diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuResumeOverlay.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuResumeOverlay.cs
index 8347d255fa..3b18e41f30 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuResumeOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/UI/OsuResumeOverlay.cs
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
             });
         }
 
-        public override void Show()
+        protected override void PopIn()
         {
-            base.Show();
+            base.PopIn();
+
             GameplayCursor.ActiveCursor.Hide();
             cursorScaleContainer.MoveTo(GameplayCursor.ActiveCursor.Position);
             clickToResumeCursor.Appear();
@@ -55,13 +56,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.UI
             }
         }
 
-        public override void Hide()
+        protected override void PopOut()
         {
+            base.PopOut();
+
             localCursorContainer?.Expire();
             localCursorContainer = null;
-            GameplayCursor.ActiveCursor.Show();
-
-            base.Hide();
+            GameplayCursor?.ActiveCursor?.Show();
         }
 
         protected override bool OnHover(HoverEvent e) => true;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePause.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePause.cs
index 2df22df659..64022b2410 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePause.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestScenePause.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
             confirmClockRunning(true);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestPauseWithResumeOverlay()
+        {
+            AddStep("move cursor to center", () => InputManager.MoveMouseTo(Player.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre));
+            AddUntilStep("wait for hitobjects", () => Player.ScoreProcessor.Health.Value < 1);
+
+            pauseAndConfirm();
+
+            resume();
+            confirmClockRunning(false);
+            confirmPauseOverlayShown(false);
+
+            pauseAndConfirm();
+
+            AddUntilStep("resume overlay is not active", () => Player.DrawableRuleset.ResumeOverlay.State.Value == Visibility.Hidden);
+            confirmPaused();
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestResumeWithResumeOverlaySkipped()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
index d5b3df27df..e005eea831 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/DrawableRuleset.cs
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
                 continueResume();
         }
 
+        public override void CancelResume()
+        {
+            // called if the user pauses while the resume overlay is open
+            ResumeOverlay?.Hide();
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates and adds the visual representation of a <see cref="TObject"/> to this <see cref="DrawableRuleset{TObject}"/>.
         /// </summary>
@@ -453,6 +459,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         /// <param name="continueResume">The action to run when resuming is to be completed.</param>
         public abstract void RequestResume(Action continueResume);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invoked when the user requests to pause while the resume overlay is active.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract void CancelResume();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Create a <see cref="ScoreProcessor"/> for the associated ruleset  and link with this
         /// <see cref="DrawableRuleset"/>.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Multiplayer.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Multiplayer.cs
index 5945e9de13..86d52ff791 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Multiplayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Multiplayer.cs
@@ -167,14 +167,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi
         public void APIStateChanged(IAPIProvider api, APIState state)
         {
             if (state != APIState.Online)
-                forcefullyExit();
+                Schedule(forcefullyExit);
         }
 
         private void forcefullyExit()
         {
             // This is temporary since we don't currently have a way to force screens to be exited
             if (this.IsCurrentScreen())
-                this.Exit();
+            {
+                while (this.IsCurrentScreen())
+                    this.Exit();
+            }
             else
             {
                 this.MakeCurrent();
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index f97114f929..7cc857130a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -449,7 +449,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         {
             if (!canPause) return;
 
-            IsResuming = false;
+            if (IsResuming)
+            {
+                DrawableRuleset.CancelResume();
+                IsResuming = false;
+            }
+
             GameplayClockContainer.Stop();
             PauseOverlay.Show();
             lastPauseActionTime = GameplayClockContainer.GameplayClock.CurrentTime;