diff --git a/src/p_setup.cpp b/src/p_setup.cpp
index 42b3482bf..8e4ce19f4 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/p_setup.cpp
@@ -8236,6 +8236,11 @@ void P_ResetLevelMusic(void)
 	mapmusrng = idx;
 }
 
+boolean P_UseContinuousLevelMusic(void)
+{
+	return (gametyperules & GTR_NOPOSITION) || modeattacking != ATTACKING_NONE;
+}
+
 void P_LoadLevelMusic(void)
 {
 	mapheader_t* mapheader = mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1];
@@ -8246,7 +8251,7 @@ void P_LoadLevelMusic(void)
 		music = mapheader->musname[mapmusrng];
 	}
 
-	if (gametyperules & GTR_NOPOSITION || modeattacking != ATTACKING_NONE)
+	if (P_UseContinuousLevelMusic())
 	{
 		if (!stricmp(Music_Song("level_nosync"), music))
 		{
diff --git a/src/p_setup.h b/src/p_setup.h
index e07b9c179..3f09939e5 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.h
+++ b/src/p_setup.h
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ extern mapthing_t *mapthings;
 void P_SetupLevelSky(const char *skytexname, boolean global);
 void P_RespawnThings(void);
 void P_ResetLevelMusic(void);
+boolean P_UseContinuousLevelMusic(void);
 void P_LoadLevelMusic(void);
 boolean P_LoadLevel(boolean fromnetsave, boolean reloadinggamestate);
 void P_PostLoadLevel(void);
diff --git a/src/p_tick.c b/src/p_tick.c
index bc78f291a..c797e70df 100644
--- a/src/p_tick.c
+++ b/src/p_tick.c
@@ -824,6 +824,15 @@ static void P_TickMusicFade(void)
 	g_musicfade.ticked = true;
 }
 
+static void P_StartLevelMusic(void)
+{
+	if (!Music_Playing("level_nosync"))
+	{
+		// Do not stop level_nosync
+		Music_Play(P_UseContinuousLevelMusic() ? "level_nosync" : "level");
+	}
+}
+
 //
 // P_Ticker
 //
@@ -1024,7 +1033,7 @@ void P_Ticker(boolean run)
 			// Bosses have a punchy start, so no position.
 			if (leveltime == 1)
 			{
-				Music_Play("level");
+				P_StartLevelMusic();
 			}
 		}
 		else if (leveltime < starttime + TICRATE)
@@ -1032,11 +1041,7 @@ void P_Ticker(boolean run)
 			if (leveltime == (starttime + (TICRATE/2)))
 			{
 				// Plays the music after the starting countdown.
-				if (!Music_Playing("level_nosync"))
-				{
-					// Do not stop level_nosync
-					Music_Play((gametyperules & GTR_NOPOSITION) ? "level_nosync" : "level");
-				}
+				P_StartLevelMusic();
 			}
 			else if (starttime != introtime)
 			{
@@ -1065,9 +1070,9 @@ void P_Ticker(boolean run)
 
 		if (modeattacking != ATTACKING_NONE)
 		{
-			if (leveltime == 4 && !Music_Playing("level_nosync"))
+			if (leveltime == 4)
 			{
-				Music_Play("level_nosync");
+				P_StartLevelMusic();
 			}
 		}