diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4aa0a7cc..bdf47b1d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 - Minor: Added system message for empty mod list. (#4546)
 - Minor: Added `/lowtrust` command to open the suspicious user activity feed in browser. (#4542)
 - Minor: Migrated badges to Helix API. (#4537)
+- Bugfix: Fixed an issue where Chatterino could lose track of the sound device in certain scenarios. (#4549)
 - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where animated emotes would render on top of zero-width emotes. (#4314)
 - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where it was difficult to hover a zero-width emote. (#4314)
 - Bugfix: Fixed an issue where context-menu items for zero-width emotes displayed the wrong provider. (#4460)
diff --git a/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.cpp b/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.cpp
index be9313ef..449bc3c4 100644
--- a/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,26 @@ void SoundController::play(const QUrl &sound)
         return;
     }
 
+    auto deviceState = ma_device_get_state(this->device.get());
+
+    if (deviceState != ma_device_state_started)
+    {
+        // Device state is not as it should be, try to restart it
+        qCWarning(chatterinoSound)
+            << "Sound device was not started, attempting to restart it"
+            << deviceState;
+
+        auto result = ma_device_start(this->device.get());
+        if (result != MA_SUCCESS)
+        {
+            qCWarning(chatterinoSound)
+                << "Failed to start the sound device" << result;
+            return;
+        }
+
+        qCInfo(chatterinoSound) << "Successfully restarted the sound device";
+    }
+
     if (sound.isLocalFile())
     {
         auto soundPath = sound.toLocalFile();