diff --git a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
index 6fa7d47683..012926fb0e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Beatmaps/Drawables/UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite.cs
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables
         [Resolved]
         private BeatmapManager beatmaps { get; set; }
 
-        public UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite()
+        private readonly BeatmapSetCoverType beatmapSetCoverType;
+
+        public UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite(BeatmapSetCoverType beatmapSetCoverType = BeatmapSetCoverType.Cover)
         {
             Beatmap.BindValueChanged(b => Model = b.NewValue);
+            this.beatmapSetCoverType = beatmapSetCoverType;
         }
 
         protected override Drawable CreateDrawable(BeatmapInfo model)
@@ -31,10 +34,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables
 
                 var localBeatmap = beatmaps.GetWorkingBeatmap(model);
 
-                if (localBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.ID == 0 && model?.BeatmapSet?.OnlineInfo != null)
-                    drawable = new BeatmapSetCover(model.BeatmapSet);
-                else
+                if (model?.BeatmapSet?.OnlineInfo != null)
+                    drawable = new BeatmapSetCover(model.BeatmapSet, beatmapSetCoverType);
+                else if (localBeatmap.BeatmapInfo.ID != 0)
+                {
+                    // Fall back to local background if one exists
                     drawable = new BeatmapBackgroundSprite(localBeatmap);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // Use the default background if somehow an online set does not exist and we don't have a local copy.
+                    drawable = new BeatmapBackgroundSprite(beatmaps.DefaultBeatmap);
+                }
 
                 drawable.RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
                 drawable.Anchor = Anchor.Centre;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Components/MultiplayerBackgroundSprite.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Components/MultiplayerBackgroundSprite.cs
index 512f79942d..968fa6e72e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Components/MultiplayerBackgroundSprite.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Components/MultiplayerBackgroundSprite.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Components
 {
     public class MultiplayerBackgroundSprite : MultiplayerComposite
     {
+        private readonly BeatmapSetCoverType beatmapSetCoverType;
+
+        public MultiplayerBackgroundSprite(BeatmapSetCoverType beatmapSetCoverType = BeatmapSetCoverType.Cover)
+        {
+            this.beatmapSetCoverType = beatmapSetCoverType;
+        }
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
         {
@@ -19,6 +26,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Components
             CurrentItem.BindValueChanged(item => sprite.Beatmap.Value = item.NewValue?.Beatmap, true);
         }
 
-        protected virtual UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite CreateBackgroundSprite() => new UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both };
+        protected virtual UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite CreateBackgroundSprite() => new UpdateableBeatmapBackgroundSprite(beatmapSetCoverType) { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both };
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Lounge/Components/DrawableRoom.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Lounge/Components/DrawableRoom.cs
index e41238a7ff..4bab68058f 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Lounge/Components/DrawableRoom.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Lounge/Components/DrawableRoom.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
+using osu.Game.Beatmaps.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Lounge.Components
                                 Width = cover_width,
                                 Masking = true,
                                 Margin = new MarginPadding { Left = side_strip_width },
-                                Child = new MultiplayerBackgroundSprite { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both }
+                                Child = new MultiplayerBackgroundSprite(BeatmapSetCoverType.List) { RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both }
                             },
                             new Container
                             {