diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiwander.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiwander.cpp
index bf6c1dc38..853d0ff7b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiwander.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aiwander.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/mechanicsmanager.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/dialoguemanager.hpp"
 #include "../mwmechanics/npcstats.hpp"
 
 #include <OgreVector3.h>
@@ -185,6 +186,14 @@ namespace MWMechanics
                 playIdle(actor, mPlayedIdle);
                 mChooseAction = false;
                 mIdleNow = true;
+
+                // Play idle voiced dialogue entries randomly
+                const MWWorld::ESMStore &store = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore();
+                float chance = store.get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fVoiceIdleOdds")->getFloat();
+                int roll = std::rand()/ (static_cast<double> (RAND_MAX) + 1) * 100; // [0, 99]
+                // TODO: do not show subtitle messagebox if player is too far away? or do not say at all?
+                if (roll < chance)
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getDialogueManager()->say(actor, "idle");
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index a7ee96831..bdd03a8b4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -248,14 +248,13 @@ namespace MWSound
             return;
         try
         {
-            // The range values are not tested
             float basevol = volumeFromType(Play_TypeVoice);
             std::string filePath = "Sound/"+filename;
             const ESM::Position &pos = ptr.getRefData().getPosition();
             const Ogre::Vector3 objpos(pos.pos);
 
             MWBase::SoundPtr sound = mOutput->playSound3D(filePath, objpos, 1.0f, basevol, 1.0f,
-                                                          20.0f, 12750.0f, Play_Normal|Play_TypeVoice, 0);
+                                                          20.0f, 1500.0f, Play_Normal|Play_TypeVoice, 0);
             mActiveSounds[sound] = std::make_pair(ptr, std::string("_say_sound"));
         }
         catch(std::exception &e)