diff --git a/code/datums/looping_sounds/looping_sound.dm b/code/datums/looping_sounds/looping_sound.dm
index 0051476f2c9..dc6282440ac 100644
--- a/code/datums/looping_sounds/looping_sound.dm
+++ b/code/datums/looping_sounds/looping_sound.dm
@@ -137,4 +137,5 @@
 	mid_length = 80
 	decrease_to_amount = 10
 	decrease_by_amount = 5
+	direct = TRUE
 	channel = CHANNEL_DELTA_ALARM
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preference/preferences.dm
index 8697623348c..7f2bac66fc7 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference/preferences.dm
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(special_role_times, list( //minimum age (in days) for accounts
 		"1017" = 100, // CHANNEL_ENGINE
 		"1016" = 100, // CHANNEL_FIREALARM
 		"1015" = 100, // CHANNEL_ASH_STORM
+		"1014" = 100, // CHANNEL_DELTA_ALARM
 	)
 	/// The volume mixer save timer handle. Used to debounce the DB call to save, to avoid spamming.
 	var/volume_mixer_saving = null
diff --git a/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_volume_mixer.dm b/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_volume_mixer.dm
index 2b853812a47..c9e84373153 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_volume_mixer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preference/preferences_volume_mixer.dm
@@ -50,10 +50,21 @@
 	// Set the volume
 	volume = clamp(volume, 0, 100)
 	volume_mixer["[channel]"] = volume
-	// Update the sound channel
-	var/sound/S = sound(null, channel = channel, volume = volume)
-	S.status = SOUND_UPDATE
-	SEND_SOUND(parent, S)
+	var/sound/S
+	var/channel_already_updated = FALSE
+	// special handling for looping sounds, especially if they're decreasing
+	for(var/datum/looping_sound/D in GLOB.looping_sounds)
+		if(channel == D.channel)
+			S = sound(null, channel = channel, volume = D.volume * volume / 100)
+			S.status = SOUND_UPDATE
+			SEND_SOUND(parent, S)
+			channel_already_updated = TRUE
+
+	if(!channel_already_updated)
+		// Update the currently playing sound to update its volume
+		S = sound(null, channel = channel, volume = volume)
+		S.status = SOUND_UPDATE
+		SEND_SOUND(parent, S)
 	// Save it
 	if(debounce_save)
 		volume_mixer_saving = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(save_volume_mixer)), 3 SECONDS, TIMER_UNIQUE | TIMER_OVERRIDE | TIMER_STOPPABLE)