diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmapSet.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmapSet.cs
index 5a3996bb49..35816fe620 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmapSet.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselBeatmapSet.cs
@@ -49,16 +49,33 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
                     return otherSet.BeatmapSet.DateAdded.CompareTo(BeatmapSet.DateAdded);
 
                 case SortMode.BPM:
-                    return BeatmapSet.MaxBPM.CompareTo(otherSet.BeatmapSet.MaxBPM);
+                    return compareUsingAggregateMax(otherSet, b => b.BPM);
 
                 case SortMode.Length:
-                    return BeatmapSet.MaxLength.CompareTo(otherSet.BeatmapSet.MaxLength);
+                    return compareUsingAggregateMax(otherSet, b => b.Length);
 
                 case SortMode.Difficulty:
-                    return BeatmapSet.MaxStarDifficulty.CompareTo(otherSet.BeatmapSet.MaxStarDifficulty);
+                    return compareUsingAggregateMax(otherSet, b => b.StarDifficulty);
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// All beatmaps which are not filtered and valid for display.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected IEnumerable<BeatmapInfo> ValidBeatmaps => Beatmaps.Where(b => !b.Filtered.Value).Select(b => b.Beatmap);
+
+        private int compareUsingAggregateMax(CarouselBeatmapSet other, Func<BeatmapInfo, double> func)
+        {
+            var ourBeatmaps = ValidBeatmaps.Any();
+            var otherBeatmaps = other.ValidBeatmaps.Any();
+
+            if (!ourBeatmaps && !otherBeatmaps) return 0;
+            if (!ourBeatmaps) return -1;
+            if (!otherBeatmaps) return 1;
+
+            return ValidBeatmaps.Max(func).CompareTo(other.ValidBeatmaps.Max(func));
+        }
+
         public override void Filter(FilterCriteria criteria)
         {
             base.Filter(criteria);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
index 6ebd2d41cc..09b728abeb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Carousel/CarouselGroup.cs
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select.Carousel
 
             var children = new List<CarouselItem>(InternalChildren);
 
-            children.Sort((x, y) => x.CompareTo(criteria, y));
             children.ForEach(c => c.Filter(criteria));
+            children.Sort((x, y) => x.CompareTo(criteria, y));
 
             InternalChildren = children;
         }