diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee191c37e..cec148153 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,7 +140,13 @@ option(SDL2MIXER_MIDI "Enable MIDI music" ON)
 cmake_dependent_option(SDL2MIXER_MIDI_FLUIDSYNTH "Support FluidSynth MIDI output" ON "SDL2MIXER_MIDI;NOT SDL2MIXER_VENDORED" OFF)
 cmake_dependent_option(SDL2MIXER_MIDI_FLUIDSYNTH_SHARED "Dynamically load libfluidsynth" "${SDL2MIXER_DEPS_SHARED}" SDL2MIXER_MIDI_FLUIDSYNTH OFF)
 
-if(WIN32 OR APPLE OR HAIKU)
+if ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM}" MATCHES "Linux")
+    set(LINUX ON)
+else()
+    set(LINUX OFF)
+endif()
+
+if(WIN32 OR APPLE OR HAIKU OR LINUX)
     cmake_dependent_option(SDL2MIXER_MIDI_NATIVE "Support native MIDI output" ON SDL2MIXER_MIDI OFF)
 else()
     set(SDL2MIXER_MIDI_NATIVE OFF)
@@ -805,6 +811,9 @@ if(SDL2MIXER_MIDI_NATIVE)
     if(WIN32)
         target_sources(SDL2_mixer PRIVATE src/codecs/native_midi/native_midi_win32.c)
         target_link_libraries(SDL2_mixer PRIVATE winmm)
+    elseif ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM}" MATCHES "Linux")
+        target_sources(SDL2_mixer PRIVATE src/codecs/native_midi/native_midi_alsa.c)
+        target_link_libraries(SDL2_mixer PRIVATE asound)
     elseif(APPLE)
         target_sources(SDL2_mixer PRIVATE src/codecs/native_midi/native_midi_macosx.c)
         target_link_libraries(SDL2_mixer PRIVATE -Wl,-framework,AudioToolbox -Wl,-framework,AudioUnit -Wl,-framework,CoreServices)
diff --git a/src/codecs/native_midi/native_midi_alsa.c b/src/codecs/native_midi/native_midi_alsa.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a455a396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/codecs/native_midi/native_midi_alsa.c
@@ -0,0 +1,374 @@
+/*
+  native_midi: Linux (ALSA) native MIDI for the SDL_mixer library
+  Copyright (C) 2024 Simon Howard
+
+  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+  warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+  arising from the use of this software.
+
+  Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+  including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+  freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+     claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+     in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+     appreciated but is not required.
+  2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+     misrepresented as being the original software.
+  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+*/
+#include "SDL_config.h"
+#ifdef __LINUX__
+
+#include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
+
+#include "native_midi.h"
+#include "native_midi_common.h"
+
+static const snd_seq_addr_t default_ports[] = {
+    {65, 0},
+    {17, 0},
+    {128, 0},   // Usual port for timidity
+};
+
+struct _NativeMidiSong {
+    Uint16 division;
+    MIDIEvent *event_list;
+};
+
+static enum { STOPPED, PLAYING, SHUTDOWN } state = STOPPED;
+static SDL_Thread *native_midi_thread;
+static snd_seq_addr_t connected_addr;
+static snd_seq_t *output;
+static int local_port;
+static int output_queue;
+static int plays_remaining;   // -1 means "loop forever"
+static int poll_abort_pipe[2];
+
+static SDL_bool try_connect(void)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    local_port = snd_seq_create_simple_port(output, "SDL_mixer",
+        SND_SEQ_PORT_CAP_WRITE|SND_SEQ_PORT_CAP_SUBS_WRITE,
+        SND_SEQ_PORT_TYPE_MIDI_GENERIC);
+    if (local_port < 0) {
+        return SDL_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(default_ports) / sizeof(*default_ports); ++i) {
+        if (snd_seq_connect_to(output, local_port, default_ports[i].client,
+                               default_ports[i].port) == 0) {
+            connected_addr = default_ports[i];
+            return SDL_TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    SDL_Log("native_midi_detect: Failed to find an output sequencer device.");
+
+    return SDL_FALSE;
+}
+
+int native_midi_detect(void)
+{
+    int err;
+
+    if (output != NULL) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: Allow output port to be specified explicitly
