diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
index fa1ebf5c56..a6d4fb0b52 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Configuration;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Collections;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
+using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.Leaderboards;
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Playlists;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Ranking;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select.Leaderboards;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Select.Options;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.IO;
@@ -165,6 +168,41 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Navigation
             ConfirmAtMainMenu();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestSongSelectScrollHandling()
+        {
+            TestPlaySongSelect songSelect = null;
+            double scrollPosition = 0;
+
+            AddStep("set game volume to max", () => Game.Dependencies.Get<FrameworkConfigManager>().SetValue(FrameworkSetting.VolumeUniversal, 1d));
+            AddUntilStep("wait for volume overlay to hide", () => Game.ChildrenOfType<VolumeOverlay>().Single().State.Value, () => Is.EqualTo(Visibility.Hidden));
+            PushAndConfirm(() => songSelect = new TestPlaySongSelect());
+            AddUntilStep("wait for song select", () => songSelect.BeatmapSetsLoaded);
+            AddStep("import beatmap", () => BeatmapImportHelper.LoadQuickOszIntoOsu(Game).WaitSafely());
+            AddUntilStep("wait for selected", () => !Game.Beatmap.IsDefault);
+
+            AddStep("store scroll position", () => scrollPosition = getCarouselScrollPosition());
+
+            AddStep("move to left side", () => InputManager.MoveMouseTo(
+                songSelect.ChildrenOfType<Screens.Select.SongSelect.LeftSideInteractionContainer>().Single().ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.TopLeft + new Vector2(1)));
+            AddStep("scroll down", () => InputManager.ScrollVerticalBy(-1));
+            AddAssert("carousel didn't move", getCarouselScrollPosition, () => Is.EqualTo(scrollPosition));
+
+            AddRepeatStep("alt-scroll down", () =>
+            {
+                InputManager.PressKey(Key.AltLeft);
+                InputManager.ScrollVerticalBy(-1);
+                InputManager.ReleaseKey(Key.AltLeft);
+            }, 5);
+            AddAssert("game volume decreased", () => Game.Dependencies.Get<FrameworkConfigManager>().Get<double>(FrameworkSetting.VolumeUniversal), () => Is.LessThan(1));
+
+            AddStep("move to carousel", () => InputManager.MoveMouseTo(songSelect.ChildrenOfType<BeatmapCarousel>().Single()));
+            AddStep("scroll down", () => InputManager.ScrollVerticalBy(-1));
+            AddAssert("carousel moved", getCarouselScrollPosition, () => Is.Not.EqualTo(scrollPosition));
+
+            double getCarouselScrollPosition() => Game.ChildrenOfType<UserTrackingScrollContainer<DrawableCarouselItem>>().Single().Current;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This tests that the F1 key will open the mod select overlay, and not be handled / blocked by the music controller (which has the same default binding
         /// but should be handled *after* song select).
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index d5ec94ad71..dfea4e3794 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         /// <summary>
         /// Handles mouse interactions required when moving away from the carousel.
         /// </summary>
-        private partial class LeftSideInteractionContainer : Container
+        internal partial class LeftSideInteractionContainer : Container
         {
             private readonly Action? resetCarouselPosition;
 
@@ -1028,7 +1028,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 this.resetCarouselPosition = resetCarouselPosition;
             }
 
-            protected override bool OnScroll(ScrollEvent e) => true;
+            // we want to block plain scrolls on the left side so that they don't scroll the carousel,
+            // but also we *don't* want to handle scrolls when they're combined with keyboard modifiers
+            // as those will usually correspond to other interactions like adjusting volume.
+            protected override bool OnScroll(ScrollEvent e) => !e.ControlPressed && !e.AltPressed && !e.ShiftPressed && !e.SuperPressed;
 
             protected override bool OnMouseDown(MouseDownEvent e) => true;