diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/EditorBackgroundScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/EditorBackgroundScreen.cs
index b2fa05ae1bd7..f44cbbea819d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/EditorBackgroundScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Backgrounds/EditorBackgroundScreen.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ public void RefreshBackgroundAsync()
         private void updateState(bool withAnimation = true)
         {
             background?.Storyboard.FadeTo(showStoryboard.Value ? 1 : 0, withAnimation ? 500 : 0, Easing.OutQuint);
+            // if the storyboard is disabled, in some cases (e.g. involving `StoryboardReplacesBackground`)
+            // we still need to show the background sprite, because if we don't, then there will be no background shown at all
+            background?.Sprite.FadeTo(showStoryboard.Value ? 0 : 1, withAnimation ? 500 : 0, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
 
         public override bool Equals(BackgroundScreen? other)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/GameplayWarmupScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/GameplayWarmupScreen.cs
index a67fbab55b3b..2ebf7767c338 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/GameplayWarmupScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/GameplayWarmupScreen.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ public partial class GameplayWarmupScreen : RankedPlaySubScreen
         [Resolved]
         private RulesetStore rulesets { get; set; } = null!;
 
+        [Resolved]
+        private MusicController musicController { get; set; } = null!;
+
         [Resolved]
         private Bindable<WorkingBeatmap> globalBeatmap { get; set; } = null!;
 
@@ -164,6 +167,10 @@ protected override void LoadComplete()
             globalRuleset.Value = ruleset;
             globalMods.Value = item.RequiredMods.Select(m => m.ToMod(rulesetInstance)).ToArray();
 
+            // Play the new track from its preview point.
+            globalBeatmap.Value.PrepareTrackForPreview(false);
+            musicController.Play(true);
+
             Client.ChangeState(MultiplayerUserState.Ready).FireAndForget();
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/RankedPlayScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/RankedPlayScreen.cs
index 8ecce26075ee..ee4556e1b824 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/RankedPlayScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Matchmaking/RankedPlay/RankedPlayScreen.cs
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ public partial class RankedPlayScreen : OsuScreen, IPreviewTrackOwner, IHandlePr
         [Resolved]
         private PreviewTrackManager previewTrackManager { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        [Resolved]
-        private MusicController music { get; set; } = null!;
-
         [Resolved]
         private QueueController? controller { get; set; }
 
@@ -285,16 +282,9 @@ private void onStageChanged(RankedPlayStage stage)
             }
         }
 
-        public override void OnEntering(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
-        {
-            base.OnEntering(e);
-
-            beginHandlingTrack();
-        }
-
         public override void OnSuspending(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
         {
-            endHandlingTrack();
+            previewTrackManager.StopAnyPlaying(this);
 
             base.OnSuspending(e);
         }
@@ -312,7 +302,7 @@ public override bool OnExiting(ScreenExitEvent e)
                     return true;
                 }
 
-                endHandlingTrack();
+                previewTrackManager.StopAnyPlaying(this);
 
                 client.LeaveRoom().FireAndForget();
 
@@ -341,8 +331,6 @@ public override void OnResuming(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
         {
             base.OnResuming(e);
 
-            beginHandlingTrack();
-
             if (e.Last is not MultiplayerPlayerLoader playerLoader)
                 return;
 
@@ -355,38 +343,6 @@ public override void OnResuming(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
             client.ChangeState(MultiplayerUserState.Idle).FireAndForget();
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Handles changes in the track to keep it looping while active.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void beginHandlingTrack()
-        {
-            Beatmap.BindValueChanged(applyLoopingToTrack, true);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Stops looping the current track and stops handling further changes to the track.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void endHandlingTrack()
-        {
-            Beatmap.ValueChanged -= applyLoopingToTrack;
-            Beatmap.Value.Track.Looping = false;
-
-            previewTrackManager.StopAnyPlaying(this);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Invoked on changes to the beatmap to loop the track. See: <see cref="beginHandlingTrack"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="beatmap">The beatmap change event.</param>
-        private void applyLoopingToTrack(ValueChangedEvent<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap)
-        {
-            if (!this.IsCurrentScreen())
-                return;
-
-            beatmap.NewValue.PrepareTrackForPreview(true);
-            music.EnsurePlayingSomething();
-        }
-
         public void PresentBeatmap(WorkingBeatmap beatmap, RulesetInfo ruleset)
         {
             // Do nothing to prevent the user from potentially being kicked out