diff --git a/alsoft.txt b/alsoft.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f928c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alsoft.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[general]
+sample-type=float32
+stereo-mode=speakers
+stereo-encoding=panpot
+hrtf=false
+cf_level=0
+resampler=fast_bsinc24
+front-stablizer=false
+output-limiter=false
+volume-adjust=0
+[decoder]
+hq-mode=false
+distance-comp=false
+nfc=false
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diff --git a/project.xml b/project.xml
index e5edd833..382ed9f6 100644
--- a/project.xml
+++ b/project.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@
 	<assets path='mods' rename='mods' embed='false'/>
 	<assets path='art/readme.txt' rename='do NOT readme.txt' />
 
+	<!-- OpenAL config -->
+	<section if="desktop">
+		<assets path="alsoft.txt" rename="plugins/alsoft.ini" type="text" if="windows"/>
+		<assets path="alsoft.txt" rename="plugins/alsoft.conf" type="text" unless="windows"/>
+	</section>
+
 	<!-- ______________________________ Haxedefines _____________________________ -->
 
 	<haxeflag name="--macro" value="funkin.backend.system.macros.NewHaxeWarning.warn()" />
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/system/modules/ALSoftConfig.hx b/source/funkin/backend/system/modules/ALSoftConfig.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b1b57a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/system/modules/ALSoftConfig.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package funkin.backend.system.modules;
+
+import haxe.io.Path;
+
+/*
+ * A class that simply points OpenALSoft to a custom configuration file when
+ * the game starts up.
+ *
+ * The config overrides a few global OpenALSoft settings with the aim of
+ * improving audio quality on desktop targets.
+ */
+@:keepInit class ALSoftConfig
+{
+	#if desktop
+	static function __init__():Void
+	{
+		var origin:String = #if hl Sys.getCwd() #else Sys.programPath() #end;
+
+		var configPath:String = Path.directory(Path.withoutExtension(origin));
+		#if windows
+		configPath += "/plugins/alsoft.ini";
+		#elseif mac
+		configPath = Path.directory(configPath) + "/Resources/plugins/alsoft.conf";
+		#else
+		configPath += "/plugins/alsoft.conf";
+		#end
+
+		Sys.putEnv("ALSOFT_CONF", configPath);
+	}
+	#end
+}
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