diff --git a/src/engine/platform/nds.cpp b/src/engine/platform/nds.cpp
index c779e1038..c3976d7db 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/nds.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/platform/nds.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ void DivPlatformNDS::tick(bool sysTick) {
       if ((chan[i].std.phaseReset.val==1) && chan[i].active) {
         chan[i].audPos=0;
         chan[i].setPos=true;
+        if ((rRead8(0x03+i*16)&0x80)==0)
+          chan[i].busy=true;
       }
     }
     if (chan[i].setPos) {
@@ -164,8 +166,8 @@ void DivPlatformNDS::tick(bool sysTick) {
         if (chan[i].freq<0) chan[i].freq=0;
         if (chan[i].freq>65535) chan[i].freq=65535;
         if ((!chan[i].keyOn) && ((rRead8(0x03+i*16)&0x80)==0))
-          chan[i].active=false;
-        ctrl|=(chan[i].active?0x80:0)|((s->isLoopable())?0x08:0x10);
+          chan[i].busy=false;
+        ctrl|=(chan[i].busy?0x80:0)|((s->isLoopable())?0x08:0x10);
         if (chan[i].keyOn) {
           unsigned int start=0;
           int loopStart=0;
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ int DivPlatformNDS::dispatch(DivCommand c) {
         chan[c.chan].note=c.value;
       }
       chan[c.chan].active=true;
+      chan[c.chan].busy=true;
       chan[c.chan].keyOn=true;
       chan[c.chan].macroInit(ins);
       if (!parent->song.brokenOutVol && !chan[c.chan].std.vol.will) {
@@ -297,6 +300,7 @@ int DivPlatformNDS::dispatch(DivCommand c) {
     case DIV_CMD_NOTE_OFF:
       chan[c.chan].sample=-1;
       chan[c.chan].active=false;
+      chan[c.chan].busy=false;
       chan[c.chan].keyOff=true;
       chan[c.chan].macroInit(NULL);
       break;
diff --git a/src/engine/platform/nds.h b/src/engine/platform/nds.h
index 5e2850618..45adc8920 100644
--- a/src/engine/platform/nds.h
+++ b/src/engine/platform/nds.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class DivPlatformNDS: public DivDispatch, public nds_sound_intf {
     unsigned int audPos;
     int sample, wave;
     int panning, duty;
-    bool setPos, pcm;
+    bool setPos, pcm, busy;
     int macroVolMul;
     Channel():
       SharedChannel<int>(127),
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class DivPlatformNDS: public DivDispatch, public nds_sound_intf {
       duty(0),
       setPos(false),
       pcm(false),
+      busy(false),
       macroVolMul(64) {}
   };
   Channel chan[16];