diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs
index 18a487a312..f56e5e6ac3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/NotificationOverlay.cs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
             notification.Closed += () => notificationClosed(notification);
 
             if (notification is IHasCompletionTarget hasCompletionTarget)
-                hasCompletionTarget.CompletionTarget = Post;
+                hasCompletionTarget.CompletionTarget ??= Post;
 
             playDebouncedSample(notification.PopInSampleName);