diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Collections/TestSceneManageCollectionsDialog.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Collections/TestSceneManageCollectionsDialog.cs
index fdaded6a5c..0c57c27911 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Collections/TestSceneManageCollectionsDialog.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Collections/TestSceneManageCollectionsDialog.cs
@@ -7,11 +7,14 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.UserInterface;
+using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Collections;
-using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.Dialog;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets;
+using osu.Game.Tests.Resources;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Input;
 
@@ -25,6 +28,9 @@ public class TestSceneManageCollectionsDialog : OsuManualInputManagerTestScene
         private readonly DialogOverlay dialogOverlay;
         private readonly BeatmapCollectionManager manager;
 
+        private RulesetStore rulesets;
+        private BeatmapManager beatmapManager;
+
         private ManageCollectionsDialog dialog;
 
         public TestSceneManageCollectionsDialog()
@@ -37,6 +43,15 @@ public TestSceneManageCollectionsDialog()
             });
         }
 
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(GameHost host)
+        {
+            Dependencies.Cache(rulesets = new RulesetStore(ContextFactory));
+            Dependencies.Cache(beatmapManager = new BeatmapManager(LocalStorage, ContextFactory, rulesets, null, Audio, host, Beatmap.Default));
+
+            beatmapManager.Import(TestResources.GetTestBeatmapForImport()).Wait();
+        }
+
         protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
         {
             var dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
@@ -65,6 +80,12 @@ public void TestHideDialog()
             AddStep("hide dialog", () => dialog.Hide());
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestLastItemIsPlaceholder()
+        {
+            AddAssert("last item is placeholder", () => !manager.Collections.Contains(dialog.ChildrenOfType<DrawableCollectionListItem>().Last().Model));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestAddCollectionExternal()
         {
@@ -78,23 +99,34 @@ public void TestAddCollectionExternal()
         }
 
         [Test]
-        public void TestAddCollectionViaButton()
+        public void TestFocusPlaceholderDoesNotCreateCollection()
         {
-            AddStep("press new collection button", () =>
+            AddStep("focus placeholder", () =>
             {
-                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(dialog.ChildrenOfType<OsuButton>().Single());
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(dialog.ChildrenOfType<DrawableCollectionListItem>().Last());
                 InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
             });
 
+            assertCollectionCount(0);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void TestAddCollectionViaPlaceholder()
+        {
+            DrawableCollectionListItem placeholderItem = null;
+
+            AddStep("focus placeholder", () =>
+            {
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(placeholderItem = dialog.ChildrenOfType<DrawableCollectionListItem>().Last());
+                InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
+            });
+
+            // Done directly via the collection since InputManager methods cannot add text to textbox...
+            AddStep("change collection name", () => placeholderItem.Model.Name.Value = "a");
             assertCollectionCount(1);
+            AddAssert("collection now exists", () => manager.Collections.Contains(placeholderItem.Model));
 
-            AddStep("press again", () =>
-            {
-                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(dialog.ChildrenOfType<OsuButton>().Single());
-                InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
-            });
-
-            assertCollectionCount(2);
+            AddAssert("last item is placeholder", () => !manager.Collections.Contains(dialog.ChildrenOfType<DrawableCollectionListItem>().Last().Model));
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -117,7 +149,7 @@ public void TestRemoveCollectionViaButton()
             AddStep("add two collections", () => manager.Collections.AddRange(new[]
             {
                 new BeatmapCollection { Name = { Value = "1" } },
-                new BeatmapCollection { Name = { Value = "2" } },
+                new BeatmapCollection { Name = { Value = "2" }, Beatmaps = { beatmapManager.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets().First().Beatmaps[0] } },
             }));
 
             assertCollectionCount(2);
@@ -128,6 +160,16 @@ public void TestRemoveCollectionViaButton()
                 InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
             });
 
