diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
index 2488fd14d0..d2b1e5e523 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/Containers/ScalingContainer.cs
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.Containers
 
         private class ScalingBackgroundScreen : BackgroundScreenDefault
         {
+            protected override bool AllowStoryboardBackground => false;
+
             public override void OnEntering(IScreen last)
             {
                 this.FadeInFromZero(4000, Easing.OutQuint);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs
index 81968db320..b02e7ddb0d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/BackgroundScreenDefault.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
         [Resolved]
         private IBindable<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap { get; set; }
 
+        protected virtual bool AllowStoryboardBackground => true;
+
         public BackgroundScreenDefault(bool animateOnEnter = true)
             : base(animateOnEnter)
         {
@@ -111,7 +113,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds
                         break;
 
                     case BackgroundSource.BeatmapWithStoryboard:
-                        newBackground = new BeatmapBackgroundWithStoryboard(beatmap.Value, backgroundName);
+                        newBackground = AllowStoryboardBackground
+                            ? new BeatmapBackgroundWithStoryboard(beatmap.Value, backgroundName)
+                            : new BeatmapBackground(beatmap.Value, backgroundName);
                         break;
 
                     default: