diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Carousel/Carousel.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Carousel/Carousel.cs
index b605efc69d..a63fee6914 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Carousel/Carousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Carousel/Carousel.cs
@@ -876,13 +876,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Carousel
 
             if (!scrollToSelection.IsValid)
             {
-                if (currentKeyboardSelection.YPosition != null)
-                    Scroll.ScrollTo(currentKeyboardSelection.YPosition.Value - visibleHalfHeight + BleedTop);
+                if (GetScrollTarget() is double scrollTarget)
+                    Scroll.ScrollTo(scrollTarget - visibleHalfHeight + BleedTop);
 
                 scrollToSelection.Validate();
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the Y position to scroll to in order to show the most relevant carousel item(s).
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual double? GetScrollTarget() => currentKeyboardSelection.YPosition;
+
         protected virtual float GetPanelXOffset(Drawable panel)
         {
             Vector2 posInScroll = Scroll.ToLocalSpace(panel.ScreenSpaceDrawQuad.Centre);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/BeatmapCarousel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/BeatmapCarousel.cs
index 780b5155fd..804987a6d0 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/BeatmapCarousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/SelectV2/BeatmapCarousel.cs
@@ -661,6 +661,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.SelectV2
             }
         }
 
+        protected override double? GetScrollTarget()
+        {
+            double? target = base.GetScrollTarget();
+
+            // if the base implementation returned null, it means that the keyboard selection has been filtered out and is no longer visible
+            // attempt a fallback to other possibly expanded panels (set first, then group)
+            if (target == null)
+            {
+                var items = GetCarouselItems();
+                var targetItem = items?.FirstOrDefault(i => CheckModelEquality(i.Model, ExpandedBeatmapSet))
+                                 ?? items?.FirstOrDefault(i => CheckModelEquality(i.Model, ExpandedGroup));
+
+                target = targetItem?.CarouselYPosition;
+            }
+
+            return target;
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         #region Audio