diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
index 012926fb0e..773730c2fe 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Display a baetmap background from a local source, but fallback to online source if not available.
+    /// Display a beatmap background from a local source, but fallback to online source if not available.
     /// </summary>
     public class UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite : ModelBackedDrawable<BeatmapInfo>
     {
@@ -26,37 +26,51 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables
             this.beatmapSetCoverType = beatmapSetCoverType;
         }
 
-        protected override Drawable CreateDrawable(BeatmapInfo model)
+        private BeatmapInfo lastModel;
+
+        protected override DelayedLoadWrapper CreateDelayedLoadWrapper(Drawable content, double timeBeforeLoad)
         {
             return new DelayedLoadUnloadWrapper(() =>
             {
-                Drawable drawable;
+                // If DelayedLoadUnloadWrapper is attempting to RELOAD the same content (Beatmap), that means that it was
+                // previously UNLOADED and thus its children have been disposed of, so we need to recreate them here.
+                if (lastModel == Beatmap.Value)
+                    return CreateDrawable(Beatmap.Value);
 
-                var localBeatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(model);
-
-                if (model?.BeatmapSet?.OnlineInfo != null)
-                    drawable = new BeatmapSetCover(model.BeatmapSet, beatmapSetCoverType);
-                else if (localBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.ID != 0)
-                {
-                    // Fall back to local background if one exists
-                    drawable = new BeatmapBackgroundSprite(localBeatmap);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    // Use the default background if somehow an online set does not exist and we don't have a local copy.
-                    drawable = new BeatmapBackgroundSprite(beatmaps.DefaultBeatmap);
-                }
-
-                drawable.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
-                drawable.Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
-                drawable.Origin = Anchor.Centre;
-                drawable.FillMode = FillMode.Fill;
-                drawable.OnLoadComplete = d => d.FadeInFromZero(400);
-
-                return drawable;
+                // If the model has changed since the previous unload (or if there was no load), then we can safely use the given content
+                lastModel = Beatmap.Value;
+                return content;
             }, 500, 10000);
         }
 
-        protected override double FadeDuration => 0;
+        protected override Drawable CreateDrawable(BeatmapInfo model)
+        {
+            Drawable drawable;
+
+            var localBeatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(model);
+
+            if (model?.BeatmapSet?.OnlineInfo != null)
+            {
+                drawable = new BeatmapSetCover(model.BeatmapSet, beatmapSetCoverType);
+            }
+            else if (localBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.ID != 0)
+            {
+                // Fall back to local background if one exists
+                drawable = new BeatmapBackgroundSprite(localBeatmap);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Use the default background if somehow an online set does not exist and we don't have a local copy.
+                drawable = new BeatmapBackgroundSprite(beatmaps.DefaultBeatmap);
+            }
+
+            drawable.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            drawable.Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
+            drawable.Origin = Anchor.Centre;
+            drawable.FillMode = FillMode.Fill;
+            drawable.OnLoadComplete = d => d.FadeInFromZero(400);
+
+            return drawable;
+        }
     }
 }