diff --git a/source/blood/src/blood.cpp b/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
index 8649ff0fd..626ab74a8 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
@@ -2099,11 +2099,16 @@ int sndTryPlaySpecialMusic(int nMusic)
 {
     int nEpisode = nMusic/kMaxLevels;
     int nLevel = nMusic%kMaxLevels;
-    if (!sndPlaySong(gEpisodeInfo[nEpisode].at28[nLevel].atd0, true))
+    if (sndPlaySong(gEpisodeInfo[nEpisode].at28[nLevel].at0, gEpisodeInfo[nEpisode].at28[nLevel].atd0, true))
     {
         strncpy(gGameOptions.zLevelSong, gEpisodeInfo[nEpisode].at28[nLevel].atd0, BMAX_PATH);
         return 0;
     }
+	else
+	{
+		// Unable to stat the music.
+		*gGameOptions.zLevelSong = 0;
+	}
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blood/src/levels.cpp b/source/blood/src/levels.cpp
index 17db5a5bf..c1ad24fae 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/levels.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/levels.cpp
@@ -403,9 +403,10 @@ bool levelTryPlayMusic(int nEpisode, int nLevel, bool bSetLevelSong)
         snprintf(buffer, BMAX_PATH, "blood%02i.ogg", gEpisodeInfo[nEpisode].at28[nLevel].ate0);
     else
         strncpy(buffer, gEpisodeInfo[nEpisode].at28[nLevel].atd0, BMAX_PATH);
-    bool bReturn = !!sndPlaySong(buffer, true);
-    if (!bReturn || bSetLevelSong)
+    bool bReturn = !!sndPlaySong(gEpisodeInfo[nEpisode].at28[nLevel].atd0, buffer, true);
+    if (bReturn || bSetLevelSong)
         strncpy(gGameOptions.zLevelSong, buffer, BMAX_PATH);
+	else *gGameOptions.zLevelSong = 0;
     return bReturn;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blood/src/menu.cpp b/source/blood/src/menu.cpp
index 85b406fd5..b8929c5ac 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/menu.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/menu.cpp
@@ -1793,7 +1793,7 @@ void UpdateMusicToggle(CGameMenuItemZBool *pItem)
     else
     {
         if (gGameStarted || gDemo.at1)
-            sndPlaySong(gGameOptions.zLevelSong, true);
+            sndPlaySong("*", gGameOptions.zLevelSong, true);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ void SetSound(CGameMenuItemChain *pItem)
     sfxInit();
 
     if (mus_enabled && (gGameStarted || gDemo.at1))
-        sndPlaySong(gGameOptions.zLevelSong, true);
+        sndPlaySong("*", gGameOptions.zLevelSong, true);
 }
 
 void PreDrawSound(CGameMenuItem *pItem)
diff --git a/source/blood/src/osdcmd.cpp b/source/blood/src/osdcmd.cpp
index bd20b478a..c7dd70d98 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/osdcmd.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/osdcmd.cpp
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static int osdcmd_restartsound(osdcmdptr_t UNUSED(parm))
     sfxInit();
 
     if (MusicEnabled() && (gGameStarted || gDemo.at1))
-        sndPlaySong(gGameOptions.zLevelSong, true);
+        sndPlaySong(nullptr, "*", true);
 
     return OSDCMD_OK;
 }
diff --git a/source/blood/src/sound.cpp b/source/blood/src/sound.cpp
index 54fe2fd5b..5dd1b1d74 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/sound.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/sound.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int nSongSize;
 bool bWaveMusic;
 int nWaveMusicHandle;
 
-int sndPlaySong(const char *songName, bool bLoop)
+int sndPlaySong(const char *, const char* songName, bool bLoop)
 {
     if (!MusicEnabled())
         return 0;
@@ -225,13 +225,9 @@ void sndStopSong(void)
     nSongSize = 0;
 }
 #else
-int sndPlaySong(const char* songName, bool bLoop)
+int sndPlaySong(const char *mapname, const char* songName, bool bLoop)
 {
-	if (!MusicEnabled())
-		return 0;
-
-	Mus_Play(songName, bLoop);
-	return 0;
+	return Mus_Play(mapname, songName, bLoop);
 }
 
