diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.cpp
index 3fdbcc3bc..5708a59d3 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@
 
 #include "../prefs/state.hpp"
 
+#include "../world/data.hpp"
+#include "../world/resources.hpp"
 #include "../world/universalid.hpp"
 
-CSMTools::SoundCheckStage::SoundCheckStage (const CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::Sound>& sounds)
-: mSounds (sounds)
+CSMTools::SoundCheckStage::SoundCheckStage (const CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::Sound> &sounds,
+                                            const CSMWorld::Resources &soundfiles)
+    : mSounds (sounds),
+      mSoundFiles (soundfiles)
 {
     mIgnoreBaseRecords = false;
 }
@@ -36,5 +40,12 @@ void CSMTools::SoundCheckStage::perform (int stage, CSMDoc::Messages& messages)
     if (sound.mData.mMinRange>sound.mData.mMaxRange)
         messages.push_back (std::make_pair (id, "Minimum range larger than maximum range"));
 
-    /// \todo check, if the sound file exists ADD CHECK HERE
+    if (sound.mSound.empty())
+    {
+        messages.push_back(std::make_pair(id, "Sound file is missing"));
+    }
+    else if (mSoundFiles.searchId(sound.mSound) == -1)
+    {
+        messages.push_back(std::make_pair(id, "Sound file '" + sound.mSound + "' does not exist"));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.hpp
index d6fff5263..47c3249ce 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.hpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.hpp
@@ -7,17 +7,24 @@
 
 #include "../doc/stage.hpp"
 
+namespace CSMWorld
+{
+    class Resources;
+}
+
 namespace CSMTools
 {
     /// \brief VerifyStage: make sure that sound records are internally consistent
     class SoundCheckStage : public CSMDoc::Stage
     {
             const CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::Sound>& mSounds;
+            const CSMWorld::Resources &mSoundFiles;
             bool mIgnoreBaseRecords;
 
         public:
 
-            SoundCheckStage (const CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::Sound>& sounds);
+            SoundCheckStage (const CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::Sound>& sounds,
+                             const CSMWorld::Resources &soundfiles);
 
             virtual int setup();
             ///< \return number of steps
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
index 0946225cf..dfa2ae202 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ CSMDoc::OperationHolder *CSMTools::Tools::getVerifier()
 
         mVerifierOperation->appendStage (new RaceCheckStage (mData.getRaces()));
 
-        mVerifierOperation->appendStage (new SoundCheckStage (mData.getSounds()));
+        mVerifierOperation->appendStage (new SoundCheckStage (mData.getSounds(), mData.getResources (CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_SoundsRes)));
 
         mVerifierOperation->appendStage (new RegionCheckStage (mData.getRegions()));