diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93d6c5ddb1..08fa1ab9f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
     Bug #6849: ImageButton texture is not scaled properly
     Bug #6869: Hits queue stagger during swing animation
     Bug #6895: Removing a negative number of items from a script, makes the script terminate with an error
+    Bug #6896: Sounds played using PlaySound3D are cut off as the emitter leaves the cell
     Bug #6898: Accessing the Quick Inventory menu does not work while in menu mode
     Bug #6901: Morrowind.exe soul gem usage discrepancy
     Bug #6909: Using enchanted items has no animation
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
index 035368d9de..63c21d1a1b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/scene.cpp
@@ -926,7 +926,11 @@ namespace MWWorld
     void Scene::removeObjectFromScene (const Ptr& ptr, bool keepActive)
     {
         MWBase::Environment::get().getMechanicsManager()->remove (ptr, keepActive);
-        MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->stopSound3D (ptr);
+        // You'd expect the sounds attached to the object to be stopped here
+        // because the object is nowhere to be heard, but in Morrowind, they're not.
+        // They're still stopped when the cell is unloaded
+        // or if the player moves away far from the object's position.
+        // Todd Howard, Who art in Bethesda, hallowed be Thy name.
         MWBase::Environment::get().getLuaManager()->objectRemovedFromScene(ptr);
         if (const auto object = mPhysics->getObject(ptr))
         {