diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
index 87051ef650..4fa07ff518 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/BeatmapManager.cs
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps
                 newBeatmapInfo.ID = Guid.NewGuid();
                 // clear difficulty name to avoid clashes on save.
                 newBeatmapInfo.DifficultyName = string.Empty;
+                // also clear the hash, as that's what is used to match .osu files with their corresponding realm beatmaps.
+                newBeatmapInfo.Hash = string.Empty;
             }
 
             // populate circular beatmap set info <-> beatmap info references manually.