diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/ManiaBeatmapConverter.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/ManiaBeatmapConverter.cs
index 32abf5e7f9..b025ac7992 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/ManiaBeatmapConverter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Beatmaps/ManiaBeatmapConverter.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Types;
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps
                         Duration = endTimeData.Duration,
                         Column = column,
                         Samples = HitObject.Samples,
-                        NodeSamples = (HitObject as IHasRepeats)?.NodeSamples
+                        NodeSamples = (HitObject as IHasRepeats)?.NodeSamples ?? defaultNodeSamples
                     });
                 }
                 else if (HitObject is IHasXPosition)
@@ -254,6 +255,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps
 
                 return pattern;
             }
+
+            /// <remarks>
+            /// osu!mania-specific beatmaps in stable only play samples at the start of the hold note.
+            /// </remarks>
+            private List<IList<HitSampleInfo>> defaultNodeSamples
+                => new List<IList<HitSampleInfo>>
+                {
+                    HitObject.Samples,
+                    new List<HitSampleInfo>()
+                };
         }
     }
 }