diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/BeatmapCard.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/BeatmapCard.cs
index d93ac841ab..435a8227bd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/BeatmapCard.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/Cards/BeatmapCard.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards
         public const float TRANSITION_DURATION = 400;
         public const float CORNER_RADIUS = 10;
 
-        public Bindable<bool> Expanded { get; } = new BindableBool();
+        public IBindable<bool> Expanded { get; }
 
         private const float width = 408;
         private const float height = 100;
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables.Cards
         [Resolved]
         private OverlayColourProvider colourProvider { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        public BeatmapCard(APIBeatmapSet beatmapSet)
+        public BeatmapCard(APIBeatmapSet beatmapSet, bool allowExpansion = true)
             : base(HoverSampleSet.Submit)
         {
+            Expanded = new BindableBool { Disabled = !allowExpansion };
+
             this.beatmapSet = beatmapSet;
             favouriteState = new Bindable<BeatmapSetFavouriteState>(new BeatmapSetFavouriteState(beatmapSet.HasFavourited, beatmapSet.FavouriteCount));
             downloadTracker = new BeatmapDownloadTracker(beatmapSet);
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SoloSpectator.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SoloSpectator.cs
index 3918dbe8fc..ba5663bfa3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SoloSpectator.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SoloSpectator.cs
@@ -228,10 +228,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             onlineBeatmapRequest.Success += beatmapSet => Schedule(() =>
             {
                 this.beatmapSet = beatmapSet;
-                beatmapPanelContainer.Child = new BeatmapCard(this.beatmapSet)
-                {
-                    Expanded = { Disabled = true }
-                };
+                beatmapPanelContainer.Child = new BeatmapCard(this.beatmapSet, allowExpansion: false);
                 checkForAutomaticDownload();
             });