diff --git a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
index 9d31bc9bba..268328272c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Configuration/OsuConfigManager.cs
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
             Set(OsuSetting.FadePlayfieldWhenHealthLow, true);
             Set(OsuSetting.KeyOverlay, false);
             Set(OsuSetting.PositionalHitSounds, true);
+            Set(OsuSetting.AlwaysPlayFirstComboBreak, true);
             Set(OsuSetting.ScoreMeter, ScoreMeterType.HitErrorBoth);
 
             Set(OsuSetting.FloatingComments, false);
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Configuration
         ShowStoryboard,
         KeyOverlay,
         PositionalHitSounds,
+        AlwaysPlayFirstComboBreak,
         ScoreMeter,
         FloatingComments,
         ShowInterface,
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ComboEffects.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ComboEffects.cs
index 1c4ac921f0..5bcda50399 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ComboEffects.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ComboEffects.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
+using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Scoring;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
@@ -16,27 +17,34 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         private SkinnableSound comboBreakSample;
 
+        private Bindable<bool> alwaysPlay;
+        private bool firstTime = true;
+
         public ComboEffects(ScoreProcessor processor)
         {
             this.processor = processor;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
         {
             InternalChild = comboBreakSample = new SkinnableSound(new SampleInfo("combobreak"));
+            alwaysPlay = config.GetBindable<bool>(OsuSetting.AlwaysPlayFirstComboBreak);
         }
 
         protected override void LoadComplete()
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
-            processor.Combo.BindValueChanged(onComboChange, true);
+            processor.Combo.BindValueChanged(onComboChange);
         }
 
         private void onComboChange(ValueChangedEvent<int> combo)
         {
-            if (combo.NewValue == 0 && combo.OldValue > 20)
+            if (combo.NewValue == 0 && (combo.OldValue > 20 || (alwaysPlay.Value && firstTime)))
+            {
                 comboBreakSample?.Play();
+                firstTime = false;
+            }
         }
     }
 }