diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index c51624341e..8d87baa363 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -651,9 +651,10 @@ namespace osu.Game
                                     Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
                                     Action = () =>
                                     {
-                                        var currentScreen = ScreenStack.CurrentScreen as IOsuScreen;
+                                        if (!(ScreenStack.CurrentScreen is IOsuScreen currentScreen))
+                                            return;
 
-                                        if (currentScreen?.AllowBackButton == true && !currentScreen.OnBackButton())
+                                        if (!((Drawable)currentScreen).IsLoaded || currentScreen.AllowBackButton && !currentScreen.OnBackButton())
                                             ScreenStack.Exit();
                                     }
                                 },
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/IOsuScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/IOsuScreen.cs
index cc8778d9ae..0434135547 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/IOsuScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/IOsuScreen.cs
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens
         /// Invoked when the back button has been pressed to close any overlays before exiting this <see cref="IOsuScreen"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
+        /// If this <see cref="IOsuScreen"/> has not yet finished loading, the exit will occur immediately without this method being invoked.
+        /// <para>
         /// Return <c>true</c> to block this <see cref="IOsuScreen"/> from being exited after closing an overlay.
         /// Return <c>false</c> if this <see cref="IOsuScreen"/> should continue exiting.
+        /// </para>
         /// </remarks>
         bool OnBackButton();
     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index c697c64c3f..270addc8e6 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         public override bool OnBackButton()
         {
-            if (ModSelect?.State.Value == Visibility.Visible)
+            if (ModSelect.State.Value == Visibility.Visible)
             {
                 ModSelect.Hide();
                 return true;