diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/IO/ImportBeatmapTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/IO/ImportBeatmapTest.cs
index 616ba132fd..fb6f735d2d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/IO/ImportBeatmapTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/IO/ImportBeatmapTest.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.IO
                     int fireCount = 0;
 
                     // ReSharper disable once AccessToModifiedClosure
-                    manager.ItemAdded += _ => fireCount++;
+                    manager.ItemAdded += (_, __) => fireCount++;
                     manager.ItemRemoved += _ => fireCount++;
 
                     var imported = loadOszIntoOsu(osu);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/BeatmapSetDownloader.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/BeatmapSetDownloader.cs
index 160d081b8a..f1920b43cc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/BeatmapSetDownloader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/BeatmapSetDownloader.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables
             }
         }
 
-        private void setAdded(BeatmapSetInfo s) => Schedule(() =>
+        private void setAdded(BeatmapSetInfo s, bool existing) => Schedule(() =>
         {
             if (s.OnlineBeatmapSetID == set.OnlineBeatmapSetID)
                 DownloadState.Value = DownloadStatus.Downloaded;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs b/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
index 364a3945d2..ec87df3d71 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Database/ArchiveModelManager.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         where TModel : class, IHasFiles<TFileModel>, IHasPrimaryKey, ISoftDelete
         where TFileModel : INamedFileInfo, new()
     {
+        public delegate void ItemAddedDelegate(TModel model, bool existing);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Set an endpoint for notifications to be posted to.
         /// </summary>
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
         /// Fired when a new <see cref="TModel"/> becomes available in the database.
         /// This is not guaranteed to run on the update thread.
         /// </summary>
-        public event Action<TModel> ItemAdded;
+        public event ItemAddedDelegate ItemAdded;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Fired when a <see cref="TModel"/> is removed from the database.
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
             ContextFactory = contextFactory;
 
             ModelStore = modelStore;
-            ModelStore.ItemAdded += s => handleEvent(() => ItemAdded?.Invoke(s));
+            ModelStore.ItemAdded += s => handleEvent(() => ItemAdded?.Invoke(s, false));
             ModelStore.ItemRemoved += s => handleEvent(() => ItemRemoved?.Invoke(s));
 
             Files = new FileStore(contextFactory, storage);
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Database
                         if (existing != null)
                         {
                             Logger.Log($"Found existing {typeof(TModel)} for {item} (ID {existing.ID}). Skipping import.", LoggingTarget.Database);
+                            handleEvent(() => ItemAdded?.Invoke(existing, true));
                             return existing;
                         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 9d22ecc220..eef384ba6f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
         {
             this.frameworkConfig = frameworkConfig;
 
-            ScoreManager.ItemAdded += score => Schedule(() => LoadScore(score));
+            ScoreManager.ItemAdded += (score, _) => Schedule(() => LoadScore(score));
 
             if (!Host.IsPrimaryInstance)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
index 44f7b6d49c..5b98d92654 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Direct/DirectPanel.cs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Direct
             };
         }
 
-        private void setAdded(BeatmapSetInfo s) => Schedule(() =>
+        private void setAdded(BeatmapSetInfo s, bool existing) => Schedule(() =>
         {
             if (s.OnlineBeatmapSetID == SetInfo.OnlineBeatmapSetID)
                 progressBar.FadeOut(500);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistList.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistList.cs
index ef7f946859..a2a835a259 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistList.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Music/PlaylistList.cs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Music
             [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
             private void load(BeatmapManager beatmaps, IBindableBeatmap beatmap)
             {
-                beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets().ForEach(addBeatmapSet);
+                beatmaps.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets().ForEach(b => addBeatmapSet(b, false));
                 beatmaps.ItemAdded += addBeatmapSet;
                 beatmaps.ItemRemoved += removeBeatmapSet;
 
@@ -83,8 +83,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Music
                 beatmapBacking.ValueChanged += _ => updateSelectedSet();
             }
 
-            private void addBeatmapSet(BeatmapSetInfo obj) => Schedule(() =>
+            private void addBeatmapSet(BeatmapSetInfo obj, bool existing) => Schedule(() =>
             {
+                if (existing)
+                    return;
+
                 var newItem = new PlaylistItem(obj) { OnSelect = set => Selected?.Invoke(set) };
 
                 items.Add(newItem);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index 58e03bd0cd..31fceebc93 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -214,7 +214,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             beatmapSets.Insert(index, beatmapSetInfo);
         }
 
-        private void handleBeatmapAdded(BeatmapSetInfo obj) => Schedule(() => beatmapSets.Add(obj));
+        private void handleBeatmapAdded(BeatmapSetInfo obj, bool existing)
+        {
+            if (existing)
+                return;
+
+            Schedule(() => beatmapSets.Add(obj));
+        }
+
         private void handleBeatmapRemoved(BeatmapSetInfo obj) => Schedule(() => beatmapSets.RemoveAll(s => s.ID == obj.ID));
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/SkinSection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/SkinSection.cs
index 938e2ca2c3..e03bf856c9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/SkinSection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/SkinSection.cs
@@ -71,7 +71,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections
         }
 
         private void itemRemoved(SkinInfo s) => Schedule(() => skinDropdown.Items = skinDropdown.Items.Where(i => i.ID != s.ID).ToArray());
-        private void itemAdded(SkinInfo s) => Schedule(() => skinDropdown.Items = skinDropdown.Items.Append(s).ToArray());
+
+        private void itemAdded(SkinInfo s, bool existing)
+        {
+            if (existing)
+                return;
+
+            Schedule(() => skinDropdown.Items = skinDropdown.Items.Append(s).ToArray());
+        }
 
         protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index ff897094ee..360032c37c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             }
         }
 
-        private void onBeatmapSetAdded(BeatmapSetInfo s) => Carousel.UpdateBeatmapSet(s);
+        private void onBeatmapSetAdded(BeatmapSetInfo s, bool existing) => Carousel.UpdateBeatmapSet(s);
         private void onBeatmapSetRemoved(BeatmapSetInfo s) => Carousel.RemoveBeatmapSet(s);
         private void onBeatmapRestored(BeatmapInfo b) => Carousel.UpdateBeatmapSet(beatmaps.QueryBeatmapSet(s => s.ID == b.BeatmapSetInfoID));
         private void onBeatmapHidden(BeatmapInfo b) => Carousel.UpdateBeatmapSet(beatmaps.QueryBeatmapSet(s => s.ID == b.BeatmapSetInfoID));