diff --git a/source/core/cheats.cpp b/source/core/cheats.cpp
index 16b56dd86..be05af107 100644
--- a/source/core/cheats.cpp
+++ b/source/core/cheats.cpp
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ void ChangeLevel(MapRecord* map, int skill)
 //
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void DeferedStartGame(MapRecord* map, int skill)
+void DeferedStartGame(MapRecord* map, int skill, bool nostopsound)
 {
 	g_nextmap = map;
 	g_nextskill = skill;
-	gameaction = ga_newgame;
+	gameaction = nostopsound? ga_newgamenostopsound : ga_newgame;
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/core/gamecontrol.h b/source/core/gamecontrol.h
index 67a5c738b..5a5bf85fa 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecontrol.h
+++ b/source/core/gamecontrol.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int GetAutomapZoom(int gZoom);
 
 void DrawCrosshair(int deftile, int health, double xdelta, double ydelta, double scale, PalEntry color = 0xffffffff);
 void updatePauseStatus();
-void DeferedStartGame(MapRecord* map, int skill);
+void DeferedStartGame(MapRecord* map, int skill, bool nostopsound = false);
 void ChangeLevel(MapRecord* map, int skill);
 void CompleteLevel(MapRecord* map);
 
diff --git a/source/core/gamestate.h b/source/core/gamestate.h
index 6072f8168..8a601e86b 100644
--- a/source/core/gamestate.h
+++ b/source/core/gamestate.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ enum gameaction_t : int
 	ga_autosave,			// autosave the game (for triggering a save from within the game.)
 	ga_completed,			// Level was exited.
 	ga_nextlevel,			// Actually start the next level.
-	ga_loadgamehidecon
+	ga_loadgamehidecon,
+	ga_newgamenostopsound,	// start a new game
 };
 extern	gamestate_t 	gamestate;
 extern gameaction_t		gameaction;
diff --git a/source/core/mainloop.cpp b/source/core/mainloop.cpp
index 43524e7a2..b7ed6f5f6 100644
--- a/source/core/mainloop.cpp
+++ b/source/core/mainloop.cpp
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ static void GameTicker()
 			break;
 
 		case ga_newgame:
-			newGameStarted = true;
 			FX_StopAllSounds();
+		case ga_newgamenostopsound:
+			newGameStarted = true;
 			FX_SetReverb(0);
 			gi->FreeLevelData();
 			C_ClearMessages();
diff --git a/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp b/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp
index 005f4aa0b..2174911c6 100644
--- a/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/exhumed/src/d_menu.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void GameInterface::QuitToTitle()
 bool GameInterface::StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs)
 {
 	auto map = FindMapByLevelNum(gs.Skill);	// 0 is training, 1 is the regular game - the game does not have skill levels.
-	DeferedStartGame(map, 1);
+	DeferedStartGame(map, 1, true);
 	return true;
 }