 bool sndIsSongPlaying(void)
diff --git a/source/blood/src/sound.h b/source/blood/src/sound.h
index 79aa31245..44b101e29 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/sound.h
+++ b/source/blood/src/sound.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct SFX
 };
 
 int sndGetRate(int format);
-int sndPlaySong(const char *songName, bool bLoop);
+int sndPlaySong(const char *mapname, const char *songName, bool bLoop);
 bool sndIsSongPlaying(void);
 void sndFadeSong(int nTime);
 void sndSetMusicVolume(int nVolume);
diff --git a/source/common/music/music.cpp b/source/common/music/music.cpp
index 53ed7a93d..05b24707b 100644
--- a/source/common/music/music.cpp
+++ b/source/common/music/music.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ MusPlayingInfo mus_playing;
 MusicAliasMap MusicAliases;
 MidiDeviceMap MidiDevices;
 MusicVolumeMap MusicVolumes;
+MusicAliasMap LevelMusicAliases;
 bool MusicPaused;
 //==========================================================================
 //
@@ -553,9 +554,36 @@ CCMD (stopmus)
 	mus_playing.LastSong = "";	// forget the last played song so that it won't get restarted if some volume changes occur
 }
 
-void Mus_Play(const char *fn, bool loop)
+static FString lastMusicLevel, lastMusic;
+int Mus_Play(const char *mapname, const char *fn, bool loop)
 {
+	// Store the requested names for resuming.
+	lastMusicLevel = mapname;
+	lastMusic = fn;
+	
+	if (!MusicEnabled())
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+	// A restart was requested. Ignore the music name being passed and just try tp restart what got here last.
+	if (*mapname == '*')
+	{
+		mapname = lastMusicLevel.GetChars();
+		fn = lastMusic.GetChars();
+	}
+	// Allow per level music substitution.
+	// Unlike some other engines like ZDoom or even Blood which use definition files, the music names in Duke Nukem are being defined in a CON script, making direct replacement a lot harder.
+	// For most cases using $musicalias would be sufficient, but that method only works if a level actually has some music defined at all.
+	// This way it can be done with an add-on definition lump even in cases like Redneck Rampage where no music definitions exist or where music gets reused for multiple levels but replacement is wanted individually.
+	if (mapname && *mapname)
+	{
+		if (*mapname == '/') mapname++;
+		FName *check = LevelMusicAliases.CheckKey(FName(mapname, true));
+		if (check) fn = check->GetChars();
+	}
+
 	S_ChangeMusic(fn, 0, loop, true);
+	return mus_playing.handle != nullptr;
 }
 
 void Mus_Stop()
diff --git a/source/common/music/s_advsound.cpp b/source/common/music/s_advsound.cpp
index ef18ecdb0..aeaae7d36 100644
--- a/source/common/music/s_advsound.cpp
+++ b/source/common/music/s_advsound.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ enum SICommands
 	SI_MusicVolume,
 	SI_MidiDevice,
 	SI_MusicAlias,
+	SI_LevelMusic,
 };
 
 
 // This specifies whether Timidity or Windows playback is preferred for a certain song (only useful for Windows.)
 extern MusicAliasMap MusicAliases;
+extern MusicAliasMap LevelMusicAliases;
 extern MidiDeviceMap MidiDevices;
 extern MusicVolumeMap MusicVolumes;
 
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ static const char *SICommandStrings[] =
 	"$musicvolume",
 	"$mididevice",
 	"$musicalias",
+	"$levelmusic",
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -167,6 +170,20 @@ static void S_AddSNDINFO (int lump)
 				}
 				break;
 
+			case SI_LevelMusic: {
+				sc.MustGetString();
+				FName alias = sc.String;
+				sc.MustGetString();
+				FName mapped = sc.String;
+
+				// only set the alias if the lump it maps to exists.
+				if (mapped == NAME_None || fileSystem.FindFile(sc.String) >= 0)
+				{
+					LevelMusicAliases[alias] = mapped;
+				}
+				}
+				break;
+
 			case SI_MidiDevice: {
 				sc.MustGetString();
 				FName nm = sc.String;
diff --git a/source/common/music/z_music.h b/source/common/music/z_music.h
index 2036d54bd..754aca1dd 100644
--- a/source/common/music/z_music.h
+++ b/source/common/music/z_music.h
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 // Totally minimalistic interface - should be all the game modules need.
 
