diff --git a/src/android/i_sound.c b/src/android/i_sound.c
index c99f34096..24db3e21d 100644
--- a/src/android/i_sound.c
+++ b/src/android/i_sound.c
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ void I_InitMIDIMusic(void){}
 
 void I_ShutdownMIDIMusic(void){}
 
+INT32 I_RegisterSong(void *data, size_t len)
+{
+        (void)data;
+        (void)len;
+        return -1;
+}
+
 boolean I_PlaySong(INT32 handle, INT32 looping)
 {
         (void)handle;
diff --git a/src/djgppdos/i_sound.c b/src/djgppdos/i_sound.c
index 6fd743aef..dcf64fa69 100644
--- a/src/djgppdos/i_sound.c
+++ b/src/djgppdos/i_sound.c
@@ -423,6 +423,19 @@ void I_ShutdownMusic(void)
 	I_ShutdownDigMusic();
 }
 
+boolean I_PlaySong(INT32 handle, INT32 looping)
+{
+	handle = 0;
+	if (nomidimusic)
+		return false;
+
+	islooping = looping;
+	musicdies = gametic + NEWTICRATE*30;
+	if (play_midi(currsong,looping)==0)
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 void I_PauseSong (INT32 handle)
 {
 	handle = 0;
@@ -473,24 +486,11 @@ void I_UnRegisterSong(INT32 handle)
 	//destroy_midi(currsong);
 }
 
-boolean I_StartDigSong(const char *musicname, INT32 looping)
+INT32 I_RegisterSong(void *data, size_t len)
 {
-	/////////////////
-	// Load the song!
-
-	char *data;
-	size_t len;
-	lumpnum_t lumpnum = W_CheckNumForName(va("D_%s",musicname));
-
-	if (lumpnum == LUMPERROR)
-		return false;
-
-	data = (char *)W_CacheLumpNum(lumpnum, PU_MUSIC);
-	len = W_LumpLength(lumpnum);
-
 	int e = len; //Alam: For error
 	if (nomidimusic)
-		return false;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (memcmp(data,"MThd",4)==0) // support mid file in WAD !!!
 	{
@@ -499,25 +499,24 @@ boolean I_StartDigSong(const char *musicname, INT32 looping)
 	else
 	{
 		CONS_Printf("Music Lump is not a MIDI lump\n");
-		return false;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (currsong==NULL)
 	{
 		CONS_Printf("Not a valid mid file : %d\n",e);
-		return false;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/////////////////
-	// Play the song!
-	handle = 0;
-	if (nomidimusic)
-		return false;
+	return 1;
+}
 
-	islooping = looping;
-	musicdies = gametic + NEWTICRATE*30;
-	if (play_midi(currsong,looping)==0)
-		return true;
+/// \todo Add OGG/MP3 support for dos
+boolean I_StartDigSong(const char *musicname, INT32 looping)
+{
+	musicname = NULL;
+	looping = 0;
+	//CONS_Printf("I_StartDigSong: Not yet supported under DOS.\n");
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dummy/i_sound.c b/src/dummy/i_sound.c
index 6b2ebeab2..89ccc2b6a 100644
--- a/src/dummy/i_sound.c
+++ b/src/dummy/i_sound.c
@@ -83,6 +83,20 @@ void I_InitMIDIMusic(void){}
 
 void I_ShutdownMIDIMusic(void){}
 
+INT32 I_RegisterSong(void *data, size_t len)
+{
+	(void)data;
+	(void)len;
+	return -1;
+}
+
+boolean I_PlaySong(INT32 handle, boolean looping)
+{
+	(void)handle;
+	(void)looping;
+	return false;
+}
+
 void I_StopSong(INT32 handle)
 {
 	(void)handle;
diff --git a/src/s_sound.c b/src/s_sound.c
index b921f733b..6a55523b8 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.c
+++ b/src/s_sound.c
@@ -1308,9 +1308,53 @@ const char *compat_special_music_slots[16] =
 #define music_playing (music_name[0]) // String is empty if no music is playing
 
 static char      music_name[7]; // up to 6-character name
+static lumpnum_t music_lumpnum; // lump number of music (used??)
+static void     *music_data;    // music raw data
+static INT32     music_handle;  // once registered, the handle for the music
 
 static boolean mus_paused     = 0;  // whether songs are mus_paused
 
+static boolean S_MIDIMusic(const char *mname, boolean looping)
+{
+	lumpnum_t mlumpnum;
+	void *mdata;
+	INT32 mhandle;
+
+	if (nomidimusic || music_disabled)
+		return false; // didn't search.
+
+	if (W_CheckNumForName(va("d_%s", mname)) == LUMPERROR)
+		return false;
+	mlumpnum = W_GetNumForName(va("d_%s", mname));
+
+	// load & register it
+	mdata = W_CacheLumpNum(mlumpnum, PU_MUSIC);
+	mhandle = I_RegisterSong(mdata, W_LumpLength(mlumpnum));
+
+#ifdef MUSSERV
+	if (msg_id != -1)
+	{
+		struct musmsg msg_buffer;
+
+		msg_buffer.msg_type = 6;
+		memset(msg_buffer.msg_text, 0, sizeof (msg_buffer.msg_text));
+		sprintf(msg_buffer.msg_text, "d_%s", mname);
+		msgsnd(msg_id, (struct msgbuf*)&msg_buffer, sizeof (msg_buffer.msg_text), IPC_NOWAIT);
+	}
+#endif
+
+	// play it
+	if (!I_PlaySong(mhandle, looping))
+		return false;
+
+	strncpy(music_name, mname, 7);
+	music_name[6] = 0;
+	music_lumpnum = mlumpnum;
+	music_data = mdata;
+	music_handle = mhandle;
+	return true;
+}
+
 static boolean S_DigMusic(const char *mname, boolean looping)
 {
 	if (nodigimusic || digital_disabled)
@@ -1321,6 +1365,9 @@ static boolean S_DigMusic(const char *mname, boolean looping)
 
 	strncpy(music_name, mname, 7);
 	music_name[6] = 0;
+	music_lumpnum = LUMPERROR;
+	music_data = NULL;
+	music_handle = 0;
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1339,7 +1386,7 @@ void S_ChangeMusic(const char *mmusic, UINT16 mflags, boolean looping)
 	if (strncmp(music_name, mmusic, 6))
 	{
 		S_StopMusic(); // shutdown old music
-		if (!S_DigMusic(mmusic, looping))
+		if (!S_DigMusic(mmusic, looping) && !S_MIDIMusic(mmusic, looping))
 		{
 			CONS_Alert(CONS_ERROR, M_GetText("Music lump %.6s not found!\n"), mmusic);
 			return;