diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/features.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/features.cpp
index cad95b1c18da..8a932232f8ca 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/features.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/features.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ GameFeatures::GameFeatures(SegManager *segMan, Kernel *kernel) : _segMan(segMan)
 	_usesCdTrack = Common::File::exists("cdaudio.map");
 	if (!ConfMan.getBool("use_cdaudio"))
 		_usesCdTrack = false;
+	_forceDOSTracks = false;
 }
 
 reg_t GameFeatures::getDetectionAddr(const Common::String &objName, Selector slc, int methodNum) {
@@ -642,7 +643,7 @@ MoveCountType GameFeatures::detectMoveCountType() {
 }
 
 bool GameFeatures::useAltWinGMSound() {
-	if (g_sci && g_sci->getPlatform() == Common::kPlatformWindows && g_sci->isCD()) {
+	if (g_sci && g_sci->getPlatform() == Common::kPlatformWindows && g_sci->isCD() && !_forceDOSTracks) {
 		SciGameId id = g_sci->getGameId();
 		return (id == GID_ECOQUEST ||
 				id == GID_JONES ||
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/features.h b/engines/sci/engine/features.h
index 4592c5be9c06..f6bb0b575959 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/features.h
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/features.h
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ class GameFeatures {
 	 */
 	bool useAltWinGMSound();
 
+	/**
+	 * Forces DOS soundtracks in Windows CD versions when the user hasn't
+	 * selected a MIDI output device
+	 */
+	void forceDOSTracks() { _forceDOSTracks = true; }
+
 private:
 	reg_t getDetectionAddr(const Common::String &objName, Selector slc, int methodNum = -1);
 
@@ -137,6 +143,7 @@ class GameFeatures {
 
 	MoveCountType _moveCountType;
 	bool _usesCdTrack;
+	bool _forceDOSTracks;
 
 	SegManager *_segMan;
 	Kernel *_kernel;
diff --git a/engines/sci/sound/music.cpp b/engines/sci/sound/music.cpp
index 09cab75c394d..918b045cb9b0 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sound/music.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/sound/music.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ void SciMusic::init() {
 	uint32 dev = MidiDriver::detectDevice(deviceFlags);
 	_musicType = MidiDriver::getMusicType(dev);
 
+	if (g_sci->_features->useAltWinGMSound() && _musicType != MT_GM) {
+		warning("A Windows CD version with an alternate MIDI soundtrack has been chosen, "
+				"but no MIDI music device has been selected. Reverting to the DOS soundtrack");
+		g_sci->_features->forceDOSTracks();
+	}
+
 	switch (_musicType) {
 	case MT_ADLIB:
 		// FIXME: There's no Amiga sound option, so we hook it up to AdLib