diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Lounge/LoungeSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Lounge/LoungeSubScreen.cs
index 7ec2c7d8e7..f7f3c27ede 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Lounge/LoungeSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Lounge/LoungeSubScreen.cs
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Lounge
         private RoomsContainer roomsContainer;
         private SearchTextBox searchTextBox;
         private Dropdown<RoomStatusFilter> statusDropdown;
-        private Dropdown<RoomPublicityFilter> publicityDropdown;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load([CanBeNull] IdleTracker idleTracker)
@@ -225,12 +224,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Lounge
         {
             SearchString = searchTextBox.Current.Value,
             Ruleset = ruleset.Value,
-            Status = statusDropdown.Current.Value,
-            Publicity = publicityDropdown.Current.Value,
+            Status = statusDropdown.Current.Value
         };
 
-        #endregion
-
         protected virtual IEnumerable<Drawable> CreateFilterControls()
         {
             statusDropdown = new SlimEnumDropdown<RoomStatusFilter>
@@ -241,17 +237,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Lounge
 
             statusDropdown.Current.BindValueChanged(_ => UpdateFilter());
 
-            publicityDropdown = new SlimEnumDropdown<RoomPublicityFilter>
-            {
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None,
-                Width = 160,
-            };
-
-            publicityDropdown.Current.BindValueChanged(_ => UpdateFilter());
-
-            return new Drawable[] { publicityDropdown, statusDropdown, };
+            yield return statusDropdown;
         }
 
+        #endregion
+
         public override void OnEntering(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
         {
             base.OnEntering(e);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerLoungeSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerLoungeSubScreen.cs
index ae65e1d969..2c0f0f43fe 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerLoungeSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/MultiplayerLoungeSubScreen.cs
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 
 #nullable disable
 
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
@@ -27,6 +31,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
         [Resolved]
         private MultiplayerClient client { get; set; }
 
+        private Dropdown<RoomPublicityFilter> publicityDropdown;
+
         public override void OnResuming(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
         {
             base.OnResuming(e);
@@ -40,10 +46,24 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer
             }
         }
 
+        protected override IEnumerable<Drawable> CreateFilterControls()
+        {
+            publicityDropdown = new SlimEnumDropdown<RoomPublicityFilter>
+            {
+                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.None,
+                Width = 160,
+            };
+
+            publicityDropdown.Current.BindValueChanged(_ => UpdateFilter());
+
+            return base.CreateFilterControls().Prepend(publicityDropdown);
+        }
+
         protected override FilterCriteria CreateFilterCriteria()
         {
             var criteria = base.CreateFilterCriteria();
             criteria.Category = @"realtime";
+            criteria.Publicity = publicityDropdown.Current.Value;
             return criteria;
         }