diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Carousel/Carousel.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Carousel/Carousel.cs
index 16e30b7b52..1277dc993f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Carousel/Carousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Carousel/Carousel.cs
@@ -356,11 +356,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Carousel
         {
             switch (e.Key)
             {
+                // this is a special hard-coded case to allow activating item with modifier keys pressed
+                // (e.g. press Ctrl+Enter to start beatmap with autoplay mod selected).
+                // We can't rely on GlobalAction.Select as it only responds to pressing the key without any modifiers.
                 case Key.Enter:
                 case Key.KeypadEnter:
-                    // this is a special hard-coded case to allow activating item with modifier keys pressed
-                    // (e.g. press Ctrl+Enter to start beatmap with autoplay mod selected).
-                    // We can't rely on GlobalAction.Select for that as it only responds to pressing the key without any modifiers.
                     if (currentKeyboardSelection.CarouselItem != null)
                         Activate(currentKeyboardSelection.CarouselItem);
                     return true;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/SoloSongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/SoloSongSelect.cs
index 7e26fc1e32..654d5fb78a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/SoloSongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/SoloSongSelect.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,18 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Localisation;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Notifications;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Edit;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+using osu.Game.Utils;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 {
@@ -26,17 +33,92 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             this.Push(new EditorLoader());
         }
 
+        private PlayerLoader? playerLoader;
+        private IReadOnlyList<Mod>? modsAtGameplayStart;
+
+        [Resolved]
+        private INotificationOverlay? notifications { get; set; }
+
         protected override bool OnStart()
         {
-            this.Push(new PlayerLoaderV2(() => new SoloPlayer()));
+            if (playerLoader != null) return false;
+
+            modsAtGameplayStart = Mods.Value;
+
+            // Ctrl+Enter should start map with autoplay enabled.
+            if (GetContainingInputManager()?.CurrentState?.Keyboard.ControlPressed == true)
+            {
+                var autoInstance = getAutoplayMod();
+
+                if (autoInstance == null)
+                {
+                    notifications?.Post(new SimpleNotification
+                    {
+                        Text = NotificationsStrings.NoAutoplayMod
+                    });
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                var mods = Mods.Value.Append(autoInstance).ToArray();
+
+                if (!ModUtils.CheckCompatibleSet(mods, out var invalid))
+                    mods = mods.Except(invalid).Append(autoInstance).ToArray();
+
+                Mods.Value = mods;
+            }
+
+            this.Push(playerLoader = new PlayerLoader(createPlayer));
+            return true;
+
+            Player createPlayer()
+            {
+                Player player;
+
+                var replayGeneratingMod = Mods.Value.OfType<ICreateReplayData>().FirstOrDefault();
+
+                if (replayGeneratingMod != null)
+                {
+                    player = new ReplayPlayer((beatmap, mods) => replayGeneratingMod.CreateScoreFromReplayData(beatmap, mods));
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    player = new SoloPlayer();
+                }
+
+                return player;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void OnResuming(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
+        {
+            base.OnResuming(e);
+            revertMods();
+        }
+
+        public override bool OnExiting(ScreenExitEvent e)
+        {
+            if (base.OnExiting(e))
+                return true;
+
+            revertMods();
             return false;
         }
 
-        private partial class PlayerLoaderV2 : PlayerLoader
+        private ModAutoplay? getAutoplayMod() => Ruleset.Value.CreateInstance().GetAutoplayMod();
+
+        private void revertMods()
+        {
+            if (playerLoader == null) return;
+
+            Mods.Value = modsAtGameplayStart;
+            playerLoader = null;
+        }
+
+        private partial class PlayerLoader : Screens.Play.PlayerLoader
         {
             public override bool ShowFooter => true;
 
-            public PlayerLoaderV2(Func<Player> createPlayer)
+            public PlayerLoader(Func<Player> createPlayer)
                 : base(createPlayer)
             {
             }