diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs
index e744fd6a7b..af113781e5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/PlaySongSelect.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
@@ -49,6 +50,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
             }
         }
 
+        protected override bool OnKeyDown(KeyDownEvent e)
+        {
+            switch (e.Key)
+            {
+                case Key.Enter:
+                    // this is a special hard-coded case; we can't rely on OnPressed (of SongSelect) as GlobalActionContainer is
+                    // matching with exact modifier consideration (so Ctrl+Enter would be ignored).
+                    FinaliseSelection();
+                    return true;
+            }
+
+            return base.OnKeyDown(e);
+        }
+
         protected override bool OnStart()
         {
             if (player != null) return false;