diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
index f38eecef81..692e7189a3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGame.cs
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ namespace osu.Game
             LocalConfig.BindWith(OsuSetting.VolumeInactive, userInactiveVolume);
 
             IsActive.BindValueChanged(active => updateActiveState(active.NewValue), true);
+
+            Beatmap.BindValueChanged(beatmapChanged, true);
         }
 
         private ExternalLinkOpener externalLinkOpener;
@@ -284,6 +286,23 @@ namespace osu.Game
             }, $"watch {databasedScoreInfo}", bypassScreenAllowChecks: true);
         }
 
+        #region Beatmap jukebox progression
+
+        private void beatmapChanged(ValueChangedEvent<WorkingBeatmap> beatmap)
+        {
+            var nextBeatmap = beatmap.NewValue;
+            if (nextBeatmap?.Track != null)
+                nextBeatmap.Track.Completed += currentTrackCompleted;
+        }
+
+        private void currentTrackCompleted()
+        {
+            if (!Beatmap.Value.Track.Looping && !Beatmap.Disabled)
+                musicController.NextTrack();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
         private ScheduledDelegate performFromMainMenuTask;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -446,7 +465,7 @@ namespace osu.Game
                 Origin = Anchor.TopRight,
             }, rightFloatingOverlayContent.Add, true);
 
-            loadComponentSingleFile(new MusicController
+            loadComponentSingleFile(musicController = new MusicController
             {
                 GetToolbarHeight = () => ToolbarOffset,
                 Anchor = Anchor.TopRight,
@@ -719,8 +738,11 @@ namespace osu.Game
         private Container topMostOverlayContent;
 
         private FrameworkConfigManager frameworkConfig;
+
         private ScalingContainer screenContainer;
 
+        private MusicController musicController;
+
         protected override bool OnExiting()
         {
             if (screenStack.CurrentScreen is Loader)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
index 8b9bac877b..36937def2b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/MusicController.cs
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         {
             Width = 400;
             Margin = new MarginPadding(10);
-
-            // required to let MusicController handle beatmap cycling.
-            AlwaysPresent = true;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
@@ -349,18 +346,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
                     direction = last > next ? TransformDirection.Prev : TransformDirection.Next;
                 }
-
-                //current.Track.Completed -= currentTrackCompleted;
             }
 
-            current = beatmap.NewValue;
-
-            if (current != null)
-                current.Track.Completed += currentTrackCompleted;
-
             progressBar.CurrentTime = 0;
 
-            updateDisplay(current, direction);
+            updateDisplay(current = beatmap.NewValue, direction);
             updateAudioAdjustments();
 
             queuedDirection = null;
@@ -378,12 +368,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 mod.ApplyToClock(track);
         }
 
-        private void currentTrackCompleted() => Schedule(() =>
-        {
-            if (!current.Track.Looping && !beatmap.Disabled && beatmapSets.Any())
-                next();
-        });
-
         private ScheduledDelegate pendingBeatmapSwitch;
 
         private void updateDisplay(WorkingBeatmap beatmap, TransformDirection direction)
@@ -447,10 +431,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         {
             base.PopOut();
 
-            // This is here mostly as a performance fix.
-            // If the playlist is not hidden it will update children even when the music controller is hidden (due to AlwaysPresent).
-            playlist.Hide();
-
             this.FadeOut(transition_length, Easing.OutQuint);
             dragContainer.ScaleTo(0.9f, transition_length, Easing.OutQuint);
         }
@@ -548,5 +528,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
                 return base.OnDragEnd(e);
             }
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Play the next random or playlist track.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void NextTrack() => next();
     }
 }