diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplaySamplePlayback.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplaySamplePlayback.cs
index ae2bc60fc6..815cc09448 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplaySamplePlayback.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneGameplaySamplePlayback.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Objects.Drawables;
diff --git a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSkinnableSound.cs b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSkinnableSound.cs
index 64afe1235b..31abcb6748 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSkinnableSound.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Tests/Visual/Gameplay/TestSceneSkinnableSound.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.OpenGL.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Testing;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
-using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Tests.Visual.Gameplay
         }
 
         [Cached(typeof(ISkinSource))]
-        [Cached(typeof(ISamplePlaybackDisabler))]
         private class TestSkinSourceContainer : Container, ISkinSource, ISamplePlaybackDisabler
         {
             [Resolved]
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ISamplePlaybackDisabler.cs b/osu.Game/Audio/ISamplePlaybackDisabler.cs
similarity index 72%
rename from osu.Game/Screens/Play/ISamplePlaybackDisabler.cs
rename to osu.Game/Audio/ISamplePlaybackDisabler.cs
index 6b37021fe6..4167316780 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/ISamplePlaybackDisabler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Audio/ISamplePlaybackDisabler.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Game.Skinning;
 
-namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
+namespace osu.Game.Audio
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Allows a component to disable sample playback dynamically as required.
-    /// Handled by <see cref="PausableSkinnableSound"/>.
+    /// Automatically handled by <see cref="PausableSkinnableSound"/>.
+    /// May also be manually handled locally to particular components.
     /// </summary>
+    [Cached]
     public interface ISamplePlaybackDisabler
     {
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModPanel.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModPanel.cs
index f2a97da3b2..4c4951307d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModPanel.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModPanel.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
+#nullable enable
+
 using System;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Audio;
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Shapes;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Sprites;
@@ -21,8 +24,6 @@ using osu.Game.Rulesets.UI;
 using osuTK;
 using osuTK.Input;
 
-#nullable enable
-
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 {
     public class ModPanel : OsuClickableContainer
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 
         private Colour4 activeColour;
 
+        private readonly Bindable<bool> samplePlaybackDisabled = new BindableBool();
         private Sample? sampleOff;
         private Sample? sampleOn;
 
@@ -139,13 +141,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
             Action = Active.Toggle;
         }
 
-        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(AudioManager audio, OsuColour colours)
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
+        private void load(AudioManager audio, OsuColour colours, ISamplePlaybackDisabler? samplePlaybackDisabler)
         {
             sampleOn = audio.Samples.Get(@"UI/check-on");
             sampleOff = audio.Samples.Get(@"UI/check-off");
 
             activeColour = colours.ForModType(Mod.Type);
+
+            if (samplePlaybackDisabler != null)
+                ((IBindable<bool>)samplePlaybackDisabled).BindTo(samplePlaybackDisabler.SamplePlaybackDisabled);
         }
 
         protected override HoverSounds CreateHoverSounds(HoverSampleSet sampleSet) => new HoverSounds(sampleSet);
@@ -166,6 +171,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 
         private void playStateChangeSamples()
         {
+            if (samplePlaybackDisabled.Value)
+                return;
+
             if (Active.Value)
                 sampleOn?.Play();
             else
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs
index 5ec667bd90..4e87b5955a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Mods/ModSelectScreen.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Layout;
 using osu.Framework.Lists;
 using osu.Framework.Utils;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ using osuTK.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 {
-    public abstract class ModSelectScreen : ShearedOverlayContainer
+    public abstract class ModSelectScreen : ShearedOverlayContainer, ISamplePlaybackDisabler
     {
         protected const int BUTTON_WIDTH = 200;
 
@@ -188,6 +189,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
         {
             base.LoadComplete();
 
+            State.BindValueChanged(_ => samplePlaybackDisabled.Value = State.Value == Visibility.Hidden, true);
+
             ((IBindable<IReadOnlyList<Mod>>)modSettingsArea.SelectedMods).BindTo(SelectedMods);
 
             SelectedMods.BindValueChanged(val =>
@@ -430,6 +433,13 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Mods
 
         #endregion
 
+        #region Sample playback control
+
+        private readonly Bindable<bool> samplePlaybackDisabled = new BindableBool(true);
+        IBindable<bool> ISamplePlaybackDisabler.SamplePlaybackDisabled => samplePlaybackDisabled;
+
+        #endregion
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Manages horizontal scrolling of mod columns, along with the "active" states of each column based on visibility.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
index 3fde033587..947c184009 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Edit/Editor.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Database;
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ using osuTK.Input;
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Edit
 {
     [Cached(typeof(IBeatSnapProvider))]
-    [Cached(typeof(ISamplePlaybackDisabler))]
     [Cached]
     public class Editor : ScreenWithBeatmapBackground, IKeyBindingHandler<GlobalAction>, IKeyBindingHandler<PlatformAction>, IBeatSnapProvider, ISamplePlaybackDisabler
     {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
index ae3eb1ed8b..51c1e6b43b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/Player.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using osu.Framework.Input.Events;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
+using osu.Game.Audio;
 using osu.Game.Beatmaps;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Graphics.Containers;
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ using osuTK.Graphics;
 namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 {
     [Cached]
-    [Cached(typeof(ISamplePlaybackDisabler))]
     public abstract class Player : ScreenWithBeatmapBackground, ISamplePlaybackDisabler, ILocalUserPlayInfo
     {
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/PausableSkinnableSound.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/PausableSkinnableSound.cs
index 10b8c47028..b34351d4e7 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/PausableSkinnableSound.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/PausableSkinnableSound.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Bindables;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.Audio;
-using osu.Game.Screens.Play;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {