diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
index 85062ace8d..1f0337869b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ namespace MWBase
 
         virtual void processChangedSettings(const std::set<std::pair<std::string, std::string>>& settings) = 0;
 
+        virtual bool isEnabled() const = 0;
+        ///< Returns true if sound system is enabled
+
         virtual void stopMusic() = 0;
         ///< Stops music if it's playing
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp
index 102f88ce61..dc45a672b4 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwlua/soundbindings.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ namespace MWLua
         sol::state_view& lua = context.mLua->sol();
         sol::table api(lua, sol::create);
 
+        api["isEnabled"] = []() { return MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->isEnabled(); };
+
         api["playSound3d"]
             = [](std::string_view soundId, const Object& object, const sol::optional<sol::table>& options) {
                   auto args = getPlaySoundArgs(options);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index 87fb109791..94d407c11b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ namespace MWSound
 
         void processChangedSettings(const Settings::CategorySettingVector& settings) override;
 
+        bool isEnabled() const override { return mOutput->isInitialized(); }
+        ///< Returns true if sound system is enabled
+
         void stopMusic() override;
         ///< Stops music if it's playing
 
diff --git a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
index af09274981..a6e9cb361c 100644
--- a/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
+++ b/files/lua_api/openmw/core.lua
@@ -749,6 +749,13 @@
 --- @{#Sound}: Sounds and Speech
 -- @field [parent=#core] #Sound sound
 
+---
+-- Checks if sound system is enabled (any functions to play sounds are no-ops when it is disabled).
+-- It can not be enabled or disabled during runtime.
+-- @function [parent=#Sound] isEnabled
+-- @return #boolean
+-- @usage local enabled = core.sound.isEnabled();
+
 ---
 -- Play a 3D sound, attached to object
 -- @function [parent=#Sound] playSound3d