diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
index 53cd411bb0..466fbf92a8 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
@@ -697,44 +697,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Navigation
             AddUntilStep("wait for score panel removal", () => scorePanel.Parent == null);
         }
 
-        [TestCase(true)]
-        [TestCase(false)]
-        public void TestSongContinuesAfterExitPlayer(bool withUserPause)
-        {
-            Player player = null;
-
-            IWorkingBeatmap beatmap() => Game.Beatmap.Value;
-
-            Screens.SelectV2.SongSelect songSelect = null;
-            PushAndConfirm(() => songSelect = new SoloSongSelect());
-            AddUntilStep("wait for song select", () => songSelect.CarouselItemsPresented);
-
-            AddStep("import beatmap", () => BeatmapImportHelper.LoadOszIntoOsu(Game, virtualTrack: true).WaitSafely());
-
-            AddUntilStep("wait for selected", () => !Game.Beatmap.IsDefault);
-
-            if (withUserPause)
-                AddStep("pause", () => Game.Dependencies.Get<MusicController>().Stop(true));
-
-            AddStep("press enter", () => InputManager.Key(Key.Enter));
-
-            AddUntilStep("wait for player", () =>
-            {
-                DismissAnyNotifications();
-                return (player = Game.ScreenStack.CurrentScreen as Player) != null;
-            });
-
-            AddUntilStep("wait for fail", () => player.GameplayState.HasFailed);
-
-            AddUntilStep("wait for track stop", () => !Game.MusicController.IsPlaying);
-            AddAssert("Ensure time before preview point", () => Game.MusicController.CurrentTrack.CurrentTime < beatmap().BeatmapInfo.Metadata.PreviewTime);
-
-            pushEscape();
-
-            AddUntilStep("wait for track playing", () => Game.MusicController.IsPlaying);
-            AddAssert("Ensure time wasn't reset to preview point", () => Game.MusicController.CurrentTrack.CurrentTime < beatmap().BeatmapInfo.Metadata.PreviewTime);
-        }
-
         [Test]
         public void TestMenuMakesMusic()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneSongSelectNavigation.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneSongSelectNavigation.cs
index 676be8fccf..9a1f1dc515 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneSongSelectNavigation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneSongSelectNavigation.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,30 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Navigation
             waitForScreen<SoloSongSelect>();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestPresentBeatmapFromMainMenuUsesPreviewPoint()
+        {
+            BeatmapSetInfo beatmapInfo = null!;
+
+            AddStep("import beatmap", () =>
+            {
+                var task = BeatmapImportHelper.LoadOszIntoOsu(Game, virtualTrack: true);
+                task.WaitSafely();
+                beatmapInfo = task.GetResultSafely();
+            });
+
+            AddStep("present beatmap", () => Game.PresentBeatmap(beatmapInfo));
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for track playing", () => Game.MusicController.IsPlaying);
+
+            AddAssert("ensure time is reset to preview point",
+                () =>
+                {
+                    double timeFromPreviewPoint = Math.Abs(Game.MusicController.CurrentTrack.CurrentTime - beatmapInfo.Metadata.PreviewTime);
+                    return timeFromPreviewPoint < 5000;
+                });
+        }
+
         [TestCase(true)]
         [TestCase(false)]
         public void TestSongContinuesAfterExitPlayer(bool withUserPause)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/SongSelect.cs
index 33f2bd227d..6b1e812cdd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/SongSelect.cs
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 
                 ensureGlobalBeatmapValid();
 
-                ensurePlayingSelected(true);
+                ensurePlayingSelected();
                 updateBackgroundDim();
                 updateWedgeVisibility();
             });
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
         /// Ensures some music is playing for the current track.
         /// Will resume playback from a manual user pause if the track has changed.
         /// </summary>
-        private void ensurePlayingSelected(bool restart)
+        private void ensurePlayingSelected()
         {
             if (!ControlGlobalMusic)
                 return;
@@ -391,7 +391,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             if (!track.IsRunning && (music.UserPauseRequested != true || isNewTrack))
             {
                 Logger.Log($"Song select decided to {nameof(ensurePlayingSelected)}");
-                music.Play(restart);
+
+                // Only restart playback if a new track.
+                // This is important so that when exiting gameplay, the track is not restarted back to the preview point.
+                music.Play(isNewTrack);
             }
 
             lastTrack.SetTarget(track);
@@ -634,7 +637,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
 
             ensureGlobalBeatmapValid();
 
-            ensurePlayingSelected(false);
+            ensurePlayingSelected();
             updateBackgroundDim();
         }