diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingLayer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingLayer.cs
index 3f9856eddd..9059b61a33 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingLayer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/LoadingLayer.cs
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
                 // note that this will not work well if touch handling elements are beneath this loading layer (something to consider for the future).
                 case TouchEvent:
                     return false;
-
-                // blocking drag events to prevent unintended ui pausing while loading a beat map (see https://github.com/ppy/osu/issues/22657)
-                case DragStartEvent:
-                    return false;
             }
 
             return true;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/BeatmapMetadataDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/BeatmapMetadataDisplay.cs
index 06509b6465..a152f4be19 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/BeatmapMetadataDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/BeatmapMetadataDisplay.cs
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                                     FillMode = FillMode.Fill,
                                 },
-                                loading = new LoadingLayer(true)
+                                loading = new LoadingLayer(dimBackground: true, blockInput: false)
                             }
                         },
                         versionFlow = new FillFlowContainer