+    err = snd_seq_open(&output, "default", SND_SEQ_OPEN_OUTPUT,
+                       SND_SEQ_NONBLOCK);
+    if (err < 0) {
+        SDL_Log("native_midi_detect: Failed to open sequencer device: %s",
+                snd_strerror(err));
+        return 0;
+    }
+    snd_seq_set_client_name(output, "SDL_mixer");
+
+    if (!try_connect()) {
+        snd_seq_close(output);
+        output = NULL;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    output_queue = snd_seq_alloc_queue(output);
+    if (output_queue < 0) {
+        snd_seq_close(output);
+        output = NULL;
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    SDL_Log("native_midi_detect: Opened ALSA sequencer port %d:%d",
+            connected_addr.client, connected_addr.port);
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+NativeMidiSong *native_midi_loadsong_RW(SDL_RWops *src, int freesrc)
+{
+    NativeMidiSong *result = SDL_malloc(sizeof(NativeMidiSong));
+    if (result == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    result->event_list = CreateMIDIEventList(src, &result->division);
+    if (result->event_list == NULL) {
+        SDL_free(result);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}
+
+void native_midi_freesong(NativeMidiSong *song)
+{
+    FreeMIDIEventList(song->event_list);
+    SDL_free(song);
+}
+
+static int map_event_type(int ev_type)
+{
+    switch (ev_type) {
+    case MIDI_STATUS_NOTE_OFF:
+        return SND_SEQ_EVENT_NOTEOFF;
+    case MIDI_STATUS_NOTE_ON:
+        return SND_SEQ_EVENT_NOTEON;
+    case MIDI_STATUS_AFTERTOUCH:
+        return SND_SEQ_EVENT_KEYPRESS;
+    case MIDI_STATUS_CONTROLLER:
+        return SND_SEQ_EVENT_CONTROLLER;
+    case MIDI_STATUS_PROG_CHANGE:
+        return SND_SEQ_EVENT_PGMCHANGE;
+    case MIDI_STATUS_PRESSURE:
+        return SND_SEQ_EVENT_CHANPRESS;
+    case MIDI_STATUS_PITCH_WHEEL:
+        return SND_SEQ_EVENT_PITCHBEND;
+    case MIDI_STATUS_SYSEX:
+        return SND_SEQ_EVENT_SYSEX;
+    default:
+        return SND_SEQ_EVENT_NONE;
+    }
+}
+
+static void convert_event(snd_seq_event_t *alsa_ev, MIDIEvent *ev)
+{
+    switch ((ev->status & 0xf0) >> 4) {
+    case MIDI_STATUS_NOTE_OFF:
+    case MIDI_STATUS_NOTE_ON:
+    case MIDI_STATUS_AFTERTOUCH:
+        snd_seq_ev_set_fixed(alsa_ev);
+        alsa_ev->data.note.channel = ev->status & 0x0f;
+        alsa_ev->data.note.note = ev->data[0];
+        alsa_ev->data.note.velocity = ev->data[1];
+        break;
+
+    case MIDI_STATUS_CONTROLLER:
+        snd_seq_ev_set_fixed(alsa_ev);
+        alsa_ev->data.control.channel = ev->status & 0x0f;
+        alsa_ev->data.control.param = ev->data[0];
+        alsa_ev->data.control.value = ev->data[1];
+        break;
+
+    case MIDI_STATUS_PROG_CHANGE:
+    case MIDI_STATUS_PRESSURE:
+        snd_seq_ev_set_fixed(alsa_ev);
+        alsa_ev->data.control.channel = ev->status & 0x0f;
+        alsa_ev->data.control.value = ev->data[0];
+        break;
+
+    case MIDI_STATUS_PITCH_WHEEL:
+        snd_seq_ev_set_fixed(alsa_ev);
+        alsa_ev->data.control.channel = ev->status & 0x0f;
+        alsa_ev->data.control.value =
+            ((ev->data[0]) | ((ev->data[1]) << 7)) - 0x2000;
+        break;
+
+    case MIDI_STATUS_SYSEX:
+        snd_seq_ev_set_variable(alsa_ev, ev->extraLen, ev->extraData);
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void set_queue_tempo(Uint16 division)
+{
+    int err;
+
+    // TODO: SMPTE
+    snd_seq_queue_tempo_t *queue_tempo;
+    snd_seq_queue_tempo_alloca(&queue_tempo);
+    snd_seq_queue_tempo_set_tempo(queue_tempo, 500000);
+    snd_seq_queue_tempo_set_ppq(queue_tempo, division);
+    err = snd_seq_set_queue_tempo(output, output_queue, queue_tempo);
+    if (err < 0) {
+        SDL_Log("Failed to set tempo: err=%d", err);
+    }
+}
+
+static void send_reset(void)
+{
+    static snd_seq_event_t alsa_ev;
+    int i;
+
+    snd_seq_ev_clear(&alsa_ev);
+    snd_seq_ev_set_source(&alsa_ev, local_port);
+    snd_seq_ev_set_subs(&alsa_ev);
+    snd_seq_ev_schedule_tick(&alsa_ev, output_queue, 0, 0);
+
+    // We send an ALSA reset event, but first send the standard MIDI control
+    // events to stop all notes on all channels, just in case.
