diff --git a/src/howler.core.js b/src/howler.core.js
index c5d40831..742c72a9 100644
--- a/src/howler.core.js
+++ b/src/howler.core.js
@@ -834,6 +834,10 @@
             if (self._webAudio) {
               // make sure the sound has been created
               if (!sound._node.bufferSource) {
+                if (!internal) {
+                  self._emit('stop', sound._id);
+                }
+
                 return self;
               }