diff --git a/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini b/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
index 103a48af8..7a2b73286 100644
--- a/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
+++ b/UI/data/locale/en-US.ini
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ Basic.Settings.Advanced.Video.ColorRange.Partial="Partial"
 Basic.Settings.Advanced.Video.ColorRange.Full="Full"
 Basic.Settings.Advanced.Audio.MonitoringDevice="Audio Monitoring Device"
 Basic.Settings.Advanced.Audio.MonitoringDevice.Default="Default"
+Basic.Settings.Advanced.Audio.DisableAudioDucking="Disable Windows audio ducking"
 Basic.Settings.Advanced.StreamDelay="Stream Delay"
 Basic.Settings.Advanced.StreamDelay.Duration="Duration (seconds)"
 Basic.Settings.Advanced.StreamDelay.Preserve="Preserve cutoff point (increase delay) when reconnecting"
diff --git a/UI/forms/OBSBasicSettings.ui b/UI/forms/OBSBasicSettings.ui
index 2d467aaf8..00b8afc19 100644
--- a/UI/forms/OBSBasicSettings.ui
+++ b/UI/forms/OBSBasicSettings.ui
@@ -3755,6 +3755,13 @@
                    <item row="0" column="1">
                     <widget class="QComboBox" name="monitoringDevice"/>
                    </item>
+                   <item row="1" column="1">
+                    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="disableAudioDucking">
+                     <property name="text">
+                      <string>Basic.Settings.Advanced.Audio.DisableAudioDucking</string>
+                     </property>
+                    </widget>
+                   </item>
                   </layout>
                  </widget>
                 </item>
diff --git a/UI/obs-app.cpp b/UI/obs-app.cpp
index 098f01e7f..2758b72e5 100644
--- a/UI/obs-app.cpp
+++ b/UI/obs-app.cpp
@@ -410,6 +410,11 @@ bool OBSApp::InitGlobalConfigDefaults()
 	config_set_default_bool(globalConfig, "BasicWindow",
 			"ShowStatusBar", true);
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	config_set_default_bool(globalConfig, "Audio", "DisableAudioDucking",
+			true);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 	config_set_default_bool(globalConfig, "Video", "DisableOSXVSync", true);
 	config_set_default_bool(globalConfig, "Video", "ResetOSXVSyncOnExit",
@@ -733,6 +738,13 @@ OBSApp::OBSApp(int &argc, char **argv, profiler_name_store_t *store)
 
 OBSApp::~OBSApp()
 {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	bool disableAudioDucking = config_get_bool(globalConfig, "Audio",
+			"DisableAudioDucking");
+	if (disableAudioDucking)
+		DisableAudioDucking(false);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 	bool vsyncDiabled = config_get_bool(globalConfig, "Video",
 			"DisableOSXVSync");
@@ -851,6 +863,13 @@ void OBSApp::AppInit()
 	config_set_default_string(globalConfig, "Basic", "SceneCollectionFile",
 			Str("Untitled"));
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	bool disableAudioDucking = config_get_bool(globalConfig, "Audio",
+			"DisableAudioDucking");
+	if (disableAudioDucking)
+		DisableAudioDucking(true);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 	if (config_get_bool(globalConfig, "Video", "DisableOSXVSync"))
 		EnableOSXVSync(false);
diff --git a/UI/platform-windows.cpp b/UI/platform-windows.cpp
index 73863753b..b3ee38d59 100644
--- a/UI/platform-windows.cpp
+++ b/UI/platform-windows.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <shellapi.h>
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #include <Dwmapi.h>
+#include <mmdeviceapi.h>
+#include <audiopolicy.h>
+
+#include <util/windows/HRError.hpp>
+#include <util/windows/ComPtr.hpp>
 
 static inline bool check_path(const char* data, const char *path,
 		string &output)
@@ -216,3 +221,41 @@ void SetWin32DropStyle(QWidget *window)
 	ex_style |= WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES;
 	SetWindowLongPtr(hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE, ex_style);
 }
+
+bool DisableAudioDucking(bool disable)
+{
+	ComPtr<IMMDeviceEnumerator>   devEmum;
+	ComPtr<IMMDevice>             device;
+	ComPtr<IAudioSessionManager2> sessionManager2;
