diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
index 9e93bd314..abf2264af 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.cpp
@@ -928,4 +928,32 @@ void NpcAnimation::applyAlpha(float alpha, Ogre::Entity *ent, NifOgre::ObjectSce
     }
 }
 
+void NpcAnimation::equipmentChanged (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& item, InventoryStoreListener::State state)
+{
+    if (actor.getRefData().getHandle() == "player" && !item.isEmpty())
+    {
+        std::string soundId;
+
+        if (item.getTypeName() == typeid(ESM::Light).name())
+        {
+            soundId = item.get<ESM::Light>()->mBase->mSound;
+        }
+
+        if (!soundId.empty())
+        {
+            MWBase::SoundManager *sndMgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager();
+
+            if (state == InventoryStoreListener::EQUIPPED)
+            {
+                sndMgr->playSound3D(mPtr, soundId, 1.0f, 1.0f, MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeSfx,
+                    MWBase::SoundManager::Play_Loop);
+            }
+            else if (state == InventoryStoreListener::UNEQUIPPED)
+            {
+                sndMgr->stopSound3D(mPtr, soundId);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
index 979210591..a6e927fce 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/npcanimation.hpp
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ private:
 
     void applyAlpha(float alpha, Ogre::Entity* ent, NifOgre::ObjectScenePtr scene);
 
+    /**
+     * Implementation of MWWorld::InventoryStoreListener equipmentChanged method
+     */
+    void equipmentChanged (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& item, InventoryStoreListener::State state);
 public:
     /**
      * @param ptr
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
index f515f1efb..49db0025a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ void MWWorld::InventoryStore::equip (int slot, const ContainerStoreIterator& ite
 
     flagAsModified();
 
-    fireEquipmentChangedEvent();
+    fireEquipmentChangedEvent(actor, *iterator, InventoryStoreListener::EQUIPPED);
+
     updateMagicEffects(actor);
 }
 
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ void MWWorld::InventoryStore::unequipAll(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
     for (int slot=0; slot < MWWorld::InventoryStore::Slots; ++slot)
         unequipSlot(slot, actor);
     mUpdatesEnabled = true;
-    fireEquipmentChangedEvent();
+    fireEquipmentChangedEvent(actor, MWWorld::Ptr(), InventoryStoreListener::ALL_UNEQUIPPED);
     updateMagicEffects(actor);
 }
 
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ void MWWorld::InventoryStore::autoEquip (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
     if (changed)
     {
         mSlots.swap (slots_);
-        fireEquipmentChangedEvent();
+        fireEquipmentChangedEvent(actor, MWWorld::Ptr(), InventoryStoreListener::AUTOEQUIPPED);
         updateMagicEffects(actor);
         flagAsModified();
     }
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::InventoryStore::unequipSlot(int slot, c
             }
         }
 
-        fireEquipmentChangedEvent();
+        fireEquipmentChangedEvent(actor, *it, InventoryStoreListener::UNEQUIPPED);
         updateMagicEffects(actor);
 
         return retval;
@@ -546,12 +547,12 @@ void MWWorld::InventoryStore::setListener(InventoryStoreListener *listener, cons
     updateMagicEffects(actor);
 }
 
-void MWWorld::InventoryStore::fireEquipmentChangedEvent()
+void MWWorld::InventoryStore::fireEquipmentChangedEvent(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& item, InventoryStoreListener::State state)
 {
     if (!mUpdatesEnabled)
         return;
     if (mListener)
-        mListener->equipmentChanged();
+        mListener->equipmentChanged(actor, item, state);
 }
 
 void MWWorld::InventoryStore::visitEffectSources(MWMechanics::EffectSourceVisitor &visitor)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp
index 41caae4e5..475f810af 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.hpp
@@ -20,10 +20,18 @@ namespace MWWorld
     class InventoryStoreListener
     {
     public:
+        enum State
+        {
+          EQUIPPED,
+          AUTOEQUIPPED,
+          UNEQUIPPED,
+          ALL_UNEQUIPPED
+        };
+
         /**
          * Fired when items are equipped or unequipped
          */
-        virtual void equipmentChanged () {}
+        virtual void equipmentChanged (const MWWorld::Ptr& /*actor*/, const MWWorld::Ptr& /*item*/, State /*state*/) {}
 
         /**
          * @param effect
@@ -109,7 +117,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             void updateMagicEffects(const Ptr& actor);
             void updateRechargingItems();
 
-            void fireEquipmentChangedEvent();
+            void fireEquipmentChangedEvent(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, const MWWorld::Ptr& item, InventoryStoreListener::State state);
 
             virtual int getSlot (const MWWorld::LiveCellRefBase& ref) const;
             ///< Return inventory slot that \a ref is in or -1 (if \a ref is not in a slot).