 void Mus_Init();
-void Mus_Play(const char *fn, bool loop);
+int Mus_Play(const char *mapname, const char *fn, bool loop);
 void Mus_Stop();
 void Mus_SetPaused(bool on);
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp
index 4ccd0f2a7..ca4b4ecea 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/sounds.cpp
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ void S_MenuSound(void)
         S_PlaySound(s);
 }
 
-#if 0
-static int S_PlayMusic(const char *fn)
+#if 0 // In case you desperately want the old system back... ;)
+static int S_PlayMusic(const char *, const char *fn, int loop)
 {
     if (!MusicEnabled())
         return 0;
@@ -323,13 +323,9 @@ void S_PauseMusic(bool paused)
 }
 
 #else
-static int S_PlayMusic(const char* fn, bool looping = true)
+static int S_PlayMusic(const char *mapname, const char* fn, bool looping = true)
 {
-	if (!MusicEnabled())
-		return 0;
-
-	Mus_Play(fn, looping);
-	return 1;
+	return Mus_Play(mapname, fn, looping);
 }
 
 void S_StopMusic(void)
@@ -362,15 +358,10 @@ bool S_TryPlayLevelMusic(unsigned int m)
     if (retval < 0)
         return false;
 
-    char const * musicfn = g_mapInfo[m].musicfn;
-
-    if (musicfn != NULL)
-    {
-        if (!S_PlayMusic(musicfn))
-        {
-            S_SetMusicIndex(m);
-            return false;
-        }
+	if (!S_PlayMusic(g_mapInfo[m].filename, g_mapInfo[m].musicfn))
+	{
+		S_SetMusicIndex(m);
+		return false;
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -390,7 +381,7 @@ int S_TryPlaySpecialMusic(unsigned int m)
     char const * musicfn = g_mapInfo[m].musicfn;
     if (musicfn != NULL)
     {
-        if (!S_PlayMusic(musicfn))
+        if (!S_PlayMusic(nullptr, musicfn))
         {
             S_SetMusicIndex(m);
             return 0;
diff --git a/source/rr/src/sounds.cpp b/source/rr/src/sounds.cpp
index bd27e7864..85cf2b899 100644
--- a/source/rr/src/sounds.cpp
+++ b/source/rr/src/sounds.cpp
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ void S_MenuSound(void)
         S_PlaySound(s);
 }
 
-#if 0
-static int S_PlayMusic(const char *fn, int loop)
+#if 0 // In case you desperately want the old system back... ;)
+static int S_PlayMusic(const char *, const char *fn, int loop)
 {
     if (!MusicEnabled())
         return 0;
@@ -288,13 +288,9 @@ void S_PauseMusic(bool paused)
 
 
 #else
-static int S_PlayMusic(const char* fn, bool looping)
+static int S_PlayMusic(const char *mapname, const char* fn, bool looping = true)
 {
-	if (!MusicEnabled())
-		return 0;
-
-	Mus_Play(fn, looping);
-	return 1;
+	return Mus_Play(mapname, fn, looping);
 }
 
 void S_StopMusic(void)
@@ -320,17 +316,11 @@ static void S_SetMusicIndex(unsigned int m)
 
 bool S_TryPlayLevelMusic(unsigned int m)
 {
-    if (RR)
-        return 1;
-    char const * musicfn = g_mapInfo[m].musicfn;
-
-    if (musicfn != NULL)
-    {
-        if (!S_PlayMusic(musicfn, 1))
-        {
-            S_SetMusicIndex(m);
-            return false;
-        }
+	// For RR only explicitly invalidate the music name, but still allow the music code to run its own music substitution logic based on map names.
+	if (!S_PlayMusic(g_mapInfo[m].filename,RR? nullptr : g_mapInfo[m].musicfn))
+	{
+		S_SetMusicIndex(m);
+		return false;
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -352,7 +342,7 @@ int S_TryPlaySpecialMusic(unsigned int m)
     char const * musicfn = g_mapInfo[m].musicfn;
     if (musicfn != NULL)
     {
-        if (!S_PlayMusic(musicfn, 1))
+        if (!S_PlayMusic(nullptr, musicfn, 1))
         {
             S_SetMusicIndex(m);
             return 0;