diff --git a/ansible/roles/screenly/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/screenly/tasks/main.yml
index 8c87dc7ee..0c15a9350 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/screenly/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/screenly/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@
     - .config
     - screenly_assets
 
+- name: Create empty .asoundrc
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "/home/{{ lookup('env', 'USER') }}/.asoundrc"
+    state: touch
+    force: false
+    group: "{{ lookup('env', 'USER') }}"
+    owner: "{{ lookup('env', 'USER') }}"
+    mode: "0644"
+
 - name: Copy Screenly default assets file
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     owner: "{{ lookup('env', 'USER') }}"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml.tmpl b/docker-compose.yml.tmpl
index 6bfdd7e61..b8ec2edfe 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml.tmpl
+++ b/docker-compose.yml.tmpl
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ services:
     shm_size: ${SHM_SIZE_KB}kb
     volumes:
       - resin-data:/data
+      - /home/${USER}/.asoundrc:/data/.asoundrc
       - /home/${USER}/.screenly:/data/.screenly
       - /home/${USER}/screenly_assets:/data/screenly_assets
       - /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro