diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/BeatmapCarouselV2TestScene.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/BeatmapCarouselV2TestScene.cs
index 2c902a466f..f2faeab1c4 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/BeatmapCarouselV2TestScene.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/BeatmapCarouselV2TestScene.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelect
                             {
                                 Carousel = new BeatmapCarousel
                                 {
+                                    BleedTop = 50,
+                                    BleedBottom = 50,
                                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                                     Width = 800,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Carousel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Carousel.cs
index 5339b5358b..7b1fd6e999 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Carousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/Carousel.cs
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         /// <summary>
         /// Height of the area above the carousel that should be treated as visible due to transparency of elements in front of it.
         /// </summary>
-        public float BleedTop { get; set; } = 0;
+        public float BleedTop { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Height of the area below the carousel that should be treated as visible due to transparency of elements in front of it.
         /// </summary>
-        public float BleedBottom { get; set; } = 0;
+        public float BleedBottom { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The number of pixels outside the carousel's vertical bounds to manifest drawables.
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         private void scrollToSelection()
         {
             if (currentKeyboardSelection.CarouselItem != null)
-                Scroll.ScrollTo(currentKeyboardSelection.CarouselItem.CarouselYPosition - visibleHalfHeight);
+                Scroll.ScrollTo(currentKeyboardSelection.CarouselItem.CarouselYPosition - visibleHalfHeight + BleedTop);
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -519,17 +519,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         /// <summary>
         /// The position of the lower visible bound with respect to the current scroll position.
         /// </summary>
-        private float visibleBottomBound => (float)(Scroll.Current + DrawHeight + BleedBottom);
+        private float visibleBottomBound;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The position of the upper visible bound with respect to the current scroll position.
         /// </summary>
-        private float visibleUpperBound => (float)(Scroll.Current - BleedTop);
+        private float visibleUpperBound;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Half the height of the visible content.
         /// </summary>
-        private float visibleHalfHeight => (DrawHeight + BleedBottom + BleedTop) / 2;
+        private float visibleHalfHeight;
 
         protected override void Update()
         {
@@ -538,6 +538,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             if (carouselItems == null)
                 return;
 
+            visibleBottomBound = (float)(Scroll.Current + DrawHeight + BleedBottom);
+            visibleUpperBound = (float)(Scroll.Current - BleedTop);
+            visibleHalfHeight = (DrawHeight + BleedBottom + BleedTop) / 2;
+
             if (!selectionValid.IsValid)
             {
                 refreshAfterSelection();
@@ -582,7 +586,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         protected virtual float GetPanelXOffset(Drawable panel)
         {
             Vector2 posInScroll = Scroll.ToLocalSpace(panel.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre);
-            float dist = Math.Abs(1f - posInScroll.Y / visibleHalfHeight);
+            float dist = Math.Abs(1f - (posInScroll.Y + BleedTop) / visibleHalfHeight);
 
             return offsetX(dist, visibleHalfHeight);
         }