diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
index 5fbe917943..71ccd6fada 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/BeatmapCarousel.cs
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Select
         /// <param name="skipDifficulties">Whether to skip individual difficulties and only increment over full groups.</param>
         public void SelectNext(int direction = 1, bool skipDifficulties = true)
         {
+            if (selectedBeatmap == null)
+                return;
+
             if (beatmapSets.All(s => s.Filtered.Value))
                 return;