diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.cpp
index b8ad80926..55ccad43d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,18 @@ size_t FFmpeg_Decoder::read(char *buffer, size_t bytes)
     return mStreams.front()->readAVAudioData(buffer, bytes);
 }
 
+void FFmpeg_Decoder::readAll(std::vector<char> &output)
+{
+    if(mStreams.empty())
+        fail("No audio streams");
+    MyStream *stream = mStreams.front();
+    char *inbuf;
+    size_t got;
+
+    while((inbuf=(char*)stream->getAVAudioData(&got)) != NULL && got > 0)
+        output.insert(output.end(), inbuf, inbuf+got);
+}
+
 void FFmpeg_Decoder::rewind()
 {
     av_seek_frame(mFormatCtx, -1, 0, 0);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.hpp
index 9211bcc0d..ae71c0052 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/ffmpeg_decoder.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         virtual void getInfo(int *samplerate, ChannelConfig *chans, SampleType *type);
 
         virtual size_t read(char *buffer, size_t bytes);
+        virtual void readAll(std::vector<char> &output);
         virtual void rewind();
 
         FFmpeg_Decoder();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.cpp
index f9bef9774..f576833a8 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.cpp
@@ -83,17 +83,16 @@ void MpgSnd_Decoder::open(const std::string &fname)
     close();
     mDataStream = mResourceMgr.openResource(fname);
 
-    SF_INFO info;
     SF_VIRTUAL_IO streamIO = {
         ogresf_get_filelen, ogresf_seek,
         ogresf_read, ogresf_write, ogresf_tell
     };
-    mSndFile = sf_open_virtual(&streamIO, SFM_READ, &info, this);
+    mSndFile = sf_open_virtual(&streamIO, SFM_READ, &mSndInfo, this);
     if(mSndFile)
     {
-        if(info.channels == 1)
+        if(mSndInfo.channels == 1)
             mChanConfig = ChannelConfig_Mono;
-        else if(info.channels == 2)
+        else if(mSndInfo.channels == 2)
             mChanConfig = ChannelConfig_Stereo;
         else
         {
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ void MpgSnd_Decoder::open(const std::string &fname)
             mSndFile = NULL;
             fail("Unsupported channel count in "+fname);
         }
-        mSampleRate = info.samplerate;
+        mSampleRate = mSndInfo.samplerate;
         return;
     }
     mDataStream->seek(0);
@@ -184,6 +183,19 @@ size_t MpgSnd_Decoder::read(char *buffer, size_t bytes)
     return got;
 }
 
+void MpgSnd_Decoder::readAll(std::vector<char> &output)
+{
+    if(mSndFile && mSndInfo.frames > 0)
+    {
+        size_t pos = output.size();
+        output.resize(pos + mSndInfo.frames*mSndInfo.channels*2);
+        sf_readf_short(mSndFile, (short*)(output.data()+pos), mSndInfo.frames);
+        return;
+    }
+    // Fallback in case we don't know the total already
+    Sound_Decoder::readAll(output);
+}
+
 void MpgSnd_Decoder::rewind()
 {
     if(!mSndFile && !mMpgFile)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.hpp
index 35c753ec8..1d9e9d5e2 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/mpgsnd_decoder.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace MWSound
 {
     class MpgSnd_Decoder : public Sound_Decoder
     {
+        SF_INFO mSndInfo;
         SNDFILE *mSndFile;
         mpg123_handle *mMpgFile;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         virtual void getInfo(int *samplerate, ChannelConfig *chans, SampleType *type);
 
         virtual size_t read(char *buffer, size_t bytes);
+        virtual void readAll(std::vector<char> &output);
         virtual void rewind();
 
         MpgSnd_Decoder();
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
index 7768119b6..1efb70db4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
@@ -442,30 +442,25 @@ ALuint OpenAL_Output::getBuffer(const std::string &fname)
     }
     throwALerror();
 
-    int srate;
+    std::vector<char> data;
     ChannelConfig chans;
     SampleType type;
     ALenum format;
+    int srate;
 
     DecoderPtr decoder = mManager.getDecoder();
     decoder->open(fname);
+
     decoder->getInfo(&srate, &chans, &type);
     format = getALFormat(chans, type);
 
-    std::vector<char> data(32768);
-    size_t got, total = 0;
-    while((got=decoder->read(&data[total], data.size()-total)) > 0)
-    {
-        total += got;
-        data.resize(total*2);
-    }
-    data.resize(total);
+    decoder->readAll(data);
     decoder->close();
 
     alGenBuffers(1, &buf);
     throwALerror();
 
-    alBufferData(buf, format, &data[0], total, srate);
+    alBufferData(buf, format, data.data(), data.size(), srate);
     mBufferCache[fname] = buf;
     mBufferRefs[buf] = 1;
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_decoder.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_decoder.hpp
index 858cc6353..e076c7b56 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_decoder.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_decoder.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         virtual void getInfo(int *samplerate, ChannelConfig *chans, SampleType *type) = 0;
 
         virtual size_t read(char *buffer, size_t bytes) = 0;
+        virtual void readAll(std::vector<char> &output);
         virtual void rewind() = 0;
 
         Sound_Decoder() : mResourceMgr(Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton())
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
index ec5ab310b..ded94aee3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanager.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,22 @@ namespace MWSound
         updateRegionSound(duration);
     }
 
+    // Default readAll implementation, for decoders that can't do anything
+    // better
+    void Sound_Decoder::readAll(std::vector<char> &output)
+    {
+        size_t total = output.size();
+        size_t got;
+
+        output.resize(total+32768);
+        while((got=read(&output[total], output.size()-total)) > 0)
+        {
+            total += got;
+            output.resize(total*2);
+        }
+        output.resize(total);
+    }
+
 
     const char *getSampleTypeName(SampleType type)
     {