diff --git a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
index 0cf72b24c..ffd4c7f1e 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/apps/opencs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ opencs_units (model/tools
     )
 
 opencs_units_noqt (model/tools
-    stage verifier mandatoryid skillcheck classcheck factioncheck racecheck
+    stage verifier mandatoryid skillcheck classcheck factioncheck racecheck soundcheck
     )
 
 
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52834e659
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+#include "soundcheck.hpp"
+
+#include <sstream>
+
+#include <components/esm/loadskil.hpp>
+
+#include "../world/universalid.hpp"
+
+CSMTools::SoundCheckStage::SoundCheckStage (const CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::Sound>& sounds)
+: mSounds (sounds)
+{}
+
+int CSMTools::SoundCheckStage::setup()
+{
+    return mSounds.getSize();
+}
+
+void CSMTools::SoundCheckStage::perform (int stage, std::vector<std::string>& messages)
+{
+    const ESM::Sound& sound = mSounds.getRecord (stage).get();
+
+    CSMWorld::UniversalId id (CSMWorld::UniversalId::Type_Sound, sound.mId);
+
+    if (sound.mData.mMinRange>sound.mData.mMaxRange)
+        messages.push_back (id.toString() + "|Maximum range larger than minimum range");
+
+    /// \todo check, if the sound file exists
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.hpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a309763a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/soundcheck.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef CSM_TOOLS_SOUNDCHECK_H
+#define CSM_TOOLS_SOUNDCHECK_H
+
+#include <components/esm/loadsoun.hpp>
+
+#include "../world/idcollection.hpp"
+
+#include "stage.hpp"
+
+namespace CSMTools
+{
+    /// \brief VerifyStage: make sure that sound records are internally consistent
+    class SoundCheckStage : public Stage
+    {
+            const CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::Sound>& mSounds;
+
+        public:
+
+            SoundCheckStage (const CSMWorld::IdCollection<ESM::Sound>& sounds);
+
+            virtual int setup();
+            ///< \return number of steps
+
+            virtual void perform (int stage, std::vector<std::string>& messages);
+            ///< Messages resulting from this tage will be appended to \a messages.
+    };
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
index 5fb37514f..4003bc884 100644
--- a/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
+++ b/apps/opencs/model/tools/tools.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "classcheck.hpp"
 #include "factioncheck.hpp"
 #include "racecheck.hpp"
+#include "soundcheck.hpp"
 
 CSMTools::Operation *CSMTools::Tools::get (int type)
 {
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ CSMTools::Verifier *CSMTools::Tools::getVerifier()
         mVerifier->appendStage (new FactionCheckStage (mData.getFactions()));
 
         mVerifier->appendStage (new RaceCheckStage (mData.getRaces()));
+
+        mVerifier->appendStage (new SoundCheckStage (mData.getSounds()));
     }
 
     return mVerifier;