diff --git a/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c b/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
index 65445dabe..80795257d 100644
--- a/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
+++ b/src/audio/wasapi/SDL_wasapi.c
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ WASAPI_PrepDevice(_THIS, const SDL_bool updatestream)
     SDL_AudioFormat wasapi_format = 0;
     SDL_bool valid_format = SDL_FALSE;
     HRESULT ret = S_OK;
+    DWORD streamflags = 0;
 
     SDL_assert(client != NULL);
 
@@ -548,9 +549,7 @@ WASAPI_PrepDevice(_THIS, const SDL_bool updatestream)
     SDL_assert(waveformat != NULL);
     this->hidden->waveformat = waveformat;
 
-    /* WASAPI will not do any conversion on our behalf. Force channels and sample rate. */
     this->spec.channels = (Uint8) waveformat->nChannels;
-    this->spec.freq = waveformat->nSamplesPerSec;
 
     /* Make sure we have a valid format that we can convert to whatever WASAPI wants. */
     if ((waveformat->wFormatTag == WAVE_FORMAT_IEEE_FLOAT) && (waveformat->wBitsPerSample == 32)) {
@@ -588,7 +587,21 @@ WASAPI_PrepDevice(_THIS, const SDL_bool updatestream)
         return WIN_SetErrorFromHRESULT("WASAPI can't determine minimum device period", ret);
     }
 
-    ret = IAudioClient_Initialize(client, sharemode, AUDCLNT_STREAMFLAGS_EVENTCALLBACK, duration, sharemode == AUDCLNT_SHAREMODE_SHARED ? 0 : duration, waveformat, NULL);
+    /* favor WASAPI's resampler over our own, in Win7+. */
+    if (this->spec.freq != waveformat->nSamplesPerSec) {
+        /* RATEADJUST only works with output devices in share mode, and is available in Win7 and later.*/
+        if (WIN_IsWindows7OrGreater() && !this->iscapture && (sharemode == AUDCLNT_SHAREMODE_SHARED)) {
+            streamflags |= AUDCLNT_STREAMFLAGS_RATEADJUST;
+            waveformat->nSamplesPerSec = this->spec.freq;
+            waveformat->nAvgBytesPerSec = waveformat->nSamplesPerSec * waveformat->nChannels * (waveformat->wBitsPerSample / 8);
+        }
+        else {
+            this->spec.freq = waveformat->nSamplesPerSec;  /* force sampling rate so our resampler kicks in. */
+        }
+    }
+
+    streamflags |= AUDCLNT_STREAMFLAGS_EVENTCALLBACK;
+    ret = IAudioClient_Initialize(client, sharemode, streamflags, duration, sharemode == AUDCLNT_SHAREMODE_SHARED ? 0 : duration, waveformat, NULL);
     if (FAILED(ret)) {
         return WIN_SetErrorFromHRESULT("WASAPI can't initialize audio client", ret);
     }