diff --git a/CMake/ctr/n3ds_defs.cmake b/CMake/ctr/n3ds_defs.cmake
index eed358494..f7a36127a 100644
--- a/CMake/ctr/n3ds_defs.cmake
+++ b/CMake/ctr/n3ds_defs.cmake
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 set(NONET ON)
 set(USE_SDL1 ON)
 
+# Streaming audio is broken on the 3DS as of 25 Mar 2021:
+# https://github.com/devkitPro/SDL/issues/72
+set(DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC ON)
+set(DISABLE_STREAMING_SOUNDS ON)
+
 #3DS libraries
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${DevilutionX_SOURCE_DIR}/CMake/ctr/modules")
 find_package(CITRO3D REQUIRED)
diff --git a/CMake/switch/switch_defs.cmake b/CMake/switch/switch_defs.cmake
index 2f1b1a86b..ea0fec81b 100644
--- a/CMake/switch/switch_defs.cmake
+++ b/CMake/switch/switch_defs.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 set(NONET ON)
 set(PREFILL_PLAYER_NAME ON)
+
+# Streaming audio is broken on the Switch as of 25 Mar 2021:
+# https://github.com/devkitPro/SDL/issues/72
+set(DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC ON)
+set(DISABLE_STREAMING_SOUNDS ON)
+
 set(JOY_BUTTON_DPAD_LEFT 16)
 set(JOY_BUTTON_DPAD_UP 17)
 set(JOY_BUTTON_DPAD_RIGHT 18)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d465260e0..78a071024 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ option(USE_SDL1 "Use SDL1.2 instead of SDL2" OFF)
 option(NONET "Disable network" OFF)
 option(RUN_TESTS "Build and run tests" OFF)
 option(HELLFIRE "Build hellfire version" OFF)
+
+option(DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC "Disable streaming music (to work around broken platform implementations)" OFF)
+mark_as_advanced(DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC)
+option(DISABLE_STREAMING_SOUNDS "Disable streaming sounds (to work around broken platform implementations)" OFF)
+mark_as_advanced(DISABLE_STREAMING_SOUNDS)
+
 RELEASE_OPTION(CPACK "Configure CPack")
 
 
@@ -462,6 +468,8 @@ foreach(
   def_name
   NONET
   PREFILL_PLAYER_NAME
+  DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC
+  DISABLE_STREAMING_SOUNDS
 )
 if(${def_name})
   list(APPEND def_list ${def_name})
diff --git a/Source/effects.cpp b/Source/effects.cpp
index b4c26322a..c704c3ec5 100644
--- a/Source/effects.cpp
+++ b/Source/effects.cpp
@@ -1084,6 +1084,11 @@ void stream_stop()
 static void stream_play(TSFX *pSFX, int lVolume, int lPan)
 {
 	BOOL success;
+#ifndef DISABLE_STREAMING_SOUNDS
+	constexpr bool kAllowStreaming = true;
+#else
+	constexpr bool kAllowStreaming = false;
+#endif
 
 	assert(pSFX);
 	assert(pSFX->bFlags & sfx_STREAM);
@@ -1093,7 +1098,7 @@ static void stream_play(TSFX *pSFX, int lVolume, int lPan)
 		if (lVolume > VOLUME_MAX)
 			lVolume = VOLUME_MAX;
 		if (pSFX->pSnd == NULL)
-			pSFX->pSnd = sound_file_load(pSFX->pszName, /*stream=*/true);
+			pSFX->pSnd = sound_file_load(pSFX->pszName, kAllowStreaming);
 		pSFX->pSnd->DSB->Play(lVolume, lPan, 0);
 		sgpStreamSFX = pSFX;
 	}
diff --git a/SourceX/sound.cpp b/SourceX/sound.cpp
index bdb74b541..501d1c029 100644
--- a/SourceX/sound.cpp
+++ b/SourceX/sound.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@ namespace {
 
 Mix_Music *music;
 
+#ifdef DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC
+char *musicBuffer;
+
+void FreeMusicBuffer()
+{
+	if (musicBuffer != nullptr) {
+		mem_free_dbg(musicBuffer);
+		musicBuffer = nullptr;
+	}
+}
+#endif // DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC
+
 } // namespace
 
 /* data */
@@ -169,13 +181,18 @@ void snd_init()
 
 void music_stop()
 {
-	if (sghMusic) {
+	if (music != nullptr) {
 		Mix_HaltMusic();
 		Mix_FreeMusic(music);
 		music = NULL;
+#ifndef DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC
 		SFileCloseFile(sghMusic);
 		sghMusic = NULL;
+#endif
 		sgnMusicTrack = NUM_MUSIC;
+#ifdef DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC
+		FreeMusicBuffer();
+#endif
 	}
 }
 
@@ -195,12 +212,30 @@ void music_start(int nTrack)
 		if (!success) {
 			sghMusic = NULL;
 		} else {
-			music = Mix_LoadMUSType_RW(SFileRw_FromStormHandle(sghMusic), MUS_NONE, /*freesrc=*/1);
+#ifndef DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC
+			SDL_RWops *musicRw = SFileRw_FromStormHandle(sghMusic);
+#else
+			int bytestoread = SFileGetFileSize(sghMusic, 0);
+			musicBuffer = (char *)DiabloAllocPtr(bytestoread);
+			SFileReadFile(sghMusic, musicBuffer, bytestoread, NULL, 0);
+			SFileCloseFile(sghMusic);
+			sghMusic = NULL;
+
+			SDL_RWops *musicRw = SDL_RWFromConstMem(musicBuffer, bytestoread);
+			if (musicRw == nullptr)
+				ErrSdl();
+#endif
+			music = Mix_LoadMUSType_RW(musicRw, MUS_NONE, /*freesrc=*/1);
 			if (music == NULL) {
 				SDL_Log("Mix_LoadMUSType_RW: %s", Mix_GetError());
+#ifndef DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC
 				SFileCloseFile(sghMusic);
 				sghMusic = NULL;
+#endif
 				sgnMusicTrack = NUM_MUSIC;
+#ifdef DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC
+				FreeMusicBuffer();
+#endif
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -208,10 +243,15 @@ void music_start(int nTrack)
 			if (Mix_PlayMusic(music, -1) < 0) {
 				SDL_Log("Mix_PlayMusic: %s", Mix_GetError());
 				Mix_FreeMusic(music);
+				music = NULL;
+#ifndef DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC
 				SFileCloseFile(sghMusic);
 				sghMusic = NULL;
-				music = NULL;
+#endif
 				sgnMusicTrack = NUM_MUSIC;
+#ifdef DISABLE_STREAMING_MUSIC
+				FreeMusicBuffer();
+#endif
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -236,7 +276,7 @@ int sound_get_or_set_music_volume(int volume)
 
 	sgOptions.Audio.nMusicVolume = volume;
 
-	if (sghMusic)
+	if (music != nullptr)
 		Mix_VolumeMusic(MIX_MAX_VOLUME - MIX_MAX_VOLUME * volume / VOLUME_MIN);
 
 	return sgOptions.Audio.nMusicVolume;