diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f3fcc3291..c9f23a26c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     Bug #4876: AI ratings handling inconsistencies
     Bug #4877: Startup script executes only on a new game start
     Bug #4888: Global variable stray explicit reference calls break script compilation
+    Bug #4896: Title screen music doesn't loop
     Bug #4911: Editor: QOpenGLContext::swapBuffers() warning with Qt5
     Bug #4916: Specular power (shininess) material parameter is ignored when shaders are used.
     Feature #2229: Improve pathfinding AI
diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 4fae3061a7..b317c8b405 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -706,16 +706,10 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
     {
         // start in main menu
         mEnvironment.getWindowManager()->pushGuiMode (MWGui::GM_MainMenu);
-        try
-        {
-            // Is there an ini setting for this filename or something?
-            mEnvironment.getSoundManager()->streamMusic("Special/morrowind title.mp3");
-
-            std::string logo = mFallbackMap["Movies_Morrowind_Logo"];
-            if (!logo.empty())
-                mEnvironment.getWindowManager()->playVideo(logo, true);
-        }
-        catch (...) {}
+        mEnvironment.getSoundManager()->playTitleMusic();
+        std::string logo = mFallbackMap["Movies_Morrowind_Logo"];
+        if (!logo.empty())
+            mEnvironment.getWindowManager()->playVideo(logo, true);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
index 2b3cf1f0df..bad80d6bd3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ namespace MWBase
             ///< Start playing music from the selected folder
             /// \param name of the folder that contains the playlist
 
+            virtual void playTitleMusic() = 0;
+            ///< Start playing title music
+
             virtual void say(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference, const std::string& filename) = 0;
             ///< Make an actor say some text.
             /// \param filename name of a sound file in "Sound/" in the data directory.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index 7b722a8352..ae2c25eade 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -471,6 +471,36 @@ namespace MWSound
         startRandomTitle();
     }
 
+    void SoundManager::playTitleMusic()
+    {
+        if (mCurrentPlaylist == "Title")
+            return;
+
+        if (mMusicFiles.find("Title") == mMusicFiles.end())
+        {
+            std::vector<std::string> filelist;
+            const std::map<std::string, VFS::File*>& index = mVFS->getIndex();
+            // Is there an ini setting for this filename or something?
+            std::string filename = "music/special/morrowind title.mp3";
+            auto found = index.find(filename);
+            if (found != index.end())
+            {
+                filelist.emplace_back(found->first);
+                mMusicFiles["Title"] = filelist;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Log(Debug::Warning) << "Title music not found";
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (mMusicFiles["Title"].empty())
+            return;
+
+        mCurrentPlaylist = "Title";
+        startRandomTitle();
+    }
 
     void SoundManager::say(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr, const std::string &filename)
     {
@@ -1122,10 +1152,10 @@ namespace MWSound
         if(!mOutput->isInitialized())
             return;
 
+        updateSounds(duration);
         if (MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->getState()!=
             MWBase::StateManager::State_NoGame)
         {
-            updateSounds(duration);
             updateRegionSound(duration);
             updateWaterSound(duration);
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index d8a4cfc8cc..9878e924ab 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ namespace MWSound
         ///< Start playing music from the selected folder
         /// \param name of the folder that contains the playlist
 
+        virtual void playTitleMusic();
+        ///< Start playing title music
+
         virtual void say(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference, const std::string& filename);
         ///< Make an actor say some text.
         /// \param filename name of a sound file in "Sound/" in the data directory.