diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/BeatmapLeaderboard.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/BeatmapLeaderboard.cs
index eb0addd377..8d1654eb1d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/BeatmapLeaderboard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/Leaderboards/BeatmapLeaderboard.cs
@@ -191,6 +191,11 @@ void localScoresChanged(IRealmCollection<ScoreInfo> sender, ChangeSet changes, E
                 if (cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
                     return;
 
+                // This subscription may fire from changes to linked beatmaps, which we don't care about.
+                // It's currently not possible for a score to be modified after insertion, so we can safely ignore callbacks with only modifications.
+                if (changes?.HasCollectionChanges() == false)
+                    return;
+
                 var scores = sender.AsEnumerable();
 
                 if (filterMods && !mods.Value.Any())