diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
index 37586ed33a..4883fa2000 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ namespace ESM
     class ESMWriter;
 }
 
-namespace MWSound
-{
-    enum class MusicType;
-}
-
 namespace MWWorld
 {
     class Ptr;
@@ -312,9 +307,6 @@ namespace MWBase
         virtual float getAngleToPlayer(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const = 0;
         virtual MWMechanics::GreetingState getGreetingState(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const = 0;
         virtual bool isTurningToPlayer(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const = 0;
-
-        virtual MWSound::MusicType getMusicType() const = 0;
-        virtual void setMusicType(MWSound::MusicType type) = 0;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
index 9f1412dcbf..5f96a4e095 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ namespace MWBase
         virtual void stopMusic() = 0;
         ///< Stops music if it's playing
 
+        virtual MWSound::MusicType getMusicType() const = 0;
+
         virtual void streamMusic(VFS::Path::NormalizedView filename, MWSound::MusicType type, float fade = 1.f) = 0;
         ///< Play a soundifle
         /// \param filename name of a sound file in the data directory.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp
index fbae24ae1e..50b693fe32 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,13 @@ namespace MWLua
 
         api["isMusicPlaying"] = []() { return MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->isMusicPlaying(); };
 
-        api["stopMusic"] = []() { MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->stopMusic(); };
+        api["stopMusic"] = []() {
+            MWBase::SoundManager* sndMgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager();
+            if (sndMgr->getMusicType() == MWSound::MusicType::MWScript)
+                return;
+
+            sndMgr->stopMusic();
+        };
 
         lua["openmw_ambient"] = LuaUtil::makeReadOnly(api);
         return lua["openmw_ambient"];
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
index e9c34407e8..a3761e1b64 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         , mClassSelected(false)
         , mRaceSelected(false)
         , mAI(true)
-        , mMusicType(MWSound::MusicType::Normal)
     {
         // buildPlayer no longer here, needs to be done explicitly after all subsystems are up and running
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
index 1ef4d9ab19..4b0126cd34 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/mechanicsmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         typedef std::map<ESM::RefId, OwnerMap> StolenItemsMap;
         StolenItemsMap mStolenItems;
 
-        MWSound::MusicType mMusicType;
-
     public:
         void buildPlayer();
         ///< build player according to stored class/race/birthsign information. Will
@@ -245,9 +243,6 @@ namespace MWMechanics
         GreetingState getGreetingState(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const override;
         bool isTurningToPlayer(const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const override;
 
-        MWSound::MusicType getMusicType() const override { return mMusicType; }
-        void setMusicType(MWSound::MusicType type) override { mMusicType = type; }
-
     private:
         bool canCommitCrimeAgainst(const MWWorld::Ptr& victim, const MWWorld::Ptr& attacker);
         bool canReportCrime(
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index 38530d859f..8848948c1e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #include <components/vfs/recursivedirectoryiterator.hpp>
 
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
-#include "../mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/statemanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
@@ -115,6 +114,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         , mOutput(std::make_unique<OpenAL_Output>(*this))
         , mWaterSoundUpdater(makeWaterSoundUpdaterSettings())
         , mSoundBuffers(*mOutput)
+        , mMusicType(MWSound::MusicType::Normal)
         , mListenerUnderwater(false)
         , mListenerPos(0, 0, 0)
         , mListenerDir(1, 0, 0)
@@ -304,13 +304,11 @@ namespace MWSound
 
     void SoundManager::streamMusic(VFS::Path::NormalizedView filename, MusicType type, float fade)
     {
-        const auto mechanicsManager = MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager();
-
         // Can not interrupt scripted music by built-in playlists
-        if (mechanicsManager->getMusicType() == MusicType::MWScript && type != MusicType::MWScript)
+        if (mMusicType == MusicType::MWScript && type != MusicType::MWScript)
             return;
 
-        mechanicsManager->setMusicType(type);
+        mMusicType = type;
         advanceMusic(filename, fade);
     }
 
@@ -1072,6 +1070,8 @@ namespace MWSound
                 streamMusicFull(mNextMusic);
                 mNextMusic = VFS::Path::Normalized();
             }
+            else
+                mMusicType = MusicType::Normal;
         }
         else
         {
@@ -1256,7 +1256,8 @@ namespace MWSound
 
     void SoundManager::clear()
     {
-        SoundManager::stopMusic();
+        stopMusic();
+        mMusicType = MusicType::Normal;
 
         for (SoundMap::value_type& snd : mActiveSounds)
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index 2e38215e14..a5e5b2c45f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         TrackList mActiveTracks;
 
         StreamPtr mMusic;
-        VFS::Path::Normalized mCurrentPlaylist;
+        MusicType mMusicType;
 
         bool mListenerUnderwater;
         osg::Vec3f mListenerPos;
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ namespace MWSound
         void stopMusic() override;
         ///< Stops music if it's playing
 
+        MWSound::MusicType getMusicType() const override { return mMusicType; }
+
         void streamMusic(VFS::Path::NormalizedView filename, MWSound::MusicType type, float fade = 1.f) override;
         ///< Play a soundifle
         /// \param filename name of a sound file in the data directory.