diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerClient.cs
index 064065ab00..8f16d22c4c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/IMultiplayerClient.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
         /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
         Task UserLeft(MultiplayerRoomUser user);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Signals that a user has been kicked from the room.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This will also be sent to the user that was kicked.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="user">The user.</param>
+        Task UserKicked(MultiplayerRoomUser user);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Signal that the host of the room has changed.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs
index 4607211cdf..57dbfbb507 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/MultiplayerClient.cs
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
             return joinOrLeaveTaskChain.Add(async () =>
             {
                 await scheduledReset.ConfigureAwait(false);
-                await LeaveRoomInternal().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                if (Room != null)
+                    await LeaveRoomInternal().ConfigureAwait(false);
             });
         }
 
@@ -389,6 +390,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
+        Task IMultiplayerClient.UserKicked(MultiplayerRoomUser user)
+        {
+            if (LocalUser == null)
+                return Task.CompletedTask;
+
+            if (user.Equals(LocalUser))
+                LeaveRoom();
+
+            // TODO: also inform users of the kick operation.
+            return ((IMultiplayerClient)this).UserLeft(user);
+        }
+
         Task IMultiplayerClient.HostChanged(int userId)
         {
             if (Room == null)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayerClient.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayerClient.cs
index 55477a9fc7..c38a648a6a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayerClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayerClient.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer
                     connection.On<MultiplayerRoomState>(nameof(IMultiplayerClient.RoomStateChanged), ((IMultiplayerClient)this).RoomStateChanged);
                     connection.On<MultiplayerRoomUser>(nameof(IMultiplayerClient.UserJoined), ((IMultiplayerClient)this).UserJoined);
                     connection.On<MultiplayerRoomUser>(nameof(IMultiplayerClient.UserLeft), ((IMultiplayerClient)this).UserLeft);
+                    connection.On<MultiplayerRoomUser>(nameof(IMultiplayerClient.UserKicked), ((IMultiplayerClient)this).UserKicked);
                     connection.On<int>(nameof(IMultiplayerClient.HostChanged), ((IMultiplayerClient)this).HostChanged);
                     connection.On<MultiplayerRoomSettings>(nameof(IMultiplayerClient.SettingsChanged), ((IMultiplayerClient)this).SettingsChanged);
                     connection.On<int, MultiplayerUserState>(nameof(IMultiplayerClient.UserStateChanged), ((IMultiplayerClient)this).UserStateChanged);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
index a8e44dd56c..1943ff668f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
             isConnected.BindValueChanged(connected =>
             {
                 if (!connected.NewValue)
-                    Schedule(this.Exit);
+                    handleRoomLost();
             }, true);
 
             currentRoom.BindValueChanged(room =>
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
                     // the room has gone away.
                     // this could mean something happened during the join process, or an external connection issue occurred.
                     // one specific scenario is where the underlying room is created, but the signalr server returns an error during the join process. this triggers a PartRoom operation (see https://github.com/ppy/osu/blob/7654df94f6f37b8382be7dfcb4f674e03bd35427/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerRoomManager.cs#L97)
-                    Schedule(this.Exit);
+                    handleRoomLost();
                 }
             }, true);
         }
@@ -448,9 +448,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
 
         private void onRoomUpdated()
         {
+            // may happen if the client is kicked or otherwise removed from the room.
+            if (client.Room == null)
+            {
+                handleRoomLost();
+                return;
+            }
+
             Scheduler.AddOnce(UpdateMods);
         }
 
+        private void handleRoomLost() => Schedule(() =>
+        {
+            if (this.IsCurrentScreen())
+                this.Exit();
+            else
+                ValidForResume = false;
+        });
+
         private void onLoadRequested()
         {
             if (BeatmapAvailability.Value.State != DownloadState.LocallyAvailable)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerClient.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerClient.cs
index a28b4140ca..67b79d7390 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerClient.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestMultiplayerClient.cs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
         {
             Debug.Assert(Room != null);
 
-            return ((IMultiplayerClient)this).UserLeft(Room.Users.Single(u => u.UserID == userId));
+            return ((IMultiplayerClient)this).UserKicked(Room.Users.Single(u => u.UserID == userId));
         }
 
         public override async Task ChangeSettings(MultiplayerRoomSettings settings)