diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelectV2/TestSceneBeatmapCarouselArtistGrouping.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelectV2/TestSceneBeatmapCarouselArtistGrouping.cs
index 2c3013af12..2390261cdb 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelectV2/TestSceneBeatmapCarouselArtistGrouping.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelectV2/TestSceneBeatmapCarouselArtistGrouping.cs
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Database;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Carousel;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select.Filter;
 using osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Resources;
 using osuTK;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelectV2
@@ -322,5 +325,38 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelectV2
             SelectNextSet();
             AddUntilStep("no beatmap panels visible", () => GetVisiblePanels<PanelBeatmap>().Count(), () => Is.Zero);
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestGroupChangedAfterEngagingArtistGrouping()
+        {
+            RemoveAllBeatmaps();
+            AddStep("add test beatmaps", () =>
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
+                {
+                    var baseTestBeatmap = TestResources.CreateTestBeatmapSetInfo(3);
+
+                    var metadata = new BeatmapMetadata
+                    {
+                        Artist = $"{(char)('A' + i)} artist",
+                        Title = $"{(char)('A' + 4 - i)} title",
+                    };
+
+                    foreach (var b in baseTestBeatmap.Beatmaps)
+                        b.Metadata = metadata;
+
+                    Realm.Write(r => r.Add(baseTestBeatmap, update: true));
+                    BeatmapSets.Add(baseTestBeatmap.Detach());
+                }
+
+                SortAndGroupBy(SortMode.Title, GroupMode.Title);
+                SelectNextSet();
+                SelectNextSet();
+                WaitForExpandedGroup(1);
+
+                SortAndGroupBy(SortMode.Artist, GroupMode.Artist);
+                WaitForExpandedGroup(3);
+            });
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/BeatmapCarousel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/BeatmapCarousel.cs
index 36b066a308..edee63c0fa 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/BeatmapCarousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/BeatmapCarousel.cs
@@ -497,25 +497,35 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             // The filter might have changed the set of available groups, which means that the current selection may point to a stale group.
             // Check whether that is the case.
             bool groupingRemainsOff = currentGroupedBeatmap?.Group == null && grouping.GroupItems.Count == 0;
-            bool groupStillExists = currentGroupedBeatmap?.Group != null && grouping.GroupItems.ContainsKey(currentGroupedBeatmap.Group);
 
-            if (groupingRemainsOff || groupStillExists)
+            bool groupStillValid = false;
+
+            if (currentGroupedBeatmap?.Group != null)
+            {
+                groupStillValid = grouping.GroupItems.TryGetValue(currentGroupedBeatmap.Group, out var items)
+                                  && items.Any(i => CheckModelEquality(i.Model, currentGroupedBeatmap));
+            }
+
+            if (groupingRemainsOff || groupStillValid)
             {
                 // Only update the visual state of the selected item.
                 HandleItemSelected(currentGroupedBeatmap);
             }
             else if (currentGroupedBeatmap != null)
             {
-                // If the group no longer exists, grab an arbitrary other instance of the beatmap under the first group encountered.
+                // If the group no longer exists (or the item no longer exists in the previous group), grab an arbitrary other instance of the beatmap under the first group encountered.
                 var newSelection = GetCarouselItems()?.Select(i => i.Model).OfType<GroupedBeatmap>().FirstOrDefault(gb => gb.Beatmap.Equals(currentGroupedBeatmap.Beatmap));
+
                 // Only change the selection if we actually got a positive hit.
                 // This is necessary so that selection isn't lost if the panel reappears later due to e.g. unapplying some filter criteria that made it disappear in the first place.
                 if (newSelection != null)
+                {
                     CurrentSelection = newSelection;
+                    groupForReselection = newSelection.Group;
+                }
             }
 
             // If a group was selected that is not the one containing the selection, attempt to reselect it.
-            // If the original group was not found, ExpandedGroup will already have been updated to a valid value in `HandleItemSelected` above.
             if (groupForReselection != null && grouping.GroupItems.TryGetValue(groupForReselection, out _))
                 setExpandedGroup(groupForReselection);
         }