diff --git a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs
index e7bf4f66ee..b98a29aacb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Graphics/UserInterface/OsuMenu.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Audio;
+using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.Color4Extensions;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
@@ -13,6 +16,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
 {
     public class OsuMenu : Menu
     {
+        private Sample sampleOpen;
+        private Sample sampleClose;
+
+        // todo: this shouldn't be required after https://github.com/ppy/osu-framework/issues/4519 is fixed.
+        private bool wasOpened;
+
         public OsuMenu(Direction direction, bool topLevelMenu = false)
             : base(direction, topLevelMenu)
         {
@@ -22,8 +31,30 @@ namespace osu.Game.Graphics.UserInterface
             ItemsContainer.Padding = new MarginPadding(5);
         }
 
-        protected override void AnimateOpen() => this.FadeIn(300, Easing.OutQuint);
-        protected override void AnimateClose() => this.FadeOut(300, Easing.OutQuint);
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(AudioManager audio)
+        {
+            sampleOpen = audio.Samples.Get(@"UI/dropdown-open");
+            sampleClose = audio.Samples.Get(@"UI/dropdown-close");
+        }
+
+        protected override void AnimateOpen()
+        {
+            if (!wasOpened)
+                sampleOpen?.Play();
+
+            this.FadeIn(300, Easing.OutQuint);
+            wasOpened = true;
+        }
+
+        protected override void AnimateClose()
+        {
+            if (wasOpened)
+                sampleClose?.Play();
+
+            this.FadeOut(300, Easing.OutQuint);
+            wasOpened = false;
+        }
 
         protected override void UpdateSize(Vector2 newSize)
         {