df8..7b23cc7538 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Database;
+using osu.Game.Extensions;
 using osu.Game.Localisation;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
@@ -170,7 +171,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                     if (s.Beatmaps.Count == 0)
                         return;
 
-                    initialBeatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(s.Beatmaps.First());
+                    var working = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(s.Beatmaps.First());
+
+                    // Ensure files area actually present on disk.
+                    // This is to handle edge cases like users deleting files outside the game and breaking the world.
+                    if (!hasAllFiles(working))
+                        return;
+
+                    initialBeatmap = working;
                 });
 
                 return UsingThemedIntro = initialBeatmap != null;
@@ -188,6 +196,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         [Resolved]
         private INotificationOverlay notifications { get; set; }
 
+        private bool hasAllFiles(WorkingBeatmap working)
+        {
+            foreach (var f in working.BeatmapSetInfo.Files)
+            {
+                using (var str = working.GetStream(f.File.GetStoragePath()))
+                {
+                    if (str == null)
+                        return false;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
         private void ensureEventuallyArrivingAtMenu()
         {
             // This intends to handle the case where an intro may get stuck.