diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
index f02c2fd4f0..eda7ce925a 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Navigation/TestSceneScreenNavigation.cs
@@ -144,6 +144,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Navigation
             exitViaEscapeAndConfirm();
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestEnterGameplayWhileFilteringToNoSelection()
+        {
+            TestPlaySongSelect songSelect = null;
+
+            PushAndConfirm(() => songSelect = new TestPlaySongSelect());
+            AddUntilStep("wait for song select", () => songSelect.BeatmapSetsLoaded);
+            AddStep("import beatmap", () => BeatmapImportHelper.LoadQuickOszIntoOsu(Game).WaitSafely());
+            AddUntilStep("wait for selected", () => !Game.Beatmap.IsDefault);
+
+            AddStep("force selection", () =>
+            {
+                songSelect.FinaliseSelection();
+                songSelect.FilterControl.CurrentTextSearch.Value = "test";
+            });
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for player", () => !songSelect.IsCurrentScreen());
+            AddStep("return to song select", () => songSelect.MakeCurrent());
+
+            AddUntilStep("wait for selection lost", () => songSelect.Beatmap.IsDefault);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestSongSelectBackActionHandling()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
index 525884c413..d9359cfec3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
         private bool beatmapsSplitOut;
 
-        private void applyActiveCriteria(bool debounce, bool alwaysResetScrollPosition = true)
+        private void applyActiveCriteria(bool debounce)
         {
             PendingFilter?.Cancel();
             PendingFilter = null;
@@ -735,8 +735,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 root.Filter(activeCriteria);
                 itemsCache.Invalidate();
 
-                if (alwaysResetScrollPosition || !Scroll.UserScrolling)
-                    ScrollToSelected(true);
+                ScrollToSelected(true);
 
                 FilterApplied?.Invoke();
             }
@@ -1036,7 +1035,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             itemsCache.Validate();
 
             // update and let external consumers know about selection loss.
-            if (BeatmapSetsLoaded)
+            if (BeatmapSetsLoaded && AllowSelection)
             {
                 bool selectionLost = selectedBeatmapSet != null && selectedBeatmapSet.State.Value != CarouselItemState.Selected;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index 6da72ee660..18608d61e9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         private Sample sampleChangeDifficulty = null!;
         private Sample sampleChangeBeatmap = null!;
 
+        private bool pendingFilterApplication;
+
         private Container carouselContainer = null!;
 
         protected BeatmapDetailArea BeatmapDetails { get; private set; } = null!;
@@ -328,7 +330,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
                 GetRecommendedBeatmap = s => recommender?.GetRecommendedBeatmap(s),
             }, c => carouselContainer.Child = c);
 
-            FilterControl.FilterChanged = Carousel.Filter;
+            FilterControl.FilterChanged = criteria =>
+            {
+                // If a filter operation is applied when we're in a state that doesn't allow selection,
+                // we might end up in an unexpected state. This is because currently carousel panels are in charge
+                // of updating the global selection (which is very hard to deal with).
+                //
+                // For now let's just avoid filtering when selection isn't allowed locally.
+                // This should be nuked from existence when we get around to fixing the complexity of song select <-> beatmap carousel.
+                // The debounce part of BeatmapCarousel's filtering should probably also be removed and handled locally.
+                if (Carousel.AllowSelection)
+                    Carousel.Filter(criteria);
+                else
+                    pendingFilterApplication = true;
+            };
 
             if (ShowSongSelectFooter)
             {
@@ -701,6 +716,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 
             Carousel.AllowSelection = true;
 
+            if (pendingFilterApplication)
+            {
+                Carousel.Filter(FilterControl.CreateCriteria());
+                pendingFilterApplication = false;
+            }
+
             BeatmapDetails.Refresh();
 
             beginLooping();