+            AddAssert("dialog not displayed", () => dialogOverlay.CurrentDialog == null);
+            assertCollectionCount(1);
+            assertCollectionName(0, "2");
+
+            AddStep("click first delete button", () =>
+            {
+                InputManager.MoveMouseTo(dialog.ChildrenOfType<DrawableCollectionListItem.DeleteButton>().First(), new Vector2(5, 0));
+                InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
+            });
+
             AddAssert("dialog displayed", () => dialogOverlay.CurrentDialog is DeleteCollectionDialog);
             AddStep("click confirmation", () =>
             {
@@ -135,8 +177,7 @@ public void TestRemoveCollectionViaButton()
                 InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
             });
 
-            assertCollectionCount(1);
-            assertCollectionName(0, "2");
+            assertCollectionCount(0);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -144,11 +185,10 @@ public void TestCollectionNotRemovedWhenDialogCancelled()
         {
             AddStep("add two collections", () => manager.Collections.AddRange(new[]
             {
-                new BeatmapCollection { Name = { Value = "1" } },
-                new BeatmapCollection { Name = { Value = "2" } },
+                new BeatmapCollection { Name = { Value = "1" }, Beatmaps = { beatmapManager.GetAllUsableBeatmapSets().First().Beatmaps[0] } },
             }));
 
-            assertCollectionCount(2);
+            assertCollectionCount(1);
 
             AddStep("click first delete button", () =>
             {
@@ -157,13 +197,13 @@ public void TestCollectionNotRemovedWhenDialogCancelled()
             });
 
             AddAssert("dialog displayed", () => dialogOverlay.CurrentDialog is DeleteCollectionDialog);
-            AddStep("click confirmation", () =>
+            AddStep("click cancellation", () =>
             {
                 InputManager.MoveMouseTo(dialogOverlay.CurrentDialog.ChildrenOfType<PopupDialogButton>().Last());
                 InputManager.Click(MouseButton.Left);
             });
 
-            assertCollectionCount(2);
+            assertCollectionCount(1);
         }
 
         [Test]
@@ -196,7 +236,7 @@ public void TestCollectionRenamedOnTextChange()
         }
 
         private void assertCollectionCount(int count)
-            => AddUntilStep($"{count} collections shown", () => dialog.ChildrenOfType<DrawableCollectionListItem>().Count() == count);
+            => AddUntilStep($"{count} collections shown", () => dialog.ChildrenOfType<DrawableCollectionListItem>().Count(i => i.IsCreated.Value) == count);
 
         private void assertCollectionName(int index, string name)
             => AddUntilStep($"item {index + 1} has correct name", () => dialog.ChildrenOfType<DrawableCollectionListItem>().ElementAt(index).ChildrenOfType<TextBox>().First().Text == name);
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneFilterControl.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneFilterControl.cs
index 65b554b27b..4606c7b0c3 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneFilterControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/SongSelect/TestSceneFilterControl.cs
@@ -42,13 +42,6 @@ public TestSceneFilterControl()
             });
         }
 
-        protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
-        {
-            var dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
-            dependencies.Cache(collectionManager);
-            return dependencies;
-        }
-
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(GameHost host)
         {
@@ -58,6 +51,13 @@ private void load(GameHost host)
             beatmapManager.Import(TestResources.GetTestBeatmapForImport()).Wait();
         }
 
+        protected override IReadOnlyDependencyContainer CreateChildDependencies(IReadOnlyDependencyContainer parent)
+        {
+            var dependencies = new DependencyContainer(base.CreateChildDependencies(parent));
+            dependencies.Cache(collectionManager);
+            return dependencies;
+        }
+
         [SetUp]
         public void SetUp() => Schedule(() =>
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Collections/DrawableCollectionListItem.cs b/osu.Game/Collections/DrawableCollectionListItem.cs
index c67946977d..a7075c3179 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Collections/DrawableCollectionListItem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Collections/DrawableCollectionListItem.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ public class DrawableCollectionListItem : OsuRearrangeableListItem<BeatmapCollec
         private const float item_height = 35;
         private const float button_width = item_height * 0.75f;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether the <see cref="BeatmapCollection"/> currently exists inside the <see cref="BeatmapCollectionManager"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IBindable<bool> IsCreated => isCreated;
+
         private readonly Bindable<bool> isCreated = new Bindable<bool>();
 
         /// <summary>