diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
index a81e24ee88..ac7dffc241 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             Colour = Color4.Black
         };
 
+        public override bool? AllowGlobalTrackControl => false;
+
         protected IntroScreen([CanBeNull] Func<MainMenu> createNextScreen = null)
         {
             this.createNextScreen = createNextScreen;
@@ -109,8 +111,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             // prevent user from changing beatmap while the intro is still running.
             beatmap = Beatmap.BeginLease(false);
 
-            musicController.AllowTrackControl.Value = false;
-
             MenuVoice = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.MenuVoice);
             MenuMusic = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.MenuMusic);
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
index ffb68367c2..b264341cc5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 
         public override bool AllowExternalScreenChange => true;
 
+        public override bool? AllowGlobalTrackControl => true;
+
         private Screen songSelect;
 
         private MenuSideFlashes sideFlashes;
@@ -241,8 +243,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             {
                 var track = musicController.CurrentTrack;
 
-                musicController.AllowTrackControl.Value = true;
-
                 // presume the track is the current beatmap's track. not sure how correct this assumption is but it has worked until now.
                 if (!track.IsRunning)
                 {