diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestSceneDiscardScreen.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestSceneDiscardScreen.cs
index f3e39796ac..e01e26524f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestSceneDiscardScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestSceneDiscardScreen.cs
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Extensions;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer.MatchTypes.RankedPlay;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Matchmaking.RankedPlay;
-using osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.RankedPlay
 {
-    public partial class TestSceneDiscardScreen : MultiplayerTestScene
+    public partial class TestSceneDiscardScreen : RankedPlayTestScene
     {
         private RankedPlayScreen screen = null!;
 
@@ -26,7 +26,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.RankedPlay
             AddStep("load screen", () => LoadScreen(screen = new RankedPlayScreen(MultiplayerClient.ClientRoom!)));
             AddUntilStep("screen loaded", () => screen.IsLoaded);
 
+            var requestHandler = new BeatmapRequestHandler();
+
+            AddStep("setup request handler", () => ((DummyAPIAccess)API).HandleRequest = requestHandler.HandleRequest);
+
             AddStep("set pick state", () => MultiplayerClient.RankedPlayChangeStage(RankedPlayStage.CardDiscard).WaitSafely());
+
+            AddWaitStep("wait some", 5);
+
+            AddStep("reveal cards", () =>
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+                {
+                    int i2 = i;
+                    MultiplayerClient.RankedPlayRevealCard(hand => hand[i2], new MultiplayerPlaylistItem
+                    {
+                        ID = i2,
+                        BeatmapID = requestHandler.Beatmaps[i2].OnlineID
+                    }).WaitSafely();
+                }
+            });
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestSceneOpponentPickScreen.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestSceneOpponentPickScreen.cs
index 838a49d255..ddf111e110 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestSceneOpponentPickScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestSceneOpponentPickScreen.cs
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Extensions;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer.MatchTypes.RankedPlay;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Matchmaking.RankedPlay;
-using osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.RankedPlay
 {
-    public partial class TestSceneOpponentPickScreen : MultiplayerTestScene
+    public partial class TestSceneOpponentPickScreen : RankedPlayTestScene
     {
         private RankedPlayScreen screen = null!;
 
@@ -26,7 +26,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.RankedPlay
             AddStep("load screen", () => LoadScreen(screen = new RankedPlayScreen(MultiplayerClient.ClientRoom!)));
             AddUntilStep("screen loaded", () => screen.IsLoaded);
 
+            var requestHandler = new BeatmapRequestHandler();
+
+            AddStep("setup request handler", () => ((DummyAPIAccess)API).HandleRequest = requestHandler.HandleRequest);
+
             AddStep("set pick state", () => MultiplayerClient.RankedPlayChangeStage(RankedPlayStage.CardPlay, state => state.ActiveUserId = 2).WaitSafely());
+
+            AddWaitStep("wait some", 5);
+
+            AddStep("reveal cards", () =>
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+                {
+                    int i2 = i;
+                    MultiplayerClient.RankedPlayRevealCard(hand => hand[i2], new MultiplayerPlaylistItem
+                    {
+                        ID = i2,
+                        BeatmapID = requestHandler.Beatmaps[i2].OnlineID
+                    }).WaitSafely();
+                }
+            });
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestScenePickScreen.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestScenePickScreen.cs
index 042a56adf8..104872d20f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestScenePickScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/RankedPlay/TestScenePickScreen.cs
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using osu.Framework.Extensions;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer.MatchTypes.RankedPlay;
 using osu.Game.Online.Rooms;
 using osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Matchmaking.RankedPlay;
-using osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.RankedPlay
 {
-    public partial class TestScenePickScreen : MultiplayerTestScene
+    public partial class TestScenePickScreen : RankedPlayTestScene
     {
         private RankedPlayScreen screen = null!;
 
@@ -26,7 +26,26 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.RankedPlay
             AddStep("load screen", () => LoadScreen(screen = new RankedPlayScreen(MultiplayerClient.ClientRoom!)));
             AddUntilStep("screen loaded", () => screen.IsLoaded);
 
+            var requestHandler = new BeatmapRequestHandler();
+
+            AddStep("setup request handler", () => ((DummyAPIAccess)API).HandleRequest = requestHandler.HandleRequest);
+
             AddStep("set pick state", () => MultiplayerClient.RankedPlayChangeStage(RankedPlayStage.CardPlay, state => state.ActiveUserId = API.LocalUser.Value.OnlineID).WaitSafely());
+
+            AddWaitStep("wait some", 5);
+
+            AddStep("reveal cards", () =>
+            {
+                for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+                {
+                    int i2 = i;
+                    MultiplayerClient.RankedPlayRevealCard(hand => hand[i2], new MultiplayerPlaylistItem
+                    {
+                        ID = i2,
+                        BeatmapID = requestHandler.Beatmaps[i2].OnlineID
+                    }).WaitSafely();
+                }
+            });
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/Card/RankedPlayCard.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/Card/RankedPlayCard.cs
index 8ece23e4d3..dfb24827b1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/Card/RankedPlayCard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/Card/RankedPlayCard.cs
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Matchmaking.RankedPlay.Card
                         Origin = Anchor.Centre,
                         Children =
                         [
+                            new RankedPlayCardBackSide(),
                             cardContent = new Container
                             {
                                 RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
-                                Child = new RankedPlayCardBackSide()
+                                Child = Empty(),
                             },
                             selectionOutline = new SelectionOutline
                             {
@@ -123,9 +124,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Matchmaking.RankedPlay.Card
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
-            playlistItem.BindValueChanged(e => onPlaylistItemChanged(e.NewValue));
-            if (playlistItem.Value != null)
-                loadCardContent(playlistItem.Value, false);
+            playlistItem.BindValueChanged(e => onPlaylistItemChanged(e.NewValue), true);
         }
 
         protected override void UpdateAfterChildren()
@@ -147,14 +146,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Matchmaking.RankedPlay.Card
         {
             if (playlistItem == null)
             {
-                SetContent(new RankedPlayCardBackSide(), true);
+                SetContent(null);
                 return;
             }
 
-            loadCardContent(playlistItem, true);
+            loadCardContentAsync(playlistItem);
         }
 
-        private void loadCardContent(MultiplayerPlaylistItem playlistItem, bool flip) => Task.Run(async () =>
+        private void loadCardContentAsync(MultiplayerPlaylistItem playlistItem) => Task.Run(async () =>
         {
             var beatmap = await beatmapLookupCache.GetBeatmapAsync(playlistItem.BeatmapID).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
@@ -168,22 +167,22 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Matchmaking.RankedPlay.Card
 
             Schedule(() =>
             {
-                SetContent(new RankedPlayCardContent(beatmap), flip);
+                SetContent(new RankedPlayCardContent(beatmap));
                 songPreviewContainer.LoadPreview(beatmap);
             });
         });
 
-        public void SetContent(Drawable newContent, bool flip)
-        {
-            if (!flip)
-            {
-                cardContent.Child = newContent;
-                return;
-            }
+        private bool hasContent;
 
+        public void SetContent(Drawable? newContent)
+        {
+            if (newContent == null && !hasContent)
+                return;
+
+            hasContent = newContent != null;
             content.ScaleTo(new Vector2(0, 1), 100, Easing.In)
                    .Then()
-                   .Schedule(() => cardContent.Child = newContent)
+                   .Schedule(() => cardContent.Child = newContent ?? Empty())
                    .ScaleTo(new Vector2(1), 300, Easing.OutElasticQuarter);
 
             SamplePlaybackHelper.PlayWithRandomPitch(cardFlipSample);