diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
index 57dded8ee4..8dcbdb8435 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
@@ -117,6 +117,23 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.Formats
             }
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestEarliestStartTimeWithLoopAlphas()
+        {
+            var decoder = new LegacyStoryboardDecoder();
+
+            using (var resStream = TestResources.OpenResource("loop-containing-earlier-non-zero-fade.osb"))
+            using (var stream = new LineBufferedReader(resStream))
+            {
+                var storyboard = decoder.Decode(stream);
+
+                StoryboardLayer background = storyboard.Layers.Single(l => l.Depth == 3);
+                Assert.AreEqual(1, background.Elements.Count);
+                Assert.AreEqual(1000, background.Elements[0].StartTime);
+                Assert.AreEqual(1000, storyboard.EarliestEventTime);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestDecodeVariableWithSuffix()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/loop-containing-earlier-non-zero-fade.osb b/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/loop-containing-earlier-non-zero-fade.osb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c80bc620c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/loop-containing-earlier-non-zero-fade.osb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+osu file format v14
+
+[Events]
+//Storyboard Layer 0 (Background)
+Sprite,Background,TopCentre,"img.jpg",320,240
+ L,1000,1
+  F,0,0,,1       // fade inside a loop with non-zero alpha and an earlier start time should be the true start time..
+ F,0,2000,,0     // ..not a zero alpha fade with a later start time