diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs
index 84506739ab..2c85c4809b 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Gameplay/TestSceneStoryboardSamples.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // 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 System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -10,7 +11,12 @@ using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
 using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
+using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
+using osu.Game.Storyboards;
+using osu.Game.Storyboards.Drawables;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Resources;
 using osu.Game.Tests.Visual;
 
@@ -43,6 +49,27 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Gameplay
             AddAssert("sample is non-null", () => channel != null);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void TestSamplePlaybackAtZero()
+        {
+            GameplayClockContainer gameplayContainer = null;
+            DrawableStoryboardSample sample = null;
+
+            AddStep("create container", () =>
+            {
+                Add(gameplayContainer = new GameplayClockContainer(CreateWorkingBeatmap(new OsuRuleset().RulesetInfo), Array.Empty<Mod>(), 0));
+
+                gameplayContainer.Add(sample = new DrawableStoryboardSample(new StoryboardSampleInfo(string.Empty, 0, 1))
+                {
+                    Clock = gameplayContainer.GameplayClock
+                });
+            });
+
+            AddStep("start time", () => gameplayContainer.Start());
+
+            AddUntilStep("sample playback succeeded", () => sample.LifetimeEnd < double.MaxValue);
+        }
+
         private class TestSkin : LegacySkin
         {
             public TestSkin(string resourceName, AudioManager audioManager)