diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallenge.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallenge.cs
index 2d58b3b82c..2101444728 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallenge.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/DailyChallenge/DailyChallenge.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Localisation;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests.Responses;
 using osu.Game.Online.Metadata;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ public partial class DailyChallenge : OsuScreen
         /// </summary>
         private readonly Bindable<IReadOnlyList<Mod>> userMods = new Bindable<IReadOnlyList<Mod>>(Array.Empty<Mod>());
 
+        private readonly IBindable<APIState> apiState = new Bindable<APIState>();
+
         private OnlinePlayScreenWaveContainer waves = null!;
         private DailyChallengeLeaderboard leaderboard = null!;
         private RoomModSelectOverlay userModsSelectOverlay = null!;
@@ -84,6 +87,9 @@ public partial class DailyChallenge : OsuScreen
         [Resolved]
         private UserLookupCache userLookupCache { get; set; } = null!;
 
+        [Resolved]
+        protected IAPIProvider API { get; private set; } = null!;
+
         public override bool DisallowExternalBeatmapRulesetChanges => true;
 
         public DailyChallenge(Room room)
@@ -358,6 +364,9 @@ protected override void LoadComplete()
             userModsSelectOverlayRegistration = overlayManager?.RegisterBlockingOverlay(userModsSelectOverlay);
             userModsSelectOverlay.SelectedItem.Value = playlistItem;
             userMods.BindValueChanged(_ => Scheduler.AddOnce(updateMods), true);
+
+            apiState.BindTo(API.State);
+            apiState.BindValueChanged(onlineStateChanged, true);
         }
 
         private void trySetDailyChallengeBeatmap()
@@ -368,6 +377,25 @@ private void trySetDailyChallengeBeatmap()
             applyLoopingToTrack();
         }
 
+        private void onlineStateChanged(ValueChangedEvent<APIState> state) => Schedule(() =>
+        {
+            if (state.NewValue != APIState.Online)
+                Schedule(forcefullyExit);
+        });
+
+        private void forcefullyExit()
+        {
+            Logger.Log($"{this} forcefully exiting due to loss of API connection");
+
+            // This is temporary since we don't currently have a way to force screens to be exited
+            // See also: `OnlinePlayScreen.forcefullyExit()`
+            if (this.IsCurrentScreen())
+            {
+                while (this.IsCurrentScreen())
+                    this.Exit();
+            }
+        }
+
         public override void OnEntering(ScreenTransitionEvent e)
         {
             base.OnEntering(e);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlayScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlayScreen.cs
index 9b6284fb89..1b7041c9bb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlayScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/OnlinePlayScreen.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ private void forcefullyExit()
             Logger.Log($"{this} forcefully exiting due to loss of API connection");
 
             // This is temporary since we don't currently have a way to force screens to be exited
+            // See also: `DailyChallenge.forcefullyExit()`
             if (this.IsCurrentScreen())
             {
                 while (this.IsCurrentScreen())