diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
index a6d0d1223..a780e5ccd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ namespace MWBase
             ///< Is the given sound currently playing on the given object?
             ///  If you want to check if sound played with playSound is playing, use empty Ptr
 
-            virtual void pauseSounds(int types=static_cast<int>(Type::Mask)) = 0;
+            virtual void pauseSounds(const std::string& blockerId, int types=int(Type::Mask)) = 0;
             ///< Pauses all currently playing sounds, including music.
 
-            virtual void resumeSounds(int types=static_cast<int>(Type::Mask)) = 0;
+            virtual void resumeSounds(const std::string& blockerId) = 0;
             ///< Resumes all previously paused sounds.
 
             virtual void update(float duration) = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 87a124234..ac2d5f27f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         setCursorVisible(false);
 
         if (mVideoWidget->hasAudioStream())
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->pauseSounds(
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->pauseSounds("Video",
                 ~MWSound::Type::Movie & MWSound::Type::Mask
             );
         osg::Timer frameTimer;
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         }
         mVideoWidget->stop();
 
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->resumeSounds();
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->resumeSounds("Video");
 
         setKeyFocusWidget(oldKeyFocus);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index 5c277d09e..d8d59e243 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ namespace MWSound
         , mListenerPos(0,0,0)
         , mListenerDir(1,0,0)
         , mListenerUp(0,0,1)
-        , mPausedSoundTypes(0)
         , mUnderwaterSound(nullptr)
         , mNearWaterSound(nullptr)
     {
@@ -858,27 +857,36 @@ namespace MWSound
     }
 
 
-    void SoundManager::pauseSounds(int types)
+    void SoundManager::pauseSounds(const std::string& blockerId, int types)
     {
         if(mOutput->isInitialized())
         {
+            auto found = mPausedSoundTypes.find(blockerId);
+            if (found != mPausedSoundTypes.end() && found->second != types)
+                resumeSounds(blockerId);
+
             types = types & Type::Mask;
             mOutput->pauseSounds(types);
-            mPausedSoundTypes |= types;
+            mPausedSoundTypes[blockerId] = types;
         }
     }
 
-    void SoundManager::resumeSounds(int types)
+    void SoundManager::resumeSounds(const std::string& blockerId)
     {
         if(mOutput->isInitialized())
         {
-            types = types & Type::Mask & mPausedSoundTypes;
+            mPausedSoundTypes.erase(blockerId);
+            int types = int(Type::Mask);
+            for (auto& blocker : mPausedSoundTypes)
+            {
+                if (blocker.first != blockerId)
+                    types &= ~blocker.second;
+            }
+
             mOutput->resumeSounds(types);
-            mPausedSoundTypes &= ~types;
         }
     }
 
-
     void SoundManager::updateRegionSound(float duration)
     {
         static float sTimeToNextEnvSound = 0.0f;
@@ -1399,5 +1407,6 @@ namespace MWSound
             mUnusedStreams.push_back(sound);
         }
         mActiveTracks.clear();
+        mPausedSoundTypes.clear();
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index 786e3a5a7..a8ebfeca3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         osg::Vec3f mListenerDir;
         osg::Vec3f mListenerUp;
 
-        int mPausedSoundTypes;
+        std::unordered_map<std::string, int> mPausedSoundTypes;
 
         Sound *mUnderwaterSound;
         Sound *mNearWaterSound;
@@ -244,10 +244,10 @@ namespace MWSound
         virtual bool getSoundPlaying(const MWWorld::ConstPtr &reference, const std::string& soundId) const;
         ///< Is the given sound currently playing on the given object?
 
-        virtual void pauseSounds(int types);
+        virtual void pauseSounds(const std::string& blockerId, int types=int(Type::Mask));
         ///< Pauses all currently playing sounds, including music.
 
-        virtual void resumeSounds(int types);
+        virtual void resumeSounds(const std::string& blockerId);
         ///< Resumes all previously paused sounds.
 
         virtual void update(float duration);