diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
index 8ffa0221c8..ce01378b17 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/API/APIAccess.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.ExceptionExtensions;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
@@ -246,7 +247,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.API
             this.password = password;
         }
 
-        public IHubClientConnector GetHubConnector(string clientName, string endpoint) => new HubClientConnector(clientName, endpoint, this, versionHash);
+        public IHubClientConnector GetHubConnector(string clientName, string endpoint)
+        {
+            // disabled until the underlying runtime issue is resolved, see https://github.com/mono/mono/issues/20805.
+            if (RuntimeInfo.OS == RuntimeInfo.Platform.iOS)
+                return null;
+
+            return new HubClientConnector(clientName, endpoint, this, versionHash);
+        }
 
         public RegistrationRequest.RegistrationRequestErrors CreateAccount(string email, string username, string password)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs
index 81b1cb0bf1..f93bfd7705 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/ButtonSystem.cs
@@ -172,6 +172,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                 return;
             }
 
+            // disabled until the underlying runtime issue is resolved, see https://github.com/mono/mono/issues/20805.
+            if (RuntimeInfo.OS == RuntimeInfo.Platform.iOS)
+            {
+                notifications?.Post(new SimpleNotification
+                {
+                    Text = "Multiplayer is temporarily unavailable on iOS as we figure out some low level issues.",
+                    Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.AppleAlt,
+                });
+
+                return;
+            }
+
             OnMultiplayer?.Invoke();
         }