diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
index 06d83e495c..e09e1fc3d4 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerMatchSubScreen.cs
@@ -402,6 +402,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
             if (!this.IsCurrentScreen())
                 return;
 
+            if (!client.IsHost)
+            {
+                // todo: should handle this when the request queue is implemented.
+                // if we decide that the presentation should exit the user from the multiplayer game, the PresentBeatmap
+                // flow may need to change to support an "unable to present" return value.
+                return;
+            }
+
             this.Push(new MultiplayerMatchSongSelect(beatmap, ruleset));
         }
     }