diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/light.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/light.cpp
index 73ef69dc5..e57511452 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/light.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/light.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
 #include "../mwworld/ptr.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/actiontake.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/nullaction.hpp"
+#include "../mwworld/environment.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwrender/cellimp.hpp"
 
+#include "../mwsound/soundmanager.hpp"
+
 #include "containerutil.hpp"
 
 namespace MWClass
@@ -41,6 +44,17 @@ namespace MWClass
         }
     }
 
+    void Light::enable (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, MWWorld::Environment& environment) const
+    {
+        ESMS::LiveCellRef<ESM::Light, MWWorld::RefData> *ref =
+            ptr.get<ESM::Light>();
+
+        if (!ref->base->sound.empty())
+        {
+            environment.mSoundManager->playSound3D (ptr, ref->base->sound, 1.0, 1.0, true);
+        }
+    }
+
     std::string Light::getName (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const
     {
         ESMS::LiveCellRef<ESM::Light, MWWorld::RefData> *ref =
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/light.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/light.hpp
index 9ac5c586b..5a1a15b1d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/light.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/light.hpp
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ namespace MWClass
                 MWWorld::Environment& environment) const;
             ///< Add reference into a cell for rendering
 
+            virtual void enable (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr, MWWorld::Environment& environment) const;
+            ///< Enable reference; only does the non-rendering part
+            /// \attention This is not the same as the script instruction with the same name. References
+            /// should only be enabled while in an active cell.
+
             virtual std::string getName (const MWWorld::Ptr& ptr) const;
             ///< \return name (the one that is to be presented to the user; not the internal one);
             /// can return an empty string.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
index 5744779da..de69d7144 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/world.cpp
@@ -392,7 +392,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 render->disable (reference.getRefData().getHandle());
 
                 if (mActiveCells.find (reference.getCell())!=mActiveCells.end())
+                {
                     Class::get (reference).disable (reference, mEnvironment);
+                    mEnvironment.mSoundManager->stopSound3D (reference);
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -620,7 +623,10 @@ namespace MWWorld
                 ptr.getRefData().setHandle ("");
 
                 if (mActiveCells.find (ptr.getCell())!=mActiveCells.end())
+                {
                     Class::get (ptr).disable (ptr, mEnvironment);
+                    mEnvironment.mSoundManager->stopSound3D (ptr);
+                }
             }
         }
     }