diff --git a/src/output.cpp b/src/output.cpp
index f90a0d2..d09a32c 100644
--- a/src/output.cpp
+++ b/src/output.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ static int open_file(file_data* fdata, mix_modes mixmode, int is_audio) {
         } else {
             debug_print("Writing to %s\n", fdata->file_path_tmp.c_str());
         }
+        if (is_audio) { //insert some silence at the beginning of a new file
+            LameTone lt_silence(mixmode, 50);
+            int r = lt_silence.write(fdata->f);
+            if (r < 0) fseek(fdata->f, st.st_size, SEEK_SET);
+        }
         return 0;
     }
     if (rename_result < 0) {