diff --git a/experimental-audio.diff b/experimental-audio.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7697070fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/experimental-audio.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.c b/audio/audio_driver.c
+index 3209354b19..caf10dbed2 100644
+--- a/audio/audio_driver.c
++++ b/audio/audio_driver.c
+@@ -606,7 +606,6 @@ static void audio_driver_flush(const int16_t *data, size_t samples)
+    src_data.data_in                  = audio_driver_input_data;
+    src_data.input_frames             = samples >> 1;
+ 
+-
+    if (audio_driver_dsp)
+    {
+       struct retro_dsp_data dsp_data;
+@@ -722,6 +721,19 @@ void audio_driver_sample(int16_t left, int16_t right)
+    audio_driver_data_ptr = 0;
+ }
+ 
++void audio_driver_menu_sample(void)
++{
++   static unsigned count = 0;
++   audio_driver_output_samples_conv_buf[count++] = 0;
++   audio_driver_output_samples_conv_buf[count++] = 0;
++
++   if (audio_driver_data_ptr < audio_driver_chunk_size)
++      return;
++
++   audio_driver_flush(audio_driver_output_samples_conv_buf,
++         count);
++}
++
+ /**
+  * audio_driver_sample_batch:
+  * @data                 : pointer to audio buffer.
+diff --git a/audio/audio_driver.h b/audio/audio_driver.h
+index 6dfacaa89f..e5c37a344c 100644
+--- a/audio/audio_driver.h
++++ b/audio/audio_driver.h
+@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ bool audio_driver_deinit(void);
+ 
+ bool audio_driver_init(void);
+ 
++void audio_driver_menu_sample(void);
++
+ bool audio_driver_mixer_add_stream(audio_mixer_stream_params_t *params);
+ 
+ enum resampler_quality audio_driver_get_resampler_quality(void);
+diff --git a/menu/menu_driver.c b/menu/menu_driver.c
+index 45580c12f5..894cbf56bc 100644
+--- a/menu/menu_driver.c
++++ b/menu/menu_driver.c
+@@ -1683,8 +1683,10 @@ static void menu_driver_toggle(bool on)
+       /* Stop all rumbling before entering the menu. */
+       command_event(CMD_EVENT_RUMBLE_STOP, NULL);
+ 
++#if 0
+       if (pause_libretro)
+          command_event(CMD_EVENT_AUDIO_STOP, NULL);
++#endif
+ 
+       /* Override keyboard callback to redirect to menu instead.
+        * We'll use this later for something ... */
+@@ -1702,8 +1704,10 @@ static void menu_driver_toggle(bool on)
+       if (!rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_IS_SHUTDOWN, NULL))
+          driver_set_nonblock_state();
+ 
++#if 0
+       if (pause_libretro)
+          command_event(CMD_EVENT_AUDIO_START, NULL);
++#endif
+ 
+       /* Restore libretro keyboard callback. */
+       if (key_event && frontend_key_event)
+diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
+index 537ed82f37..29df4434b0 100644
+--- a/retroarch.c
++++ b/retroarch.c
+@@ -2608,6 +2608,7 @@ static enum runloop_state runloop_check_state(
+ 
+       retro_ctx.poll_cb();
+ 
++
+       {
+          enum menu_action action;
+          bool focused               = false;
+@@ -2627,10 +2628,13 @@ static enum runloop_state runloop_check_state(
+             rarch_menu_running_finished();
+ 
+          if (focused || !runloop_idle)
++         {
+             menu_driver_render(runloop_idle, rarch_is_inited,
+                   (current_core_type == CORE_TYPE_DUMMY)
+                   )
+                ;
++            audio_driver_menu_sample();
++         }
+ 
+          old_input                 = current_input;
+