diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/CatchUpSyncManager.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/CatchUpSyncManager.cs
index 2d0e88238d..0f7466e44b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/CatchUpSyncManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/CatchUpSyncManager.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer.Spectate
         /// </summary>
         public IAdjustableClock MasterClock { get; }
 
+        public event Action ReadyToStart;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The player clocks.
         /// </summary>
@@ -80,14 +83,20 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer.Spectate
             int readyCount = playerClocks.Count(s => !s.WaitingOnFrames.Value);
 
             if (readyCount == playerClocks.Count)
-                return hasStarted = true;
+                return performStart();
 
             if (readyCount > 0)
             {
                 firstStartAttemptTime ??= Time.Current;
 
                 if (Time.Current - firstStartAttemptTime > MAXIMUM_START_DELAY)
-                    return hasStarted = true;
+                    return performStart();
+            }
+
+            bool performStart()
+            {
+                ReadyToStart?.Invoke();
+                return hasStarted = true;
             }
 
             return false;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/ISyncManager.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/ISyncManager.cs
index bd698108f6..f59c1a75f7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/ISyncManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/ISyncManager.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using System;
 using osu.Framework.Timing;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer.Spectate
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer.Spectate
         /// </summary>
         IAdjustableClock MasterClock { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// An event which is invoked when gameplay is ready to start.
+        /// </summary>
+        event Action ReadyToStart;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds an <see cref="ISpectatorPlayerClock"/> to manage.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs
index 983daac909..e401c45933 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/OnlinePlay/Multiplayer/Spectate/MultiSpectatorScreen.cs
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer.Spectate
                 Anchor = Anchor.CentreLeft,
                 Origin = Anchor.CentreLeft,
             }, leaderboardContainer.Add);
+
+            syncManager.ReadyToStart += onReadyToStart;
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
@@ -129,6 +131,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.OnlinePlay.Multiplayer.Spectate
         private bool isCandidateAudioSource([CanBeNull] ISpectatorPlayerClock clock)
             => clock?.IsRunning == true && !clock.IsCatchingUp && !clock.WaitingOnFrames.Value;
 
+        private void onReadyToStart()
+        {
+            var startTime = instances.Where(i => i.Score != null)
+                                     .SelectMany(i => i.Score.Replay.Frames)
+                                     .Select(f => f.Time)
+                                     .DefaultIfEmpty(0)
+                                     .Max();
+
+            masterClockContainer.Seek(startTime);
+            masterClockContainer.Start();
+        }
+
         protected override void OnUserStateChanged(int userId, SpectatorState spectatorState)
         {
         }