diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3ba7febd1..1ee3d46d7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     Bug #4384: Resist Normal Weapons only checks ammunition for ranged weapons
     Bug #4411: Reloading a saved game while falling prevents damage in some cases
     Bug #4540: Rain delay when exiting water
+    Bug #4600: Crash when no sound output is available or --no-sound is used. 
     Bug #4639: Black screen after completing first mages guild mission + training
     Bug #4701: PrisonMarker record is not hardcoded like other markers
     Bug #4703: Editor: it's possible to preview levelled list records
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index 7966526f2..00b3c0c67 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -983,7 +983,6 @@ void CharacterController::handleTextKey(const std::string &groupname, const std:
     if(evt.compare(0, 7, "sound: ") == 0)
     {
         MWBase::SoundManager *sndMgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager();
-        sndMgr->stopSound3D(mPtr, evt.substr(7));
         sndMgr->playSound3D(mPtr, evt.substr(7), 1.0f, 1.0f);
         return;
     }
@@ -1024,7 +1023,6 @@ void CharacterController::handleTextKey(const std::string &groupname, const std:
             }
             else
             {
-                sndMgr->stopSound3D(mPtr, sound);
                 sndMgr->playSound3D(mPtr, sound, volume, pitch);
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index 77f25f326..aa1686f7c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -747,6 +747,9 @@ namespace MWSound
 
     void SoundManager::stopSound(const std::string& soundId)
     {
+        if(!mOutput->isInitialized())
+            return;
+
         Sound_Buffer *sfx = loadSound(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(soundId));
         if (!sfx) return;
 
@@ -755,6 +758,9 @@ namespace MWSound
 
     void SoundManager::stopSound3D(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &ptr, const std::string& soundId)
     {
+        if(!mOutput->isInitialized())
+            return;
+
         Sound_Buffer *sfx = loadSound(Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase(soundId));
         if (!sfx) return;