diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index def620462f..b55c0694ef 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 using osu.Game.Collections;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Scoring;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
 {
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ public override void OnEntering(IScreen last)
 
             ModSelect.SelectedMods.BindTo(selectedMods);
 
-            music.TrackChanged += ensureTrackLooping;
+            beginLooping();
         }
 
         private const double logo_transition = 250;
@@ -570,8 +571,7 @@ public override void OnResuming(IScreen last)
 
             BeatmapDetails.Refresh();
 
-            music.CurrentTrack.Looping = true;
-            music.TrackChanged += ensureTrackLooping;
+            beginLooping();
             music.ResetTrackAdjustments();
 
             if (Beatmap != null && !Beatmap.Value.BeatmapSetInfo.DeletePending)
@@ -597,8 +597,7 @@ public override void OnSuspending(IScreen next)
 
             BeatmapOptions.Hide();
 
-            music.CurrentTrack.Looping = false;
-            music.TrackChanged -= ensureTrackLooping;
+            endLooping();
 
             this.ScaleTo(1.1f, 250, Easing.InSine);
 
@@ -619,12 +618,33 @@ public override bool OnExiting(IScreen next)
 
             FilterControl.Deactivate();
 
-            music.CurrentTrack.Looping = false;
-            music.TrackChanged -= ensureTrackLooping;
+            endLooping();
 
             return false;
         }
 
+        private bool isHandlingLooping;
+
+        private void beginLooping()
+        {
+            Debug.Assert(!isHandlingLooping);
+
+            music.CurrentTrack.Looping = isHandlingLooping = true;
+
+            music.TrackChanged += ensureTrackLooping;
+        }
+
+        private void endLooping()
+        {
+            // may be called multiple times during screen exit process.
+            if (!isHandlingLooping)
+                return;
+
+            music.CurrentTrack.Looping = isHandlingLooping = false;
+
+            music.TrackChanged -= ensureTrackLooping;
+        }
+
         private void ensureTrackLooping(WorkingBeatmap beatmap, TrackChangeDirection changeDirection)
             => music.CurrentTrack.Looping = true;