diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
index ac3e05ac7..cc933d4bb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
 namespace MWSound
 {
+    // Each entry excepts of MaxCount should be used only in one place
+    enum BlockerType
+    {
+        VideoPlayback,
+
+        MaxCount
+    };
+
     class Sound;
     class Stream;
     struct Sound_Decoder;
@@ -168,10 +176,10 @@ 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(const std::string& blockerId, int types=int(Type::Mask)) = 0;
+            virtual void pauseSounds(MWSound::BlockerType blocker, int types=int(Type::Mask)) = 0;
             ///< Pauses all currently playing sounds, including music.
 
-            virtual void resumeSounds(const std::string& blockerId) = 0;
+            virtual void resumeSounds(MWSound::BlockerType blocker) = 0;
             ///< Resumes all previously paused sounds.
 
             virtual void pausePlayback() = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index c6bc06f8f..4f36032e1 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -1893,9 +1893,10 @@ namespace MWGui
         setCursorVisible(false);
 
         if (mVideoWidget->hasAudioStream())
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->pauseSounds("Video",
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->pauseSounds(MWSound::VideoPlayback,
                 ~MWSound::Type::Movie & MWSound::Type::Mask
             );
+
         osg::Timer frameTimer;
         while (mVideoWidget->update() && !MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->hasQuitRequest())
         {
@@ -1927,7 +1928,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         }
         mVideoWidget->stop();
 
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->resumeSounds("Video");
+        MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->resumeSounds(MWSound::VideoPlayback);
 
         setKeyFocusWidget(oldKeyFocus);
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index 8462f0929..eff1cf0fd 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -857,30 +857,29 @@ namespace MWSound
         return false;
     }
 
-    void SoundManager::pauseSounds(const std::string& blockerId, int types)
+    void SoundManager::pauseSounds(BlockerType blocker, int types)
     {
         if(mOutput->isInitialized())
         {
-            auto found = mPausedSoundTypes.find(blockerId);
-            if (found != mPausedSoundTypes.end() && found->second != types)
-                resumeSounds(blockerId);
+            if (mPausedSoundTypes[blocker] != 0)
+                resumeSounds(blocker);
 
             types = types & Type::Mask;
             mOutput->pauseSounds(types);
-            mPausedSoundTypes[blockerId] = types;
+            mPausedSoundTypes[blocker] = types;
         }
     }
 
-    void SoundManager::resumeSounds(const std::string& blockerId)
+    void SoundManager::resumeSounds(BlockerType blocker)
     {
         if(mOutput->isInitialized())
         {
-            mPausedSoundTypes.erase(blockerId);
+            mPausedSoundTypes[blocker] = 0;
             int types = int(Type::Mask);
-            for (auto& blocker : mPausedSoundTypes)
+            for (int currentBlocker = 0; currentBlocker < BlockerType::MaxCount; currentBlocker++)
             {
-                if (blocker.first != blockerId)
-                    types &= ~blocker.second;
+                if (currentBlocker != blocker)
+                    types &= ~mPausedSoundTypes[currentBlocker];
             }
 
             mOutput->resumeSounds(types);
@@ -1425,7 +1424,7 @@ namespace MWSound
             mUnusedStreams.push_back(sound);
         }
         mActiveTracks.clear();
-        mPausedSoundTypes.clear();
         mPlaybackPaused = false;
+        std::fill(std::begin(mPausedSoundTypes), std::end(mPausedSoundTypes), 0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index b2ccc702a..55588d06f 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;
 
-        std::unordered_map<std::string, int> mPausedSoundTypes;
+        int mPausedSoundTypes[BlockerType::MaxCount] = {};
 
         Sound *mUnderwaterSound;
         Sound *mNearWaterSound;
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ 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(const std::string& blockerId, int types=int(Type::Mask));
+        virtual void pauseSounds(MWSound::BlockerType blocker, int types=int(Type::Mask));
         ///< Pauses all currently playing sounds, including music.
 
-        virtual void resumeSounds(const std::string& blockerId);
+        virtual void resumeSounds(MWSound::BlockerType blocker);
         ///< Resumes all previously paused sounds.
 
         virtual void pausePlayback();