diff --git a/Source/options.cpp b/Source/options.cpp
index 9e03df042af..cefe028e867 100644
--- a/Source/options.cpp
+++ b/Source/options.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,17 @@ namespace devilution {
 #define DEFAULT_HEIGHT 480
 #endif
 #ifndef DEFAULT_AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE
+#if defined(_WIN64) || defined(_WIN32)
+// The sound API used by SDL in Windows (WASAPI) isn't great
+// at upsampling from 22050 Hz on some drivers.
+//
+// Upsample ourselves on Windows by default.
+// See https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX/issues/1390
+#define DEFAULT_AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE 48000
+#else
 #define DEFAULT_AUDIO_SAMPLE_RATE 22050
 #endif
+#endif
 #ifndef DEFAULT_AUDIO_CHANNELS
 #define DEFAULT_AUDIO_CHANNELS 2
 #endif