diff --git a/engine/client/snd_al.c b/engine/client/snd_al.c
index 6b72e231a..bdace0239 100644
--- a/engine/client/snd_al.c
+++ b/engine/client/snd_al.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ static void OpenAL_ChannelUpdate(soundcardinfo_t *sc, channel_t *chan, chanupdat
 
 	if (schanged)
 	{
-		if (schanged == CUR_UPDATE && chan->pos)
+		if (schanged & CUR_OFFSET && chan->pos)
 		{	//complex update, but not restart. pos contains an offset, rather than an absolute time.
 			palSourcei(src, AL_SAMPLE_OFFSET, (chan->pos>>PITCHSHIFT));
 		}
diff --git a/engine/client/snd_dma.c b/engine/client/snd_dma.c
index 2cdeb9a6a..812552859 100644
--- a/engine/client/snd_dma.c
+++ b/engine/client/snd_dma.c
@@ -2900,6 +2900,9 @@ static void S_UpdateSoundCard(soundcardinfo_t *sc, qboolean updateonly, channel_
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (timeoffset != 0.0)
+		chanupdatetype |= CUR_OFFSET;
+
 	if (!ratemul)	//rate of 0
 		ratemul = 1;
 	ratemul *= snd_playbackrate.value;
@@ -2913,6 +2916,7 @@ static void S_UpdateSoundCard(soundcardinfo_t *sc, qboolean updateonly, channel_
 // spatialize
 	if (target_chan->sfx != sfx)
 		chanupdatetype |= CUR_SOUNDCHANGE;
+
 	memset (target_chan, 0, sizeof(*target_chan));
 	if (!origin)
 	{
diff --git a/engine/client/sound.h b/engine/client/sound.h
index 1f75f1ecd..ff6d07a0d 100644
--- a/engine/client/sound.h
+++ b/engine/client/sound.h
@@ -346,10 +346,11 @@ extern sounddriver pAHI_InitCard;
 
 typedef enum
 {
-	CUR_SPACIALISEONLY	= 0,	//for ticking over, respacialising, etc
-	CUR_UPDATE			= (1u<<1),			//flags/rate/offset changed without changing the sound itself
+	CUR_SPACIALISEONLY	= 0,			//for ticking over, respacialising, etc
+	CUR_UPDATE			= (1u<<1),		//flags/rate changed without changing the sound itself
 	CUR_SOUNDCHANGE		= (1u<<2),		//the audio file changed too. reset everything.
-	CUR_EVERYTHING		= CUR_UPDATE|CUR_SOUNDCHANGE
+	CUR_OFFSET			= (1u<<3),
+	CUR_EVERYTHING		= CUR_UPDATE|CUR_SOUNDCHANGE|CUR_OFFSET
 } chanupdatereason_t;
 
 struct soundcardinfo_s { //windows has one defined AFTER directsound