diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/ears/earphones.dm b/code/modules/clothing/ears/earphones.dm
index cb218a74a2c..ec47fdc4041 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/ears/earphones.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/ears/earphones.dm
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
 				to_chat(user, SPAN_WARNING("There's already a music cartridge in there."))
 				..()
 
+/// Ensure we stop playing music when dropped for any reason.
+/obj/item/clothing/ears/earphones/dropped(mob/user)
+	. = ..()
+	StopPlaying()
+
 /obj/item/clothing/ears/earphones/proc/read_music_cartridge(obj/item/music_cartridge/cartridge, mob/user)
 	StopPlaying() // New cartridge in, so clean up our sound token if it hasn't already been for some reason
 
diff --git a/html/changelogs/Bat-EarphoneStop.yml b/html/changelogs/Bat-EarphoneStop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34efc1f01b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/Bat-EarphoneStop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Earphones now automatically stop playing when dropped/thrown/etc. to address a few instances of audio strangeness."