diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
index 3a471acba4..18d17c1317 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/PauseOverlay.cs
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
+using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
+using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Input.Bindings;
 using osu.Game.Localisation;
@@ -31,14 +34,29 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                 OnResume?.Invoke();
         };
 
+        private readonly IBindable<bool> windowActive = new Bindable<bool>(true);
+
+        private float targetVolume => windowActive.Value && State.Value == Visibility.Visible ? 1.0f : 0;
+
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(GameHost? host)
         {
             AddInternal(pauseLoop = new SkinnableSound(new SampleInfo("Gameplay/pause-loop"))
             {
                 Looping = true,
                 Volume = { Value = 0 }
             });
+
+            if (host != null)
+                windowActive.BindTo(host.IsActive);
+        }
+
+        protected override void LoadComplete()
+        {
+            base.LoadComplete();
+
+            // Schedule required because host.IsActive doesn't seem to always run on the update thread.
+            windowActive.BindValueChanged(_ => Schedule(() => pauseLoop.VolumeTo(targetVolume, 1000, Easing.Out)));
         }
 
         public void StopAllSamples()
@@ -53,7 +71,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         {
             base.PopIn();
 
-            pauseLoop.VolumeTo(1.0f, TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.InQuint);
+            pauseLoop.VolumeTo(targetVolume, TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.InQuint);
             pauseLoop.Play();
         }
 
@@ -61,7 +79,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
         {
             base.PopOut();
 
-            pauseLoop.VolumeTo(0, TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuad).Finally(_ => pauseLoop.Stop());
+            pauseLoop.VolumeTo(targetVolume, TRANSITION_DURATION, Easing.OutQuad).Finally(_ => pauseLoop.Stop());
         }
 
         public override bool OnPressed(KeyBindingPressEvent<GlobalAction> e)