diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index 165d501a2..d801e6618 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         , mMusicVolume(1.0f)
         , mFootstepsVolume(1.0f)
         , mVoiceVolume(1.0f)
+        , mPausedSoundTypes(0)
     {
         if(!useSound)
             return;
@@ -426,13 +427,21 @@ namespace MWSound
     void SoundManager::pauseSounds(int types)
     {
         if(mOutput->isInitialized())
+        {
+            types &= Play_TypeMask;
             mOutput->pauseSounds(types);
+            mPausedSoundTypes |= types;
+        }
     }
 
     void SoundManager::resumeSounds(int types)
     {
         if(mOutput->isInitialized())
+        {
+            types &= types&Play_TypeMask&mPausedSoundTypes;
             mOutput->resumeSounds(types);
+            mPausedSoundTypes &= ~types;
+        }
     }
 
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index 14b8e5cef..d26f51ef0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ namespace MWSound
         Ogre::Vector3 mListenerDir;
         Ogre::Vector3 mListenerUp;
 
+        int mPausedSoundTypes;
+
         std::string lookup(const std::string &soundId,
                   float &volume, float &min, float &max);
         void streamMusicFull(const std::string& filename);