diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index c831584248..17877a69a5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Audio;
 using osu.Framework.Audio.Track;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -341,10 +342,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             // but the mutation of the hierarchy is scheduled to avoid exceptions.
             Schedule(() =>
             {
-                lastTrack.Expire();
+                lastTrack.VolumeTo(0, 500, Easing.Out).Expire();
 
                 if (queuedTrack == CurrentTrack)
+                {
                     AddInternal(queuedTrack);
+                    queuedTrack.VolumeTo(0).Then().VolumeTo(1, 300, Easing.Out);
+                }
                 else
                 {
                     // If the track has changed since the call to changeTrack, it is safe to dispose the
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
index 884cbfe107..473e6b0364 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroScreen.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.IO.Archives;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Backgrounds;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using osuTK;
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         [Resolved]
         private AudioManager audio { get; set; }
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private MusicController musicController { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Whether the <see cref="Track"/> is provided by osu! resources, rather than a user beatmap.
         /// Only valid during or after <see cref="LogoArriving"/>.
@@ -167,6 +171,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                 Track = initialBeatmap.Track;
                 UsingThemedIntro = !initialBeatmap.Track.IsDummyDevice;
 
+                // ensure the track starts at maximum volume
+                musicController.CurrentTrack.FinishTransforms();
+
                 logo.MoveTo(new Vector2(0.5f));
                 logo.ScaleTo(Vector2.One);
                 logo.Hide();