diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/BreakOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/BreakOverlay.cs
index d390787090..ab81e613cc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/BreakOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/BreakOverlay.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         private readonly Container fadeContainer;
 
+        public bool IsActive { get; private set; }
+
         public List<BreakPeriod> Breaks
         {
             get => breaks;
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
                 using (BeginAbsoluteSequence(b.StartTime, true))
                 {
+                    Schedule(() => IsActive = true);
                     fadeContainer.FadeIn(fade_duration);
                     breakArrows.Show(fade_duration);
 
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
                     using (BeginDelayedSequence(b.Duration - fade_duration, true))
                     {
+                        Schedule(() => IsActive = false);
                         fadeContainer.FadeOut(fade_duration);
                         breakArrows.Hide(fade_duration);
                     }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index 0eebefec86..60287f7a2e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         private SampleChannel sampleRestart;
 
+        private BreakOverlay breakOverlay;
+
         protected ScoreProcessor ScoreProcessor { get; private set; }
         protected DrawableRuleset DrawableRuleset { get; private set; }
 
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                         Child = DrawableRuleset
                     }
                 },
-                new BreakOverlay(working.Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.LetterboxInBreaks, ScoreProcessor)
+                breakOverlay = new BreakOverlay(working.Beatmap.BeatmapInfo.LetterboxInBreaks, ScoreProcessor)
                 {
                     Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
                     Origin = Anchor.Centre,
@@ -405,8 +407,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             IsResuming = true;
             PauseOverlay.Hide();
 
-            // time-based conditions may allow instant resume.
-            if (GameplayClockContainer.GameplayClock.CurrentTime < Beatmap.Value.Beatmap.HitObjects.First().StartTime)
+            // breaks and time-based conditions may allow instant resume.
+            if (breakOverlay.IsActive || GameplayClockContainer.GameplayClock.CurrentTime < Beatmap.Value.Beatmap.HitObjects.First().StartTime)
                 completeResume();
             else
                 DrawableRuleset.RequestResume(completeResume);