diff --git a/src/dos/cdrom_image.cpp b/src/dos/cdrom_image.cpp
index e85a5e80..f1dd9792 100644
--- a/src/dos/cdrom_image.cpp
+++ b/src/dos/cdrom_image.cpp
@@ -227,11 +227,19 @@ bool CDROM_Interface_Image::GetMediaTrayStatus(bool& mediaPresent, bool& mediaCh
 
 bool CDROM_Interface_Image::PlayAudioSector(unsigned long start,unsigned long len)
 {
+	// We might want to do some more checks. E.g valid start and length
 	SDL_mutexP(player.mutex);
 	player.cd = this;
 	player.currFrame = start;
 	player.targetFrame = start + len;
-	player.isPlaying = true;
+	int track = GetTrack(start) - 1;
+	if(track >= 0 && tracks[track].attr == 0x40) {
+		LOG(LOG_MISC,LOG_WARN)("Game tries to play the data track. Not doing this");
+		player.isPlaying = false;
+		//Unclear wether return false should be here. 
+		//specs say that this function returns at once and games should check the status wether the audio is actually playing
+		//Real drives either fail or succeed as well
+	} else player.isPlaying = true;
 	player.isPaused = false;
 	SDL_mutexV(player.mutex);
 	return true;
@@ -239,6 +247,7 @@ bool CDROM_Interface_Image::PlayAudioSector(unsigned long start,unsigned long le
 
 bool CDROM_Interface_Image::PauseAudio(bool resume)
 {
+	if (!player.isPlaying) return false;
 	player.isPaused = !resume;
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/dos/cdrom_ioctl_win32.cpp b/src/dos/cdrom_ioctl_win32.cpp
index 0f60cfb8..60d9d3c6 100644
--- a/src/dos/cdrom_ioctl_win32.cpp
+++ b/src/dos/cdrom_ioctl_win32.cpp
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ bool CDROM_Interface_Ioctl::PauseAudio(bool resume) {
 		return false;
 	}
 	if (use_dxplay) {
+		if (!player.isPlaying) return false;
 		player.isPaused = !resume;
 		return true;
 	}