diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Match/RoomSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Match/RoomSubScreen.cs
index 7c5ed3f5cc..184ac2c563 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Match/RoomSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Match/RoomSubScreen.cs
@@ -319,6 +319,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Match
 
         protected void StartPlay()
         {
+            // User may be at song select or otherwise when the host starts gameplay.
+            // Ensure that they first return to this screen, else global bindables (beatmap etc.) may be in a bad state.
+            if (!this.IsCurrentScreen())
+            {
+                this.MakeCurrent();
+
+                Schedule(StartPlay);
+                return;
+            }
+
             sampleStart?.Play();
 
             // fallback is to allow this class to operate when there is no parent OnlineScreen (testing purposes).