diff --git a/engines/sci/sound/music.h b/engines/sci/sound/music.h
index f30d7d5cd3b..3fd988d69da 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sound/music.h
+++ b/engines/sci/sound/music.h
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ private:
 public:
 	void clearPlayList();
 	void pauseAll(bool pause);
+	bool isAllPaused() const { return (_globalPause > 0); }
 	void resetGlobalPauseCounter();
 	void stopAll();
 	void stopAllSamples();
diff --git a/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp b/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp
index 12cc153d9c9..1a8d9b35119 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,11 @@ reg_t SoundCommandParser::kDoSoundPause(EngineState *s, int argc, reg_t *argv) {
 		(_soundVersion < SCI_VERSION_2 && !obj.getSegment()) ||
 		(_soundVersion >= SCI_VERSION_2 && obj.isNull())
 	) {
-		_music->pauseAll(shouldPause);
+		// Don't unpause here, if the sound is already unpaused. The negative global pause counter
+		// that we introduced to accomodate our special needs during GMM save/load and autosave
+		// operations is not meant to be used here and will cause glitches.
+		if (_music->isAllPaused() || shouldPause)
+			_music->pauseAll(shouldPause);
 #ifdef ENABLE_SCI32
 		if (_soundVersion >= SCI_VERSION_2_1_EARLY) {
 			if (shouldPause) {