diff --git a/src/s_sound.cpp b/src/s_sound.cpp
index 4c4053899b..052d049527 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/s_sound.cpp
@@ -2517,6 +2517,21 @@ void S_RestartMusic ()
 	}
 }
 
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// S_MIDIDeviceChanged
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+void S_MIDIDeviceChanged()
+{
+	if (mus_playing.handle != NULL && mus_playing.handle->IsMIDI())
+	{
+		mus_playing.handle->Stop();
+		mus_playing.handle->Start(mus_playing.loop, -1, mus_playing.baseorder);
+	}
+}
+
 //==========================================================================
 //
 // S_GetMusic
diff --git a/src/s_sound.h b/src/s_sound.h
index 12e7ee3c65..d82e273ac2 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.h
+++ b/src/s_sound.h
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ bool S_ChangeCDMusic (int track, unsigned int id=0, bool looping=true);
 
 void S_RestartMusic ();
 
+void S_MIDIDeviceChanged();
+
 int S_GetMusic (char **name);
 
 // Stops the music for sure.
diff --git a/src/sound/music_midi_base.cpp b/src/sound/music_midi_base.cpp
index 86134c9548..e0d67683d7 100644
--- a/src/sound/music_midi_base.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/music_midi_base.cpp
@@ -43,13 +43,20 @@ static void MIDIDeviceChanged(int newdev)
 	static int oldmididev = INT_MIN;
 
 	// If a song is playing, move it to the new device.
-	if (oldmididev != newdev && currSong != NULL && currSong->IsMIDI())
+	if (oldmididev != newdev)
 	{
-		MusInfo *song = currSong;
-		if (song->m_Status == MusInfo::STATE_Playing)
+		if (currSong != NULL && currSong->IsMIDI())
 		{
-			song->Stop();
-			song->Start(song->m_Looping);
+			MusInfo *song = currSong;
+			if (song->m_Status == MusInfo::STATE_Playing)
+			{
+				song->Stop();
+				song->Start(song->m_Looping);
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			S_MIDIDeviceChanged();
 		}
 	}
 	oldmididev = newdev;