diff --git a/include/SFML/Audio/AudioResource.hpp b/include/SFML/Audio/AudioResource.hpp
index 6e68d0762..323063749 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Audio/AudioResource.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Audio/AudioResource.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 #include <SFML/Audio/Export.hpp>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 
 namespace sf
 {
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ public:
     /// \brief Copy constructor
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    AudioResource(const AudioResource&);
+    AudioResource(const AudioResource&) = default;
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief  Copy assignment
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ public:
     /// \brief Move constructor
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    AudioResource(AudioResource&&) noexcept;
+    AudioResource(AudioResource&&) noexcept = default;
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Move assignment
@@ -63,18 +65,18 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     AudioResource& operator=(AudioResource&&) noexcept = default;
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Destructor
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    ~AudioResource();
-
 protected:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Default constructor
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     AudioResource();
+
+private:
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // Member data
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    std::shared_ptr<void> m_device; //!< Sound device
 };
 
 } // namespace sf
diff --git a/src/SFML/Audio/AudioResource.cpp b/src/SFML/Audio/AudioResource.cpp
index 01829c9ac..1d476f2ee 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Audio/AudioResource.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Audio/AudioResource.cpp
@@ -28,58 +28,34 @@
 #include <SFML/Audio/AudioDevice.hpp>
 #include <SFML/Audio/AudioResource.hpp>
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
-#include <optional>
 
 
-namespace
-{
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-struct DeviceState
-{
-    std::mutex                           mutex;
-    std::optional<sf::priv::AudioDevice> device;
-    unsigned int                         referenceCounter{};
-};
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-DeviceState& getDeviceState()
-{
-    static DeviceState deviceState;
-    return deviceState;
-}
-
-} // namespace
-
 namespace sf
 {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-AudioResource::AudioResource()
-{
-    auto& [mutex, device, referenceCounter] = getDeviceState();
-    const std::lock_guard guard{mutex};
+AudioResource::AudioResource() :
+m_device(
+    []
+    {
+        // Ensure we only ever create a single instance of an
+        // AudioDevice that is shared between all AudioResources
+        static std::mutex                       mutex;
+        static std::weak_ptr<priv::AudioDevice> weakAudioDevice;
 
-    if (referenceCounter++ == 0u)
-        device.emplace();
-}
+        const std::lock_guard lock(mutex);
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-AudioResource::~AudioResource()
-{
-    auto& [mutex, device, referenceCounter] = getDeviceState();
-    const std::lock_guard guard{mutex};
+        auto audioDevice = weakAudioDevice.lock();
 
-    if (--referenceCounter == 0u)
-        device.reset();
-}
+        if (audioDevice == nullptr)
+        {
+            audioDevice     = std::make_shared<priv::AudioDevice>();
+            weakAudioDevice = audioDevice;
+        }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-AudioResource::AudioResource(const AudioResource&) : AudioResource{}
-{
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-AudioResource::AudioResource(AudioResource&&) noexcept : AudioResource{}
+        return audioDevice;
+    }())
 {
 }