diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
index 76950982e6..41e2564141 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/MainMenu.cs
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
             // we may have consumed our preloaded instance, so let's make another.
             preloadSongSelect();
 
-            if (Beatmap.Value.Track != null && music?.IsUserPaused != true)
-                Beatmap.Value.Track.Start();
+            if (music?.IsUserPaused == false)
+                music.Play();
         }
 
         public override bool OnExiting(IScreen next)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Lounge/LoungeSubScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Lounge/LoungeSubScreen.cs
index f512b864a6..e2ffb21153 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Lounge/LoungeSubScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Multi/Lounge/LoungeSubScreen.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
+using osu.Game.Overlays;
 using osu.Game.Overlays.SearchableList;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Lounge.Components;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Match;
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Lounge
         [Resolved]
         private Bindable<Room> selectedRoom { get; set; }
 
+        [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
+        private MusicController music { get; set; }
+
         private bool joiningRoom;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -122,6 +126,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Multi.Lounge
             if (selectedRoom.Value?.RoomID.Value == null)
                 selectedRoom.Value = new Room();
 
+            if (music?.IsUserPaused == false)
+                music.Play();
+
             onReturning();
         }