diff --git a/osu.Game/Online/Rooms/Room.cs b/osu.Game/Online/Rooms/Room.cs
index 60c0503ddd..1933267efd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Online/Rooms/Room.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Online/Rooms/Room.cs
@@ -162,6 +162,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Online.Rooms
             Password.BindValueChanged(p => HasPassword.Value = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(p.NewValue));
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Copies values from another <see cref="Room"/> into this one.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// **Beware**: This will store references between <see cref="Room"/>s.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="other">The <see cref="Room"/> to copy values from.</param>
         public void CopyFrom(Room other)
         {
             RoomID.Value = other.RoomID.Value;
diff --git a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OnlinePlay/TestRoomRequestsHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OnlinePlay/TestRoomRequestsHandler.cs
index 8290af8f78..392f32badc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OnlinePlay/TestRoomRequestsHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Tests/Visual/OnlinePlay/TestRoomRequestsHandler.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Online.API;
 using osu.Game.Online.API.Requests;
@@ -44,9 +45,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.OnlinePlay
             switch (request)
             {
                 case CreateRoomRequest createRoomRequest:
-                    var apiRoom = new Room();
-
-                    apiRoom.CopyFrom(createRoomRequest.Room);
+                    var apiRoom = cloneRoom(createRoomRequest.Room);
 
                     // Passwords are explicitly not copied between rooms.
                     apiRoom.HasPassword.Value = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(createRoomRequest.Room.Password.Value);
@@ -178,12 +177,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.OnlinePlay
 
         private Room createResponseRoom(Room room, bool withParticipants)
         {
-            var responseRoom = new Room();
-            responseRoom.CopyFrom(room);
+            var responseRoom = cloneRoom(room);
             responseRoom.Password.Value = null;
             if (!withParticipants)
                 responseRoom.RecentParticipants.Clear();
             return responseRoom;
         }
+
+        private Room cloneRoom(Room source) => JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Room>(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(source));
     }
 }