diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index 9ffa88947b..22617cbebc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -1196,6 +1196,9 @@ namespace osu.Game
             {
                 if (entry.Level < LogLevel.Important || entry.Target > LoggingTarget.Database || entry.Target == null) return;
 
+                if (entry.Exception is SentryOnlyDiagnosticsException)
+                    return;
+
                 const int short_term_display_limit = 3;
 
                 if (recentLogCount < short_term_display_limit)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs
index c09018e8ca..884310e44c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Rulesets/UI/FrameStabilityContainer.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Timing;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Input.Handlers;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
+using osu.Game.Utils;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
 {
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
         public ReplayInputHandler? ReplayInputHandler { get; set; }
 
         public bool AllowBackwardsSeeks { get; set; }
+        private double? lastBackwardsSeekLogTime;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The number of CPU milliseconds to spend at most during seek catch-up.
@@ -163,10 +165,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.UI
             // time should never go backwards". If it does, we stop running gameplay until it returns to normal.
             if (!hasReplayAttached && FrameStablePlayback && proposedTime > referenceClock.CurrentTime && !AllowBackwardsSeeks)
             {
-                Logger.Log($"Denying backwards seek during gameplay (reference: {referenceClock.CurrentTime:N2} stable: {proposedTime:N2})");
+                if (lastBackwardsSeekLogTime == null || Math.Abs(Clock.CurrentTime - lastBackwardsSeekLogTime.Value) > 1000)
+                {
+                    lastBackwardsSeekLogTime = Clock.CurrentTime;
 
-                if (parentGameplayClock is GameplayClockContainer gcc)
-                    Logger.Log($"{gcc.ChildrenOfType<FramedBeatmapClock>().Single().GetSnapshot()}");
+                    string loggableContent = $"Denying backwards seek during gameplay (reference: {referenceClock.CurrentTime:N2} stable: {proposedTime:N2})";
+
+                    if (parentGameplayClock is GameplayClockContainer gcc)
+                        loggableContent += $"\n{gcc.ChildrenOfType<FramedBeatmapClock>().Single().GetSnapshot()}";
+
+                    Logger.Error(new SentryOnlyDiagnosticsException("backwards seek"), loggableContent);
+                }
 
                 state = PlaybackState.NotValid;
                 return;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Utils/SentryOnlyDiagnosticsException.cs b/osu.Game/Utils/SentryOnlyDiagnosticsException.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1659b8a213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Utils/SentryOnlyDiagnosticsException.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
+// See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
+
+using System;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Utils
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Log to sentry without showing an error notification to the user.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// This can be used to convey important diagnostics to us developers without
+    /// getting in the user's way. Should be used sparingly.</remarks>
+    internal class SentryOnlyDiagnosticsException : Exception
+    {
+        public SentryOnlyDiagnosticsException(string message)
+            : base(message)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}