diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Loader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Loader.cs
index c8a80d470b..b8c1c31b8c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Loader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Loader.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ protected override void LogoArriving(OsuLogo logo, bool resuming)
         {
             base.LogoArriving(logo, resuming);
 
+            logo.BeatMatching = false;
             logo.Triangles = false;
             logo.Origin = Anchor.BottomRight;
             logo.Anchor = Anchor.BottomRight;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs
index 42a8dbd5da..16482b0e48 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/OsuLogo.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public bool Triangles
             set { colourAndTriangles.FadeTo(value ? 1 : 0, transition_length, Easing.OutQuint); }
         }
 
+        public bool BeatMatching = true;
+
         public override bool ReceiveMouseInputAt(Vector2 screenSpacePos) => logoContainer.ReceiveMouseInputAt(screenSpacePos);
 
         public bool Ripple
@@ -264,6 +266,8 @@ protected override void OnNewBeat(int beatIndex, TimingControlPoint timingPoint,
         {
             base.OnNewBeat(beatIndex, timingPoint, effectPoint, amplitudes);
 
+            if (!BeatMatching) return;
+
             lastBeatIndex = beatIndex;
 
             var beatLength = timingPoint.BeatLength;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
index db9807b9ab..7f68e5144b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OsuScreen.cs
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ protected virtual void LogoArriving(OsuLogo logo, bool resuming)
             logo.Anchor = Anchor.TopLeft;
             logo.Origin = Anchor.Centre;
             logo.RelativePositionAxes = Axes.None;
+            logo.BeatMatching = true;
             logo.Triangles = true;
             logo.Ripple = true;
         }