diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 84e88a10be..e167135556 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania/Skinning/ManiaLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using osu.Framework.Audio.Sample;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
 {
@@ -129,6 +132,15 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Mania.Skinning
             return this.GetAnimation(filename, true, true);
         }
 
+        public override SampleChannel GetSample(ISampleInfo sampleInfo)
+        {
+            // layered hit sounds never play in mania
+            if (sampleInfo is ConvertHitObjectParser.LegacyHitSampleInfo legacySample && legacySample.IsLayered)
+                return new SampleChannelVirtual();
+
+            return Source.GetSample(sampleInfo);
+        }
+
         public override IBindable<TValue> GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(TLookup lookup)
         {
             if (lookup is ManiaSkinConfigurationLookup maniaLookup)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinTransformer.cs
index 1131c93288..94a7a32f05 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
+using osu.Game.Rulesets.Objects.Legacy;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
@@ -28,7 +29,17 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
         public Texture GetTexture(string componentName) => Source.GetTexture(componentName);
 
-        public virtual SampleChannel GetSample(ISampleInfo sampleInfo) => Source.GetSample(sampleInfo);
+        public virtual SampleChannel GetSample(ISampleInfo sampleInfo)
+        {
+            if (!(sampleInfo is ConvertHitObjectParser.LegacyHitSampleInfo legacySample))
+                return Source.GetSample(sampleInfo);
+
+            var playLayeredHitSounds = GetConfig<GlobalSkinConfiguration, bool>(GlobalSkinConfiguration.LayeredHitSounds);
+            if (legacySample.IsLayered && playLayeredHitSounds?.Value == false)
+                return new SampleChannelVirtual();
+
+            return Source.GetSample(sampleInfo);
+        }
 
         public abstract IBindable<TValue> GetConfig<TLookup, TValue>(TLookup lookup);
     }