diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneBeatmapCarousel.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneBeatmapCarousel.cs
index f87d6ebebb..8b82567a8d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneBeatmapCarousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneBeatmapCarousel.cs
@@ -245,6 +245,28 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.SongSelect
             AddAssert($"Check #{set_count} is at bottom", () => carousel.BeatmapSets.Last().Metadata.Title.EndsWith($"#{set_count}!"));
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestSortingStability()
+        {
+            var sets = new List<BeatmapSetInfo>();
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++)
+            {
+                var set = createTestBeatmapSet(i);
+                set.Metadata.Artist = "same artist";
+                set.Metadata.Title = "same title";
+                sets.Add(set);
+            }
+
+            loadBeatmaps(sets);
+
+            AddStep("Sort by artist", () => carousel.Filter(new FilterCriteria { Sort = SortMode.Artist }, false));
+            AddAssert("Items remain in original order", () => carousel.BeatmapSets.Select((set, index) => set.ID == index).All(b => b));
+
+            AddStep("Sort by title", () => carousel.Filter(new FilterCriteria { Sort = SortMode.Title }, false));
+            AddAssert("Items remain in original order", () => carousel.BeatmapSets.Select((set, index) => set.ID == index).All(b => b));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestSortingWithFiltered()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroSequence.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroSequence.cs
index 093d01f12d..e2dd14b18c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroSequence.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/IntroSequence.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         public IntroSequence()
         {
             RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
+            Alpha = 0;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
index 09b728abeb..aa48d1a04e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
 {
@@ -81,12 +82,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
         {
             base.Filter(criteria);
 
-            var children = new List<CarouselItem>(InternalChildren);
-
-            children.ForEach(c => c.Filter(criteria));
-            children.Sort((x, y) => x.CompareTo(criteria, y));
-
-            InternalChildren = children;
+            InternalChildren.ForEach(c => c.Filter(criteria));
+            // IEnumerable<T>.OrderBy() is used instead of List<T>.Sort() to ensure sorting stability
+            var criteriaComparer = Comparer<CarouselItem>.Create((x, y) => x.CompareTo(criteria, y));
+            InternalChildren = InternalChildren.OrderBy(c => c, criteriaComparer).ToList();
         }
 
         protected virtual void ChildItemStateChanged(CarouselItem item, CarouselItemState value)