diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index ff3dee55af..3d6b93c87d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -311,22 +311,12 @@ namespace osu.Game
         public void ShowBeatmap(int beatmapId) => waitForReady(() => beatmapSetOverlay, _ => beatmapSetOverlay.FetchAndShowBeatmap(beatmapId));
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Present a beatmap at song select immediately.
+        /// Present a specific beatmap difficulty at song select immediately.
         /// The user should have already requested this interactively.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="beatmap">The beatmap to select.</param>
-        public void PresentBeatmap(BeatmapSetInfo beatmap)
+        public void PresentBeatmap(BeatmapInfo beatmap)
         {
-            var databasedSet = beatmap.OnlineBeatmapSetID != null
-                ? BeatmapManager.QueryBeatmapSet(s => s.OnlineBeatmapSetID == beatmap.OnlineBeatmapSetID)
-                : BeatmapManager.QueryBeatmapSet(s => s.Hash == beatmap.Hash);
-
-            if (databasedSet == null)
-            {
-                Logger.Log("The requested beatmap could not be loaded.", LoggingTarget.Information);
-                return;
-            }
-
             PerformFromScreen(screen =>
             {
                 // we might already be at song select, so a check is required before performing the load to solo.
@@ -334,19 +324,36 @@ namespace osu.Game
                     menuScreen.LoadToSolo();
 
                 // we might even already be at the song
-                if (Beatmap.Value.BeatmapSetInfo.Hash == databasedSet.Hash)
-                {
+                if (Beatmap.Value.BeatmapInfo.Hash == beatmap.Hash)
                     return;
-                }
 
-                // Use first beatmap available for current ruleset, else switch ruleset.
-                var first = databasedSet.Beatmaps.Find(b => b.Ruleset.Equals(Ruleset.Value)) ?? databasedSet.Beatmaps.First();
-
-                Ruleset.Value = first.Ruleset;
-                Beatmap.Value = BeatmapManager.GetWorkingBeatmap(first);
+                Ruleset.Value = beatmap.Ruleset;
+                Beatmap.Value = BeatmapManager.GetWorkingBeatmap(beatmap);
             }, validScreens: new[] { typeof(PlaySongSelect) });
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// <see cref="PresentBeatmap(BeatmapInfo)"/>
+        /// Instead of selecting a specific difficulty, this will select the first difficulty of the current ruleset in a beatmapset,
+        /// or the first difficulty of the set if there is none.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="beatmapSet">The beatmapset to select.</param>
+        public void PresentBeatmap(BeatmapSetInfo beatmapSet)
+        {
+            var databasedSet = beatmapSet.OnlineBeatmapSetID != null
+                ? BeatmapManager.QueryBeatmapSet(s => s.OnlineBeatmapSetID == beatmapSet.OnlineBeatmapSetID)
+                : BeatmapManager.QueryBeatmapSet(s => s.Hash == beatmapSet.Hash);
+
+            if (databasedSet == null)
+            {
+                Logger.Log("The requested beatmap could not be loaded.", LoggingTarget.Information);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var first = databasedSet.Beatmaps.Find(b => b.Ruleset.Equals(Ruleset.Value)) ?? databasedSet.Beatmaps.First();
+            PresentBeatmap(first);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Present a score's replay immediately.
         /// The user should have already requested this interactively.
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs
index 80dae575ff..9e4f31b15b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet.cs
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
         private DialogOverlay dialogOverlay;
         private readonly BeatmapSetInfo beatmapSet;
 
-        private SongSelect songSelect;
-
         public DrawableCarouselBeatmapSet(CarouselBeatmapSet set)
             : base(set)
         {
@@ -43,11 +41,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
-        private void load(SongSelect songSelect, BeatmapManager manager, BeatmapSetOverlay beatmapOverlay, DialogOverlay overlay)
+        private void load(BeatmapManager manager, BeatmapSetOverlay beatmapOverlay, DialogOverlay overlay)
         {
-            if (songSelect != null)
-                this.songSelect = songSelect;
-
             restoreHiddenRequested = s => s.Beatmaps.ForEach(manager.Restore);
             dialogOverlay = overlay;
             if (beatmapOverlay != null)
@@ -123,7 +118,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
 
             return beatmaps.Count > maximum_difficulty_icons
                 ? (IEnumerable<DifficultyIcon>)beatmaps.GroupBy(b => b.Beatmap.Ruleset).Select(group => new FilterableGroupedDifficultyIcon(group.ToList(), group.Key))
-                : beatmaps.Select(b => new FilterableDifficultyIcon(b, songSelect));
+                : beatmaps.Select(b => new FilterableDifficultyIcon(b));
         }
 
         public MenuItem[] ContextMenuItems
@@ -216,17 +211,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
         {
             private readonly BindableBool filtered = new BindableBool();
 
-            private readonly SongSelect songSelect;
+            private OsuGame game;
+            private SongSelect songSelect;
             private readonly BeatmapInfo info;
 
-            public FilterableDifficultyIcon(CarouselBeatmap item, SongSelect songSelect)
+            public FilterableDifficultyIcon(CarouselBeatmap item)
                 : base(item.Beatmap)
             {
                 filtered.BindTo(item.Filtered);
                 filtered.ValueChanged += isFiltered => Schedule(() => this.FadeTo(isFiltered.NewValue ? 0.1f : 1, 100));
                 filtered.TriggerChange();
 
-                this.songSelect = songSelect;
                 info = item.Beatmap;
             }
 
@@ -234,7 +229,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
             {
                 if (!filtered.Value)
                 {
-                    songSelect?.Carousel.SelectBeatmap(info);
+                    game.PresentBeatmap(info);
 
                     if (e.AltPressed)
                         songSelect?.FinaliseSelection();
@@ -242,6 +237,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
 
                 return base.OnClick(e);
             }
+
+            [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+            private void load(OsuGame game, SongSelect songSelect)
+            {
+                this.game = game;
+
+                if (songSelect != null)
+                    this.songSelect = songSelect;
+            }
         }
 
         public class FilterableGroupedDifficultyIcon : GroupedDifficultyIcon
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 463a17989a..5037081b5e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         protected override BackgroundScreen CreateBackground() => new BackgroundScreenBeatmap(Beatmap.Value);
 
-        public BeatmapCarousel Carousel { get; private set; }
+        protected BeatmapCarousel Carousel { get; private set; }
 
         private BeatmapInfoWedge beatmapInfoWedge;
         private DialogOverlay dialogOverlay;