diff --git a/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeAudioSource.hx b/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeAudioSource.hx
index ab85e0e002..68d97c1893 100644
--- a/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeAudioSource.hx
+++ b/src/lime/_internal/backend/native/NativeAudioSource.hx
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ class NativeAudioSource
 	#end
 	private static var STREAM_TIMER_FREQUENCY = 100;
 
+	#if lime_openalsoft
+	private static var hasDirectChannelsExt:Null<Bool>;
+	#end
+
 	private var buffers:Array<ALBuffer>;
 	private var bufferTimeBlocks:Array<Float>;
 	private var completed:Bool;
@@ -136,6 +140,18 @@ class NativeAudioSource
 			}
 		}
 
+		#if lime_openalsoft
+		if (hasDirectChannelsExt == null)
+		{
+			hasDirectChannelsExt = AL.isExtensionPresent("AL_SOFT_direct_channels") && AL.isExtensionPresent("AL_SOFT_direct_channels_remix");
+		}
+
+		if (hasDirectChannelsExt)
+		{
+			AL.sourcei(handle, AL.DIRECT_CHANNELS_SOFT, AL.REMIX_UNMATCHED_SOFT);
+		}
+		#end
+
 		samples = Std.int((dataLength * 8.0) / (parent.buffer.channels * parent.buffer.bitsPerSample));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lime/media/openal/AL.hx b/src/lime/media/openal/AL.hx
index f1bcdb7a33..4d34f36f4c 100644
--- a/src/lime/media/openal/AL.hx
+++ b/src/lime/media/openal/AL.hx
@@ -233,6 +233,13 @@ class AL
 	public static inline var FILTER_LOWPASS:Int = 0x0001;
 	public static inline var FILTER_HIGHPASS:Int = 0x0002;
 	public static inline var FILTER_BANDPASS:Int = 0x0003;
+	#if lime_openalsoft
+	/* AL_SOFT_direct_channels extension */
+	public static inline var DIRECT_CHANNELS_SOFT:Int = 0x1033;
+	/* AL_SOFT_direct_channels_remix extension */
+	public static inline var DROP_UNMATCHED_SOFT:Int = 0x0001;
+	public static inline var REMIX_UNMATCHED_SOFT:Int = 0x0002;
+	#end
 
 	public static function removeDirectFilter(source:ALSource)
 	{