diff --git a/tools/linuxfs/overlay/usr/local/bin/steam-compatibility b/tools/linuxfs/overlay/usr/local/bin/steam-compatibility
index cc68575e5..fb84fd94d 100755
--- a/tools/linuxfs/overlay/usr/local/bin/steam-compatibility
+++ b/tools/linuxfs/overlay/usr/local/bin/steam-compatibility
@@ -244,6 +244,10 @@ bl_vacdiag() {
 
 BL_DIRECTAUDIO_SETUP = """
 bl_directaudio() {
+  case "${verb:-}" in
+    run|waitforexitandrun|runinprefix) ;;
+    *) return 0 ;;
+  esac
   base=$1
   [ -n "${BL_DIRECTAUDIO:-}" ] || return 0
   [ -d "$BL_DIRECTAUDIO" ] || return 0
diff --git a/tools/tests/test_game_environment.py b/tools/tests/test_game_environment.py
index d22331e6e..9c8a98c20 100644
--- a/tools/tests/test_game_environment.py
+++ b/tools/tests/test_game_environment.py
@@ -849,12 +849,12 @@ class DirectAudioPrefixTest(unittest.TestCase):
             (self.windows / folder).mkdir(parents=True)
         self.reg = self.compat / "pfx/user.reg"
 
-    def run_setup(self):
-        script = COMPAT["BL_DIRECTAUDIO_SETUP"] + '\nbl_directaudio "$1"\necho "WINEDLLPATH=$WINEDLLPATH"\necho "WINE_AUDIO_DRIVER=${WINE_AUDIO_DRIVER:-}"\n'
+    def run_setup(self, verb="waitforexitandrun"):
+        script = COMPAT["BL_DIRECTAUDIO_SETUP"] + '\nverb=$2\nbl_directaudio "$1"\necho "WINEDLLPATH=$WINEDLLPATH"\necho "WINE_AUDIO_DRIVER=${WINE_AUDIO_DRIVER:-}"\n'
         env = dict(os.environ, BL_DIRECTAUDIO=str(self.sets), STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH=str(self.compat))
         env.pop("WINEDLLPATH", None)
         env.pop("WINE_AUDIO_DRIVER", None)
-        return subprocess.run(["bash", "-c", script, "bash", str(self.tool)], env=env, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
+        return subprocess.run(["bash", "-c", script, "bash", str(self.tool), verb], env=env, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
 
     def audio_values(self):
         found, current = [], None
@@ -869,6 +869,27 @@ class DirectAudioPrefixTest(unittest.TestCase):
         path = self.windows / folder / "winedirectaudio.drv"
         return os.readlink(path) if path.is_symlink() else None
 
+    def test_non_launch_verbs_preserve_audio_configuration(self):
+        for verb in ("getcompatpath", "getnativepath", "destroyprefix"):
+            with self.subTest(verb=verb):
+                self.reg.write_text('WINE REGISTRY Version 2\n\n[Software\\\\Wine\\\\Drivers] 1\n"Audio"="pulse"\n')
+                before = self.reg.read_bytes()
+                result = self.run_setup(verb)
+                self.assertEqual(self.reg.read_bytes(), before)
+                self.assertIsNone(self.link("system32"))
+                self.assertIsNone(self.link("syswow64"))
+                self.assertIn("WINEDLLPATH=\n", result.stdout)
+                self.assertIn("WINE_AUDIO_DRIVER=\n", result.stdout)
+
+    def test_other_windows_launch_verbs_still_set_up_audio(self):
+        self.reg.write_text("WINE REGISTRY Version 2\n")
+        for verb in ("run", "runinprefix"):
+            with self.subTest(verb=verb):
+                result = self.run_setup(verb)
+                self.assertIn("DirectAudio ready", result.stderr)
+                self.assertIn("WINE_AUDIO_DRIVER=directaudio,pulse\n", result.stdout)
+                self.assertEqual(self.link("system32"), str(self.audio / "lib/wine/aarch64-windows/winedirectaudio.drv"))
+
     def test_the_driver_is_placed_and_selected_the_way_wine_reads_it(self):
         self.reg.write_text("WINE REGISTRY Version 2\n;; All keys relative to \\\\User\\\\S-1-5-21-0-0-0-1000\n\n#arch=win64\n")
         result = self.run_setup()