diff --git a/Meta/Lagom/CMakeLists.txt b/Meta/Lagom/CMakeLists.txt
index 484420c759..42bfd9bf88 100644
--- a/Meta/Lagom/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Meta/Lagom/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -661,6 +661,11 @@ if (BUILD_LAGOM)
         # The FLAC tests need a special working directory to find the test files
         lagom_test(../../Tests/LibAudio/TestFLACSpec.cpp LIBS LibAudio WORKING_DIRECTORY "${FLAC_TEST_PATH}/..")
 
+        lagom_test(../../Tests/LibAudio/TestPlaybackStream.cpp LIBS LibAudio)
+        if (HAVE_PULSEAUDIO)
+            target_compile_definitions(TestPlaybackStream PRIVATE HAVE_PULSEAUDIO=1)
+        endif()
+
         # LibCore
         if ((LINUX OR APPLE) AND NOT EMSCRIPTEN)
             lagom_test(../../Tests/LibCore/TestLibCoreFileWatcher.cpp)
diff --git a/Tests/LibAudio/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/LibAudio/CMakeLists.txt
index 605e855bd9..38ddf795d8 100644
--- a/Tests/LibAudio/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/LibAudio/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 set(TEST_SOURCES
     TestFLACSpec.cpp
+    TestPlaybackStream.cpp
 )
 
 foreach(source IN LISTS TEST_SOURCES)
diff --git a/Tests/LibAudio/TestPlaybackStream.cpp b/Tests/LibAudio/TestPlaybackStream.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..246c22a87f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/LibAudio/TestPlaybackStream.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Gregory Bertilson <zaggy1024@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <AK/Math.h>
+#include <AK/MemoryStream.h>
+#include <AK/WeakPtr.h>
+#include <LibAudio/PlaybackStream.h>
+#include <LibTest/TestSuite.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#if defined(HAVE_PULSEAUDIO)
+#    include <LibAudio/PulseAudioWrappers.h>
+#endif
+
+TEST_CASE(create_and_destroy_playback_stream)
+{
+    bool has_implementation = false;
+#if defined(HAVE_PULSEAUDIO)
+    has_implementation = true;
+#endif
+
+    {
+        auto stream_result = Audio::PlaybackStream::create(Audio::OutputState::Playing, 44100, 2, 100, [](Bytes buffer, Audio::PcmSampleFormat format, size_t sample_count) -> ReadonlyBytes {
+            VERIFY(format == Audio::PcmSampleFormat::Float32);
+            FixedMemoryStream writing_stream { buffer };
+
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < sample_count; i++) {
+                MUST(writing_stream.write_value(0.0f));
+                MUST(writing_stream.write_value(0.0f));
+            }
+
+            return buffer.trim(writing_stream.offset());
+        });
+        EXPECT_EQ(!stream_result.is_error(), has_implementation);
+        usleep(10000);
+    }
+
+#if defined(HAVE_PULSEAUDIO)
+    VERIFY(!Audio::PulseAudioContext::weak_instance());
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PulseAudioWrappers.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PulseAudioWrappers.cpp
index d8415fbf6f..1c51475716 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PulseAudioWrappers.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PulseAudioWrappers.cpp
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@
 
 namespace Audio {
 
-ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<PulseAudioContext>> PulseAudioContext::instance()
+WeakPtr<PulseAudioContext> PulseAudioContext::weak_instance()
 {
     // Use a weak pointer to allow the context to be shut down if we stop outputting audio.
     static WeakPtr<PulseAudioContext> the_instance;
+    return the_instance;
+}
+
+ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<PulseAudioContext>> PulseAudioContext::instance()
+{
     static Threading::Mutex instantiation_mutex;
     // Lock and unlock the mutex to ensure that the mutex is fully unlocked at application
     // exit.
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<PulseAudioContext>> PulseAudioContext::instance()
 
     auto instantiation_locker = Threading::MutexLocker(instantiation_mutex);
 
+    auto the_instance = weak_instance();
     RefPtr<PulseAudioContext> strong_instance_pointer = the_instance.strong_ref();
 
     if (strong_instance_pointer == nullptr) {
diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PulseAudioWrappers.h b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PulseAudioWrappers.h
index a40fcc431c..64e04f1eab 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PulseAudioWrappers.h
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibAudio/PulseAudioWrappers.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ class PulseAudioContext
     : public AtomicRefCounted<PulseAudioContext>
     , public Weakable<PulseAudioContext> {
 public:
+    static AK::WeakPtr<PulseAudioContext> weak_instance();
     static ErrorOr<NonnullRefPtr<PulseAudioContext>> instance();
 
     explicit PulseAudioContext(pa_threaded_mainloop*, pa_mainloop_api*, pa_context*);