diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSkinnableSound.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSkinnableSound.cs
index 40bfe975bc..cc82ffed2b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSkinnableSound.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSkinnableSound.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
         private TestSkinSourceContainer skinSource = null!;
         private PausableSkinnableSound skinnableSound = null!;
 
+        private const string sample_lookup = "Gameplay/normal-sliderslide";
+
         [SetUpSteps]
         public void SetUpSteps()
         {
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
                 };
 
                 // has to be added after the hierarchy above else the `ISkinSource` dependency won't be cached.
-                skinSource.Add(skinnableSound = new PausableSkinnableSound(new SampleInfo("Gameplay/normal-sliderslide")));
+                skinSource.Add(skinnableSound = new PausableSkinnableSound(new SampleInfo(sample_lookup)));
             });
         }
 
@@ -97,6 +99,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
             AddAssert("sample not playing", () => !skinnableSound.IsPlaying);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestSampleUpdatedBeforePlaybackWhenNotPresent()
+        {
+            AddStep("make sample non-present", () => skinnableSound.Hide());
+            AddUntilStep("ensure not present", () => skinnableSound.IsPresent, () => Is.False);
+
+            AddUntilStep("ensure sample loaded", () => skinnableSound.ChildrenOfType<DrawableSample>().Single().Name, () => Is.EqualTo(sample_lookup));
+
+            AddStep("Change source", () =>
+            {
+                skinSource.OverridingSample = new SampleVirtual("new skin");
+                skinSource.TriggerSourceChanged();
+            });
+
+            // Samples are nulled on source change immediately
+            AddUntilStep("wait for sample null", () => skinnableSound.ChildrenOfType<DrawableSample>().Count(), () => Is.Zero);
+
+            AddStep("start sample", () => skinnableSound.Play());
+            AddUntilStep("sample updated", () => skinnableSound.ChildrenOfType<DrawableSample>().Single().Name, () => Is.EqualTo("new skin"));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void TestSkinChangeDoesntPlayOnPause()
         {
@@ -138,11 +161,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
 
             public Bindable<bool> SamplePlaybackDisabled { get; } = new Bindable<bool>();
 
+            public ISample? OverridingSample;
+
             IBindable<bool> ISamplePlaybackDisabler.SamplePlaybackDisabled => SamplePlaybackDisabled;
 
             public Drawable? GetDrawableComponent(ISkinComponentLookup lookup) => source.GetDrawableComponent(lookup);
             public Texture? GetTexture(string componentName, WrapMode wrapModeS, WrapMode wrapModeT) => source.GetTexture(componentName, wrapModeS, wrapModeT);
-            public ISample? GetSample(ISampleInfo sampleInfo) => source.GetSample(sampleInfo);
+            public ISample? GetSample(ISampleInfo sampleInfo) => OverridingSample ?? source.GetSample(sampleInfo);
 
             public IBindable<TValue>? GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(TLookup lookup)
                 where TLookup : notnull