diff --git a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/sequencer.cc b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/sequencer.cc
index eabc70fed97..cc198c25330 100644
--- a/source/blender/sequencer/intern/sequencer.cc
+++ b/source/blender/sequencer/intern/sequencer.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * \ingroup bke
  */
 
+#include "DNA_listBase.h"
 #define DNA_DEPRECATED_ALLOW
 
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
@@ -1011,7 +1012,22 @@ static void seq_update_sound_strips(Scene *scene, Sequence *seq)
   seq_update_sound_modifiers(seq);
 }
 
-static void seq_update_scene_strip_sound(Sequence *seq)
+static bool scene_sequencer_is_used(const Scene *scene, ListBase *seqbase)
+{
+  bool sequencer_is_used = false;
+  LISTBASE_FOREACH (Sequence *, seq_iter, seqbase) {
+    if (seq_iter->scene == scene && (seq_iter->flag & SEQ_SCENE_STRIPS) != 0) {
+      sequencer_is_used = true;
+    }
+    if (seq_iter->type == SEQ_TYPE_META) {
+      sequencer_is_used |= scene_sequencer_is_used(scene, &seq_iter->seqbase);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return sequencer_is_used;
+}
+
+static void seq_update_scene_strip_sound(const Scene *scene, Sequence *seq)
 {
   if (seq->type != SEQ_TYPE_SCENE || seq->scene == nullptr) {
     return;
@@ -1025,10 +1041,10 @@ static void seq_update_scene_strip_sound(Sequence *seq)
    * then it is no longer needed to do such manual forced updates. */
   BKE_sound_set_scene_volume(seq->scene, seq->scene->audio.volume);
 
-  /* Mute nested strips of scene when not using sequencer as input. */
-  if ((seq->flag & SEQ_SCENE_STRIPS) == 0 && seq->scene->sound_scene != nullptr &&
-      seq->scene->ed != nullptr)
-  {
+  /* Mute sound when all scene strips using particular scene are not rendering sequencer strips. */
+  bool sequencer_is_used = scene_sequencer_is_used(seq->scene, &scene->ed->seqbase);
+
+  if (!sequencer_is_used && seq->scene->sound_scene != nullptr && seq->scene->ed != nullptr) {
     SEQ_for_each_callback(&seq->scene->ed->seqbase, seq_mute_sound_strips_cb, seq->scene);
   }
 }
@@ -1044,7 +1060,7 @@ static bool seq_sound_update_cb(Sequence *seq, void *user_data)
   }
 
   seq_update_sound_strips(scene, seq);
-  seq_update_scene_strip_sound(seq);
+  seq_update_scene_strip_sound(scene, seq);
   seq_update_sound_properties(scene, seq);
   return true;
 }