diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneStarFountain.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneStarFountain.cs
index 0d981014b8..396d2e9027 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneStarFountain.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Menus/TestSceneStarFountain.cs
@@ -50,30 +50,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Menus
         [Test]
         public void TestGameplay()
         {
+            KiaiGameplayFountains fountains = null!;
+
             AddStep("make fountains", () =>
             {
                 Children = new[]
                 {
-                    new KiaiGameplayFountains.GameplayStarFountain
-                    {
-                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                        Origin = Anchor.BottomLeft,
-                        X = 75,
-                    },
-                    new KiaiGameplayFountains.GameplayStarFountain
-                    {
-                        Anchor = Anchor.BottomRight,
-                        Origin = Anchor.BottomRight,
-                        X = -75,
-                    },
+                    fountains = new KiaiGameplayFountains(),
                 };
             });
 
-            AddStep("activate fountains", () =>
-            {
-                ((StarFountain)Children[0]).Shoot(1);
-                ((StarFountain)Children[1]).Shoot(-1);
-            });
+            AddStep("activate fountains", () => fountains.Shoot());
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/KiaiMenuFountains.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/KiaiMenuFountains.cs
index b57012eaf7..6e0351f922 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/KiaiMenuFountains.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/KiaiMenuFountains.cs
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
-using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
-using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
 {
@@ -20,7 +18,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
         [Resolved]
         private GameHost host { get; set; } = null!;
 
-        private SkinnableSound? sample;
+        private StarFountainSounds sounds = null!;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
@@ -41,7 +39,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                     Origin = Anchor.BottomRight,
                     X = -250,
                 },
-                sample = new SkinnableSound(new SampleInfo("Gameplay/fountain-shoot"))
+                sounds = new StarFountainSounds()
             };
         }
 
@@ -83,9 +81,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
                     break;
             }
 
-            // Don't play SFX when game is in background as it can be a bit noisy.
+            // Don't play SFX when game is in background, as it can be a bit noisy.
             if (host.IsActive.Value)
-                sample?.Play();
+                sounds.Play();
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/StarFountainSounds.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/StarFountainSounds.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..842e718c48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Menu/StarFountainSounds.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// 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.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Framework.Threading;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
+using osu.Game.Skinning;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Screens.Menu
+{
+    public partial class StarFountainSounds : CompositeComponent
+    {
+        private const int shoot_retrigger_delay = 500;
+        private const int loop_fade_duration = 500;
+
+        private double? lastPlayback;
+
+        private SkinnableSound shootSample = null!;
+        private PausableSkinnableSound loopSample = null!;
+
+        private ScheduledDelegate? loopFadeDelegate;
+        private ScheduledDelegate? loopStopDelegate;
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load()
+        {
+            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                shootSample = new SkinnableSound(new SampleInfo("Gameplay/fountain-shoot")),
+                loopSample = new PausableSkinnableSound(new SampleInfo("Gameplay/fountain-loop")) { Looping = true },
+            };
+        }
+
+        public void Play()
+        {
+            loopFadeDelegate?.Cancel();
+            loopStopDelegate?.Cancel();
+
+            try
+            {
+                // Only play 'shootSample' if enough time has passed since last `Play()` call.
+                if (lastPlayback == null || Time.Current - lastPlayback > shoot_retrigger_delay)
+                {
+                    loopSample.Stop();
+                    shootSample.Play();
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                // Only call `Play()` if `loopSample` is not already playing, to prevent restarting the sample each time.
+                if (!loopSample.RequestedPlaying)
+                {
+                    this.TransformBindableTo(loopSample.Volume, 1);
+                    loopSample.Play();
+                }
+
+                // Schedule a volume fadeout, followed by a `Stop()`.
+                loopFadeDelegate = Scheduler.AddDelayed(() =>
+                {
+                    this.TransformBindableTo(loopSample.Volume, 0, loop_fade_duration);
+                    loopStopDelegate = Scheduler.AddDelayed(() => loopSample.Stop(), loop_fade_duration);
+                }, shoot_retrigger_delay);
+            }
+            finally
+            {
+                lastPlayback = Time.Current;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KiaiGameplayFountains.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KiaiGameplayFountains.cs
index 017e66253f..826c60c6cf 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KiaiGameplayFountains.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/KiaiGameplayFountains.cs
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
-using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
-using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         private Bindable<bool> kiaiStarFountains = null!;
 
-        private SkinnableSound? sample;
+        private StarFountainSounds sounds = null!;
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuConfigManager config)
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
                     Origin = Anchor.BottomRight,
                     X = -75,
                 },
-                sample = new SkinnableSound(new SampleInfo("Gameplay/fountain-shoot"))
+                sounds = new StarFountainSounds(),
             };
         }
 
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
             leftFountain.Shoot(1);
             rightFountain.Shoot(-1);
 
-            sample?.Play();
+            sounds.Play();
         }
 
         public partial class GameplayStarFountain : StarFountain
diff --git a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
index 5b5482b3c7..438864f873 100644
--- a/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
+++ b/osu.Game/osu.Game.csproj
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Realm" Version="20.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Framework" Version="2025.313.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Game.Resources" Version="2025.313.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="ppy.osu.Game.Resources" Version="2025.318.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Sentry" Version="5.1.1" />
     <!-- Held back due to 0.34.0 failing AOT compilation on ZstdSharp.dll dependency. -->
     <PackageReference Include="SharpCompress" Version="0.39.0" />