diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
index ecf821000243..14c4a34d1466 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/SongSelect.cs
@@ -505,6 +505,13 @@ private void updateCarouselSelection(ValueChangedEvent<WorkingBeatmap>? e = null
             var beatmap = e?.NewValue ?? Beatmap.Value;
             if (beatmap is DummyWorkingBeatmap || !this.IsCurrentScreen()) return;
 
+            if (beatmap.BeatmapSetInfo.Protected && e != null)
+            {
+                Logger.Log($"Denying working beatmap switch to protected beatmap {beatmap}");
+                Beatmap.Value = e.OldValue;
+                return;
+            }
+
             Logger.Log($"Song select working beatmap updated to {beatmap}");
 
             if (!Carousel.SelectBeatmap(beatmap.BeatmapInfo, false))