diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e316459e3e4..acb0a16b465 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 - Bugfix: Fixed partially broken filters on Qt 6 builds. (#4702)
 - Bugfix: Fixed some network errors having `0` as their HTTP status. (#4704)
 - Bugfix: Fixed crash that could occurr when closing the usercard too quickly after blocking or unblocking a user. (#4711)
+- Bugfix: Fixed highlights sometimes not working after changing sound device, or switching users in your operating system. (#4729)
 - Bugfix: Fixed key bindings not showing in context menus on Mac. (#4722)
 - Dev: Added command to set Qt's logging filter/rules at runtime (`/c2-set-logging-rules`). (#4637)
 - Dev: Added the ability to see & load custom themes from the Themes directory. No stable promises are made of this feature, changes might be made that breaks custom themes without notice. (#4570)
diff --git a/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.cpp b/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.cpp
index 449bc3c479b..da7871a7950 100644
--- a/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ constexpr const auto NUM_SOUNDS = 4;
 SoundController::SoundController()
     : context(std::make_unique<ma_context>())
     , resourceManager(std::make_unique<ma_resource_manager>())
-    , device(std::make_unique<ma_device>())
     , engine(std::make_unique<ma_engine>())
 {
 }
@@ -66,27 +65,9 @@ void SoundController::initialize(Settings &settings, Paths &paths)
     this->defaultPingData = defaultPingFile.readAll();
 
     /// Initialize a sound device
-    auto deviceConfig = ma_device_config_init(ma_device_type_playback);
-    deviceConfig.playback.pDeviceID = nullptr;
-    deviceConfig.playback.format = this->resourceManager->config.decodedFormat;
-    deviceConfig.playback.channels = 0;
-    deviceConfig.pulse.pStreamNamePlayback = "Chatterino MA";
-    deviceConfig.sampleRate = this->resourceManager->config.decodedSampleRate;
-    deviceConfig.dataCallback = ma_engine_data_callback_internal;
-    deviceConfig.pUserData = this->engine.get();
-
-    result =
-        ma_device_init(this->context.get(), &deviceConfig, this->device.get());
-    if (result != MA_SUCCESS)
+    if (!this->recreateDevice())
     {
-        qCWarning(chatterinoSound) << "Error initializing device:" << result;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    result = ma_device_start(this->device.get());
-    if (result != MA_SUCCESS)
-    {
-        qCWarning(chatterinoSound) << "Error starting device:" << result;
+        qCWarning(chatterinoSound) << "Failed to create the initial device";
         return;
     }
 
@@ -172,7 +153,11 @@ SoundController::~SoundController()
     }
 
     ma_engine_uninit(this->engine.get());
-    ma_device_uninit(this->device.get());
+    if (this->device)
+    {
+        ma_device_uninit(this->device.get());
+        this->device.reset();
+    }
     ma_resource_manager_uninit(this->resourceManager.get());
     ma_context_uninit(this->context.get());
 }
@@ -204,7 +189,12 @@ void SoundController::play(const QUrl &sound)
         {
             qCWarning(chatterinoSound)
                 << "Failed to start the sound device" << result;
-            return;
+
+            if (!this->recreateDevice())
+            {
+                qCWarning(chatterinoSound) << "Failed to recreate device";
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         qCInfo(chatterinoSound) << "Successfully restarted the sound device";
@@ -234,4 +224,44 @@ void SoundController::play(const QUrl &sound)
     }
 }
 
+bool SoundController::recreateDevice()
+{
+    ma_result result{};
+
+    if (this->device)
+    {
+        // Release the previous device first
+        qCDebug(chatterinoSound) << "Uniniting previously created device";
+        ma_device_uninit(this->device.get());
+    }
+
+    this->device = std::make_unique<ma_device>();
+
+    auto deviceConfig = ma_device_config_init(ma_device_type_playback);
+    deviceConfig.playback.pDeviceID = nullptr;
+    deviceConfig.playback.format = this->resourceManager->config.decodedFormat;
+    deviceConfig.playback.channels = 0;
+    deviceConfig.pulse.pStreamNamePlayback = "Chatterino MA";
+    deviceConfig.sampleRate = this->resourceManager->config.decodedSampleRate;
+    deviceConfig.dataCallback = ma_engine_data_callback_internal;
+    deviceConfig.pUserData = this->engine.get();
+
+    result =
+        ma_device_init(this->context.get(), &deviceConfig, this->device.get());
+    if (result != MA_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        qCWarning(chatterinoSound) << "Error initializing device:" << result;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    result = ma_device_start(this->device.get());
+    if (result != MA_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        qCWarning(chatterinoSound) << "Error starting device:" << result;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 }  // namespace chatterino
diff --git a/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.hpp b/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.hpp
index 5591b982f55..fbd3ac87fc2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/sound/SoundController.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class SoundController : public Singleton
     // Used for storing & reusing sounds to be played
     std::unique_ptr<ma_resource_manager> resourceManager;
     // The sound device we're playing sound into
-    std::unique_ptr<ma_device> device;
+    std::unique_ptr<ma_device> device{nullptr};
     // The engine is a high-level API for playing sounds from paths in a simple & efficient-enough manner
     std::unique_ptr<ma_engine> engine;
 
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ class SoundController : public Singleton
 
     bool initialized{false};
 
+    // Recreates the sound device
+    // This is used during initialization, and can also be used if the device
+    // needs to be recreated during playback
+    //
+    // Returns false on failure
+    bool recreateDevice();
+
     friend class Application;
 };