diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
index db98c8a9a9..ef68c667cd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
@@ -30,10 +30,15 @@ protected override Drawable CreateDrawable(BeatmapInfo model)
         {
             return new DelayedLoadUnloadWrapper(() =>
             {
-                if (model?.BeatmapSet?.OnlineInfo == null)
-                    return null;
+                Drawable drawable;
 
-                Drawable drawable = new BeatmapSetCover(model.BeatmapSet, beatmapSetCoverType);
+                if (model?.BeatmapSet?.OnlineInfo != null)
+                    drawable = new BeatmapSetCover(model.BeatmapSet, beatmapSetCoverType);
+                else
+                {
+                    // Use the default background if somehow an online set does not exist.
+                    drawable = new BeatmapBackgroundSprite(beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(null));
+                }
 
                 drawable.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
                 drawable.Anchor = Anchor.Centre;