+	ComPtr<IAudioSessionControl>  sessionControl;
+	ComPtr<IAudioSessionControl2> sessionControl2;
+
+	HRESULT result = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(MMDeviceEnumerator),
+			nullptr, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
+			__uuidof(IMMDeviceEnumerator),
+			(void **)&devEmum);
+	if (FAILED(result))
+		return false;
+
+	result = devEmum->GetDefaultAudioEndpoint(eRender, eConsole, &device);
+	if (FAILED(result))
+		return false;
+
+	result = device->Activate(__uuidof(IAudioSessionManager2),
+			CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, nullptr,
+			(void **)&sessionManager2);
+	if (FAILED(result))
+		return false;
+
+	result = sessionManager2->GetAudioSessionControl(nullptr, 0,
+			&sessionControl);
+	if (FAILED(result))
+		return false;
+
+	result = sessionControl->QueryInterface(&sessionControl2);
+	if (FAILED(result))
+		return false;
+
+	result = sessionControl2->SetDuckingPreference(disable);
+	return SUCCEEDED(result);
+}
diff --git a/UI/platform.hpp b/UI/platform.hpp
index 1b1344be5..73ea999af 100644
--- a/UI/platform.hpp
+++ b/UI/platform.hpp
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ uint32_t GetWindowsVersion();
 void SetAeroEnabled(bool enable);
 void SetProcessPriority(const char *priority);
 void SetWin32DropStyle(QWidget *window);
+bool DisableAudioDucking(bool disable);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
diff --git a/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp b/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp
index 928c6de94..6153dbd43 100644
--- a/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp
+++ b/UI/window-basic-settings.cpp
@@ -392,6 +392,9 @@ OBSBasicSettings::OBSBasicSettings(QWidget *parent)
 	HookWidget(ui->resetOSXVSync,        CHECK_CHANGED,  ADV_CHANGED);
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)
 	HookWidget(ui->monitoringDevice,     COMBO_CHANGED,  ADV_CHANGED);
+#endif
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	HookWidget(ui->disableAudioDucking,  CHECK_CHANGED,  ADV_CHANGED);
 #endif
 	HookWidget(ui->filenameFormatting,   EDIT_CHANGED,   ADV_CHANGED);
 	HookWidget(ui->overwriteIfExists,    CHECK_CHANGED,  ADV_CHANGED);
@@ -461,6 +464,7 @@ OBSBasicSettings::OBSBasicSettings(QWidget *parent)
 	delete ui->advancedGeneralGroupBox;
 	delete ui->enableNewSocketLoop;
 	delete ui->enableLowLatencyMode;
+	delete ui->disableAudioDucking;
 	ui->rendererLabel = nullptr;
 	ui->renderer = nullptr;
 	ui->adapterLabel = nullptr;
@@ -470,6 +474,7 @@ OBSBasicSettings::OBSBasicSettings(QWidget *parent)
 	ui->advancedGeneralGroupBox = nullptr;
 	ui->enableNewSocketLoop = nullptr;
 	ui->enableLowLatencyMode = nullptr;
+	ui->disableAudioDucking = nullptr;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef __APPLE__
@@ -2065,6 +2070,10 @@ void OBSBasicSettings::LoadAdvancedSettings()
 	ui->resetOSXVSync->setChecked(resetOSXVSync);
 	ui->resetOSXVSync->setEnabled(disableOSXVSync);
 #elif _WIN32
+	bool disableAudioDucking = config_get_bool(App()->GlobalConfig(),
+			"Audio", "DisableAudioDucking");
+	ui->disableAudioDucking->setChecked(disableAudioDucking);
+
 	const char *processPriority = config_get_string(App()->GlobalConfig(),
 			"General", "ProcessPriority");
 	bool enableNewSocketLoop = config_get_bool(main->Config(), "Output",
@@ -2585,6 +2594,16 @@ void OBSBasicSettings::SaveAdvancedSettings()
 	SaveCombo(ui->monitoringDevice, "Audio", "MonitoringDeviceName");
 	SaveComboData(ui->monitoringDevice, "Audio", "MonitoringDeviceId");
 #endif
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	if (WidgetChanged(ui->disableAudioDucking)) {
+		bool disable = ui->disableAudioDucking->isChecked();
+		config_set_bool(App()->GlobalConfig(),
+				"Audio", "DisableAudioDucking", disable);
+		DisableAudioDucking(disable);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	SaveEdit(ui->filenameFormatting, "Output", "FilenameFormatting");
 	SaveEdit(ui->simpleRBPrefix, "SimpleOutput", "RecRBPrefix");
 	SaveEdit(ui->simpleRBSuffix, "SimpleOutput", "RecRBSuffix");