diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
index 3431be91f9..82adc88c6b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
@@ -86,5 +86,19 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.Formats
                 Assert.AreEqual(78993, animation.StartTime);
             }
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestDecodeVariableWithSuffix()
+        {
+            var decoder = new LegacyStoryboardDecoder();
+            using (var resStream = Resource.OpenResource("variable-with-suffix.osb"))
+            using (var stream = new StreamReader(resStream))
+            {
+                var storyboard = decoder.Decode(stream);
+
+                StoryboardLayer background = storyboard.Layers.Single(l => l.Depth == 3);
+                Assert.AreEqual(123456, ((StoryboardSprite)background.Elements.Single()).InitialPosition.X);
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/variable-with-suffix.osb b/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/variable-with-suffix.osb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c9b46ca98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/variable-with-suffix.osb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Variables]
+$var=1234
+
+[Events]
+Sprite,Background,TopCentre,"img.jpg",$var56,240
diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoder.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoder.cs
index b418cbd5ec..a8a62013b1 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoder.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoder.cs
@@ -289,15 +289,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Formats
             while (line.IndexOf('$') >= 0)
             {
                 string origLine = line;
-                string[] split = line.Split(',');
-                for (int i = 0; i < split.Length; i++)
-                {
-                    var item = split[i];
-                    if (item.StartsWith("$") && variables.ContainsKey(item))
-                        split[i] = variables[item];
-                }
 
-                line = string.Join(",", split);
+                foreach (var v in variables)
+                    line = line.Replace(v.Key, v.Value);
+
                 if (line == origLine)
                     break;
             }