diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderEarlyHitJudgement.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderEarlyHitJudgement.cs
index 9caee86a32..4ea21e51f6 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderEarlyHitJudgement.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests/TestSceneSliderEarlyHitJudgement.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Replays;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Judgements;
@@ -160,6 +161,10 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Tests
                 Position = new Vector2(256 - slider_path_length / 2, 192),
                 TickDistanceMultiplier = 3,
                 ClassicSliderBehaviour = classic,
+                Samples = new[]
+                {
+                    new HitSampleInfo(HitSampleInfo.HIT_NORMAL)
+                },
                 Path = new SliderPath(PathType.LINEAR, new[]
                 {
                     Vector2.Zero,
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
index 1f9a028045..b306fd38c1 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Objects/Drawables/DrawableSlider.cs
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
                 foreach (var drawableHitObject in NestedHitObjects)
                     drawableHitObject.AccentColour.Value = colour.NewValue;
             }, true);
-
-            Tracking.BindValueChanged(updateSlidingSample);
         }
 
         protected override void OnApply()
@@ -166,14 +164,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
             slidingSample?.Stop();
         }
 
-        private void updateSlidingSample(ValueChangedEvent<bool> tracking)
-        {
-            if (tracking.NewValue)
-                slidingSample?.Play();
-            else
-                slidingSample?.Stop();
-        }
-
         protected override void AddNestedHitObject(DrawableHitObject hitObject)
         {
             base.AddNestedHitObject(hitObject);
@@ -238,9 +228,18 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables
 
             Tracking.Value = SliderInputManager.Tracking;
 
-            if (Tracking.Value && slidingSample != null)
-                // keep the sliding sample playing at the current tracking position
-                slidingSample.Balance.Value = CalculateSamplePlaybackBalance(CalculateDrawableRelativePosition(Ball));
+            if (slidingSample != null)
+            {
+                if (Tracking.Value && Time.Current >= HitObject.StartTime)
+                {
+                    // keep the sliding sample playing at the current tracking position
+                    if (!slidingSample.IsPlaying)
+                        slidingSample.Play();
+                    slidingSample.Balance.Value = CalculateSamplePlaybackBalance(CalculateDrawableRelativePosition(Ball));
+                }
+                else if (slidingSample.IsPlaying)
+                    slidingSample.Stop();
+            }
 
             double completionProgress = Math.Clamp((Time.Current - HitObject.StartTime) / HitObject.Duration, 0, 1);