diff --git a/src/sfizz/Region.cpp b/src/sfizz/Region.cpp
index 3ab0c267..b304ca2a 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Region.cpp
+++ b/src/sfizz/Region.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,16 @@ bool sfz::Region::parseOpcode(const Opcode& opcode)
     switch (hash(opcode.opcode)) {
     // Sound source: sample playback
     case hash("sample"):
-        sample = absl::StrCat(defaultPath, absl::StrReplaceAll(trim(opcode.value), { { "\\", "/" } }));
+        {
+            const auto trimmedSample = trim(opcode.value);
+            if (trimmedSample.empty())
+                break;
+            
+            if (trimmedSample[0] == '*')
+                sample = std::string(trimmedSample);
+            else    
+                sample = absl::StrCat(defaultPath, absl::StrReplaceAll(trim(opcode.value), { { "\\", "/" } }));
+        }
         break;
     case hash("delay"):
         setValueFromOpcode(opcode, delay, Default::delayRange);
diff --git a/tests/FilesT.cpp b/tests/FilesT.cpp
index bbc8bf23..88c2f316 100644
--- a/tests/FilesT.cpp
+++ b/tests/FilesT.cpp
@@ -380,4 +380,12 @@ TEST_CASE("[Files] Default path reset when calling loadSfzFile again")
     synth.loadSfzFile(fs::current_path() / "tests/TestFiles/default_path_reset.sfz");
     REQUIRE(synth.getNumRegions() == 1);
     REQUIRE(synth.getRegionView(0)->sample == R"(DefaultPath/SubPath2/sample2.wav)");
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("[Files] Default path is ignored for generators")
+{
+    sfz::Synth synth;
+    synth.loadSfzFile(fs::current_path() / "tests/TestFiles/default_path_generator.sfz");
+    REQUIRE(synth.getNumRegions() == 1);
+    REQUIRE(synth.getRegionView(0)->sample == R"(*sine)");
 }
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diff --git a/tests/TestFiles/default_path_generator.sfz b/tests/TestFiles/default_path_generator.sfz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b7b652f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/TestFiles/default_path_generator.sfz
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<control> default_path=DefaultPath/SubPath1
+<region> sample=*sine
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