diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs
index ba31816a07..a17a052b97 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultSkin.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
     public class DefaultSkin : Skin
     {
+        private readonly IStorageResourceProvider resources;
+
         public DefaultSkin(IStorageResourceProvider resources)
             : this(SkinInfo.Default, resources)
         {
@@ -31,12 +33,23 @@ public DefaultSkin(IStorageResourceProvider resources)
         public DefaultSkin(SkinInfo skin, IStorageResourceProvider resources)
             : base(skin, resources)
         {
+            this.resources = resources;
             Configuration = new DefaultSkinConfiguration();
         }
 
         public override Texture GetTexture(string componentName, WrapMode wrapModeS, WrapMode wrapModeT) => null;
 
-        public override ISample GetSample(ISampleInfo sampleInfo) => null;
+        public override ISample GetSample(ISampleInfo sampleInfo)
+        {
+            foreach (var lookup in sampleInfo.LookupNames)
+            {
+                var sample = resources.AudioManager.Samples.Get(lookup);
+                if (sample != null)
+                    return sample;
+            }
+
+            return null;
+        }
 
         public override Drawable GetDrawableComponent(ISkinComponent component)
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
index 5793edda30..66c776d32d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinManager.cs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class SkinManager : ArchiveModelManager<SkinInfo, SkinFileInfo>, ISkinSou
 
         private readonly IResourceStore<byte[]> legacyDefaultResources;
 
-        public readonly Bindable<Skin> CurrentSkin = new Bindable<Skin>(new DefaultSkin(null));
+        public readonly Bindable<Skin> CurrentSkin = new Bindable<Skin>();
         public readonly Bindable<SkinInfo> CurrentSkinInfo = new Bindable<SkinInfo>(SkinInfo.Default) { Default = SkinInfo.Default };
 
         public override IEnumerable<string> HandledExtensions => new[] { ".osk" };
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public SkinManager(Storage storage, DatabaseContextFactory contextFactory, GameH
 
             this.legacyDefaultResources = legacyDefaultResources;
 
+            CurrentSkin.Value = new DefaultSkin(this);
+
             CurrentSkinInfo.ValueChanged += skin => CurrentSkin.Value = GetSkin(skin.NewValue);
             CurrentSkin.ValueChanged += skin =>
             {