diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList.cs
index c3852fafd4..0f7a9b442d 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Multiplayer/TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList.cs
@@ -22,16 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
     public class TestSceneMultiplayerParticipantsList : MultiplayerTestScene
     {
         [SetUp]
-        public new void Setup() => Schedule(() =>
-        {
-            Child = new ParticipantsList
-            {
-                Anchor = Anchor.Centre,
-                Origin = Anchor.Centre,
-                RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y,
-                Size = new Vector2(380, 0.7f)
-            };
-        });
+        public new void Setup() => Schedule(createNewParticipantsList);
 
         [Test]
         public void TestAddUser()
@@ -92,6 +83,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
             checkProgressBarVisibility(true);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestCorrectInitialState()
+        {
+            AddStep("set to downloading map", () => Client.ChangeBeatmapAvailability(BeatmapAvailability.Downloading(0)));
+            AddStep("recreate list", createNewParticipantsList);
+            checkProgressBarVisibility(true);
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestBeatmapDownloadingStates()
         {
@@ -212,6 +211,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Multiplayer
             }
         }
 
+        private void createNewParticipantsList()
+        {
+            Child = new ParticipantsList { Anchor = Anchor.Centre, Origin = Anchor.Centre, RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Y, Size = new Vector2(380, 0.7f) };
+        }
+
         private void checkProgressBarVisibility(bool visible) =>
             AddUntilStep($"progress bar {(visible ? "is" : "is not")}visible", () =>
                 this.ChildrenOfType<ProgressBar>().Single().IsPresent == visible);