diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
index 8dcbdb8435..6e41043b0b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Beatmaps/Formats/LegacyStoryboardDecoderTest.cs
@@ -128,8 +128,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Beatmaps.Formats
                 var storyboard = decoder.Decode(stream);
 
                 StoryboardLayer background = storyboard.Layers.Single(l => l.Depth == 3);
-                Assert.AreEqual(1, background.Elements.Count);
+                Assert.AreEqual(2, background.Elements.Count);
+
                 Assert.AreEqual(1000, background.Elements[0].StartTime);
+                Assert.AreEqual(1000, background.Elements[1].StartTime);
+
                 Assert.AreEqual(1000, storyboard.EarliestEventTime);
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/loop-containing-earlier-non-zero-fade.osb b/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/loop-containing-earlier-non-zero-fade.osb
index 5c80bc620c..2ff7f9f56f 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/loop-containing-earlier-non-zero-fade.osb
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Resources/loop-containing-earlier-non-zero-fade.osb
@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@ Sprite,Background,TopCentre,"img.jpg",320,240
  L,1000,1
   F,0,0,,1       // fade inside a loop with non-zero alpha and an earlier start time should be the true start time..
  F,0,2000,,0     // ..not a zero alpha fade with a later start time
+
+Sprite,Background,TopCentre,"img.jpg",320,240
+ L,2000,1
+  F,0,0,24,0     // fade inside a loop with zero alpha but later start time than the top-level zero alpha start time.
+  F,0,24,48,1
+ F,0,1000,,1     // ..so this should be the true start time