diff --git a/goal_src/engine/ambient/ambient.gc b/goal_src/engine/ambient/ambient.gc
index 706ebe3892..97e0c5e9a5 100644
--- a/goal_src/engine/ambient/ambient.gc
+++ b/goal_src/engine/ambient/ambient.gc
@@ -514,8 +514,30 @@
              (add-setting! 'music-volume 'rel (-> *setting-control* current music-volume-movie) 0)
              (add-setting! 'sfx-volume 'rel (-> *setting-control* current sfx-volume-movie) 0)
              (add-setting! 'dialog-volume 'rel (-> *setting-control* current dialog-volume-hint) 0)
-             (while (= (current-str-id) s5-2)
-               (suspend)
+             ;; PAL patch here
+             (let ((s5-1 -1)
+                   (s3-1 (-> *display* base-frame-counter))
+                   (s4-4 (-> *display* base-frame-counter))
+                   )
+               (label cfg-27)
+               (let ((v1-36 (current-str-pos gp-2)))
+                 (when (< s5-1 v1-36)
+                   (if (> v1-36 0)
+                       (set! s5-1 v1-36)
+                       )
+                   (set! s3-1 (-> *display* base-frame-counter))
+                   )
+                 (when (not (and (or (< v1-36 0)
+                                     (>= (- (-> *display* base-frame-counter) s3-1) (seconds 3))
+                                     (>= (- (-> *display* base-frame-counter) s4-4) (seconds 60))
+                                     )
+                                 *sound-player-enable*
+                                 )
+                            )
+                   (suspend)
+                   (goto cfg-27)
+                   )
+                 )
                )
              )
             (else
@@ -578,8 +600,30 @@
          (add-setting! 'music-volume 'rel (-> *setting-control* current music-volume-movie) 0)
          (add-setting! 'sfx-volume 'rel (-> *setting-control* current sfx-volume-movie) 0)
          )
-       (while (= (current-str-id) (-> self sound-id))
-         (suspend)
+       ;; PAL patch here
+       (let ((gp-1 -1)
+             (s4-4 (-> *display* base-frame-counter))
+             (s5-4 (-> *display* base-frame-counter))
+             )
+         (label cfg-19)
+         (let ((v1-24 (current-str-pos (-> self sound-id))))
+           (when (< gp-1 v1-24)
+             (if (> v1-24 0)
+                 (set! gp-1 v1-24)
+                 )
+             (set! s4-4 (-> *display* base-frame-counter))
+             )
+           (when (not (and (or (< v1-24 0)
+                               (>= (- (-> *display* base-frame-counter) s4-4) (seconds 3))
+                               (>= (- (-> *display* base-frame-counter) s5-4) (seconds 60))
+                               )
+                           *sound-player-enable*
+                           )
+                      )
+             (suspend)
+             (goto cfg-19)
+             )
+           )
          )
        )
       (else