+    for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
+        alsa_ev.type = SND_SEQ_EVENT_CONTROLLER;
+        snd_seq_ev_set_fixed(&alsa_ev);
+        alsa_ev.data.control.channel = i;
+        alsa_ev.data.control.param = MIDI_CTL_ALL_NOTES_OFF;
+        alsa_ev.data.control.value = 0;
+        snd_seq_event_output(output, &alsa_ev);
+
+        alsa_ev.data.control.param = MIDI_CTL_RESET_CONTROLLERS;
+        snd_seq_event_output(output, &alsa_ev);
+    }
+
+    alsa_ev.type = SND_SEQ_EVENT_RESET;
+    snd_seq_event_output(output, &alsa_ev);
+}
+
+static void poll_output(void)
+{
+    struct pollfd fds[2];
+
+    // Block until more events can (potentially) be written to the
+    // ALSA output stream.
+    snd_seq_poll_descriptors(output, &fds[0], 1, POLLOUT);
+
+    // We also block on one of the file descriptors from the abort pipe;
+    // this allows native_midi_stop() below to trigger poll() to return
+    // and the playback thread to terminate.
+    fds[1].fd = poll_abort_pipe[0];
+    fds[1].events = POLLHUP|POLLERR;
+
+    poll(fds, 2, -1);
+}
+
+static int playback_thread(void *data)
+{
+    NativeMidiSong *song = data;
+    MIDIEvent *ev = NULL;
+    snd_seq_event_t alsa_ev;
+    int last_event_time = 0, time_offset = 0;
+
+    snd_seq_drop_output(output);
+    set_queue_tempo(song->division);
+    snd_seq_start_queue(output, output_queue, NULL);
+    send_reset();
+
+    while (state == PLAYING) {
+        if (ev == NULL) {
+            // Loop until plays_remaining is zero, then we stop.
+            if (plays_remaining == 0) {
+                break;
+            } else if (plays_remaining > 0) {
+                --plays_remaining;
+            }
+            time_offset = last_event_time + 100;
+            ev = song->event_list;
+            if (ev == NULL) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        snd_seq_ev_clear(&alsa_ev);
+        alsa_ev.type = map_event_type((ev->status & 0xf0) >> 4);
+        snd_seq_ev_set_source(&alsa_ev, local_port);
+        snd_seq_ev_set_subs(&alsa_ev);
+
+        snd_seq_ev_schedule_tick(&alsa_ev, output_queue, 0,
+                                 time_offset + ev->time);
+        last_event_time = time_offset + ev->time;
+
+        convert_event(&alsa_ev, ev);
+        ev = ev->next;
+
+        // We use nonblocking mode, so we may not be able to write the
+        // event to the buffer yet. If so, we poll until we can.
+        while (state == PLAYING) {
+            snd_seq_drain_output(output);
+            if (snd_seq_event_output_buffer(output, &alsa_ev) != -EAGAIN) {
+                break;
+            }
+            poll_output();
+        }
+    }
+
+    state = STOPPED;
+    snd_seq_drain_output(output);
+    close(poll_abort_pipe[0]);
+    close(poll_abort_pipe[1]);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void native_midi_start(NativeMidiSong *song, int loops)
+{
+    native_midi_stop();
+    if (pipe(poll_abort_pipe) != 0) {
+        SDL_Log("Failed to create poll abort pipe: %s", strerror(errno));
+        return;
+    }
+    state = PLAYING;
+    plays_remaining = loops < 0 ? -1 : loops + 1;
+    native_midi_thread = SDL_CreateThread(
+        playback_thread, "native midi playback", song);
+}
+
+void native_midi_pause(void)
+{
+    snd_seq_stop_queue(output, output_queue, NULL);
+}
+
+void native_midi_resume(void)
+{
+    snd_seq_continue_queue(output, output_queue, NULL);
+}
+
+void native_midi_stop(void)
+{
+    if (state != PLAYING) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // We trigger shutdown of the native MIDI thread by closing the file
+    // descriptors for the abort pipe. This causes the poll_output()
+    // function above to return instead of blocking on output, and the
+    // playback thread to terminate.
+    state = SHUTDOWN;
+    close(poll_abort_pipe[0]);
+    close(poll_abort_pipe[1]);
+    SDL_WaitThread(native_midi_thread, NULL);
+
+    snd_seq_drop_output(output);
+    send_reset();
+    snd_seq_drain_output(output);
+    snd_seq_stop_queue(output, output_queue, NULL);
+}
+
+int native_midi_active(void)
+{
+    return state == PLAYING;
+}
+
+void native_midi_setvolume(int volume)
+{
+}
+
+const char *native_midi_error(void)
+{
+    return "";
+}
+
+#endif /* #ifdef __LINUX__ */