diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/MusicInfo.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/MusicInfo.cs
index d8568ac898..68ee8c63f7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/MusicInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/MusicInfo.cs
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.GameRules
 {
 	public class MusicInfo
 	{
-		public readonly string Filename = null;
-		public readonly string Title = null;
+		public readonly string Filename;
+		public readonly string Title;
+		public readonly bool Hidden;
+
 		public int Length { get; private set; } // seconds
 		public bool Exists { get; private set; }
 
@@ -25,17 +27,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.GameRules
 			Title = value.Value;
 
 			var nd = value.ToDictionary();
+			if (nd.ContainsKey("Hidden"))
+				bool.TryParse(nd["Hidden"].Value, out Hidden);
+
 			var ext = nd.ContainsKey("Extension") ? nd["Extension"].Value : "aud";
 			Filename = (nd.ContainsKey("Filename") ? nd["Filename"].Value : key) + "." + ext;
+
 			if (!GlobalFileSystem.Exists(Filename))
 				return;
 
 			Exists = true;
 			using (var s = GlobalFileSystem.Open(Filename))
+			{
 				if (Filename.ToLowerInvariant().EndsWith("wav"))
 					Length = (int)WavLoader.WaveLength(s);
 				else
 					Length = (int)AudLoader.SoundLength(s);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public void Reload()
@@ -45,10 +53,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.GameRules
 
 			Exists = true;
 			using (var s = GlobalFileSystem.Open(Filename))
+			{
 				if (Filename.ToLowerInvariant().EndsWith("wav"))
 					Length = (int)WavLoader.WaveLength(s);
 				else
 					Length = (int)AudLoader.SoundLength(s);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/MusicPlaylist.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/MusicPlaylist.cs
index babef06050..eb7c3f353c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/MusicPlaylist.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/World/MusicPlaylist.cs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 		readonly MusicInfo[] random;
 		readonly MusicInfo[] playlist;
 
+		public readonly bool IsMusicInstalled;
 		public readonly bool IsMusicAvailable;
 		public bool CurrentSongIsBackground { get; private set; }
 
@@ -52,13 +53,17 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 			this.info = info;
 			this.world = world;
 
-			IsMusicAvailable = world.Map.Rules.InstalledMusic.Any();
-
-			playlist = world.Map.Rules.InstalledMusic.Select(a => a.Value).ToArray();
-
-			if (!IsMusicAvailable)
+			IsMusicInstalled = world.Map.Rules.InstalledMusic.Any();
+			if (!IsMusicInstalled)
 				return;
 
+			playlist = world.Map.Rules.InstalledMusic
+				.Where(a => !a.Value.Hidden)
+				.Select(a => a.Value)
+				.ToArray();
+
+			IsMusicAvailable = playlist.Any();
+
 			random = playlist.Shuffle(Game.CosmeticRandom).ToArray();
 
 			// Always start with a random song
@@ -100,9 +105,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 
 		public void GameOver(World world)
 		{
-			if (!IsMusicAvailable)
-				return;
-
 			if (world.LocalPlayer != null && world.LocalPlayer.WinState == WinState.Won)
 			{
 				if (SongExists(info.VictoryMusic))
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 
 		void Play()
 		{
-			if (!SongExists(currentSong) || !IsMusicAvailable)
+			if (!SongExists(currentSong))
 				return;
 
 			Sound.PlayMusicThen(currentSong, () =>
@@ -139,7 +141,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 
 		public void Play(MusicInfo music)
 		{
-			if (music == null || !IsMusicAvailable)
+			if (music == null)
 				return;
 
 			currentSong = music;
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 
 		public void Play(MusicInfo music, Action onComplete)
 		{
-			if (music == null || !IsMusicAvailable)
+			if (music == null)
 				return;
 
 			currentSong = music;