diff --git a/src/sound/fmodsound.cpp b/src/sound/fmodsound.cpp
index cb4fac2cca..db9f888877 100644
--- a/src/sound/fmodsound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/fmodsound.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ extern HWND Window;
 #include "cmdlib.h"
 #include "s_sound.h"
 #include "files.h"
+#include "i_musicinterns.h"
 
 #if FMOD_VERSION > 0x42899 && FMOD_VERSION < 0x43400
 #error You are trying to compile with an unsupported version of FMOD.
@@ -3478,6 +3479,11 @@ FMOD_RESULT FMODSoundRenderer::SetSystemReverbProperties(const REVERB_PROPERTIES
 #endif
 }
 
+MIDIDevice* FMODSoundRenderer::CreateMIDIDevice() const
+{
+	return new SndSysMIDIDevice;
+}
+
 #endif // NO_FMOD
 
 
diff --git a/src/sound/fmodsound.h b/src/sound/fmodsound.h
index e85a993c57..34fdeb7ad7 100644
--- a/src/sound/fmodsound.h
+++ b/src/sound/fmodsound.h
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ public:
 
 	void DrawWaveDebug(int mode);
 
+	virtual MIDIDevice* CreateMIDIDevice() const override;
+
 private:
 	DWORD ActiveFMODVersion;
 	int SFXPaused;
diff --git a/src/sound/i_sound.cpp b/src/sound/i_sound.cpp
index d7788ae7a3..ecca194e68 100644
--- a/src/sound/i_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/i_sound.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ public:
 	{
 		return "Null sound module has no stats.";
 	}
+
+	virtual MIDIDevice* CreateMIDIDevice() const override
+	{
+		return nullptr;
+	}
 };
 
 void I_InitSound ()
diff --git a/src/sound/i_sound.h b/src/sound/i_sound.h
index 4e565e885f..db97c3555f 100644
--- a/src/sound/i_sound.h
+++ b/src/sound/i_sound.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ public:
 typedef bool (*SoundStreamCallback)(SoundStream *stream, void *buff, int len, void *userdata);
 
 struct SoundDecoder;
+class MIDIDevice;
 
 class SoundRenderer
 {
@@ -157,6 +158,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void DrawWaveDebug(int mode);
 
+	virtual MIDIDevice* CreateMIDIDevice() const = 0;
+
 protected:
     virtual SoundDecoder *CreateDecoder(FileReader *reader);
 };
diff --git a/src/sound/music_midistream.cpp b/src/sound/music_midistream.cpp
index 7cbffc7adf..6906aa4c57 100644
--- a/src/sound/music_midistream.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/music_midistream.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ MIDIDevice *MIDIStreamer::CreateMIDIDevice(EMidiDevice devtype) const
 #endif
 
 	case MDEV_SNDSYS:
-		return new SndSysMIDIDevice;
+		return GSnd->CreateMIDIDevice();
 
 	case MDEV_GUS:
 		return new TimidityMIDIDevice(Args);
diff --git a/src/sound/oalsound.cpp b/src/sound/oalsound.cpp
index 601ec72002..e274c7bbff 100644
--- a/src/sound/oalsound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/oalsound.cpp
@@ -2052,6 +2052,16 @@ void OpenALSoundRenderer::PrintDriversList()
 	}
 }
 
+MIDIDevice* OpenALSoundRenderer::CreateMIDIDevice() const
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	extern UINT mididevice;
+	return new WinMIDIDevice(mididevice);
+#else
+	return new OPLMIDIDevice(nullptr);
+#endif
+}
+
 void OpenALSoundRenderer::PurgeStoppedSources()
 {
 	// Release channels that are stopped
diff --git a/src/sound/oalsound.h b/src/sound/oalsound.h
index d69e2e3674..951ae0fdca 100644
--- a/src/sound/oalsound.h
+++ b/src/sound/oalsound.h
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void PrintDriversList();
 	virtual FString GatherStats();
 
+	virtual MIDIDevice* CreateMIDIDevice() const override;
+
 private:
     struct {
         bool EXT_EFX;