diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
index aedc268d70..3e36c630db 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PlayerLoader.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             // not ready if the user is dragging a slider or otherwise.
             && (inputManager.DraggedDrawable == null || inputManager.DraggedDrawable is OsuLogo)
             // not ready if a focused overlay is visible, like settings.
-            && inputManager.FocusedDrawable == null;
+            && inputManager.FocusedDrawable is not OsuFocusedOverlayContainer
+            // or if a child of a focused overlay is focused, like settings' search textbox.
+            && inputManager.FocusedDrawable?.FindClosestParent<OsuFocusedOverlayContainer>() == null;
 
         private readonly Func<Player> createPlayer;