diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index 781bfb5d5a..251b05890b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -103,24 +103,31 @@ namespace MWSound
     std::string SoundManager::lookup(const std::string &soundId,
                        float &volume, float &min, float &max)
     {
-        const ESM::Sound *snd =
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getStore().get<ESM::Sound>().find(soundId);
+        MWBase::World* world = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld();
+        const ESM::Sound *snd = world->getStore().get<ESM::Sound>().find(soundId);
 
         volume *= pow(10.0, (snd->mData.mVolume/255.0*3348.0 - 3348.0) / 2000.0);
 
         if(snd->mData.mMinRange == 0 && snd->mData.mMaxRange == 0)
         {
-            min = 100.0f;
-            max = 2000.0f;
+            static const float fAudioDefaultMinDistance = world->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fAudioDefaultMinDistance")->getFloat();
+            static const float fAudioDefaultMaxDistance = world->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fAudioDefaultMaxDistance")->getFloat();
+            min = fAudioDefaultMinDistance;
+            max = fAudioDefaultMaxDistance;
         }
         else
         {
-            min = snd->mData.mMinRange * 20.0f;
-            max = snd->mData.mMaxRange * 50.0f;
-            min = std::max(min, 1.0f);
-            max = std::max(min, max);
+            min = snd->mData.mMinRange;
+            max = snd->mData.mMaxRange;
         }
 
+        static const float fAudioMinDistanceMult = world->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fAudioMinDistanceMult")->getFloat();
+        static const float fAudioMaxDistanceMult = world->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fAudioMaxDistanceMult")->getFloat();
+        min *= fAudioMinDistanceMult;
+        max *= fAudioMaxDistanceMult;
+        min = std::max(min, 1.0f);
+        max = std::max(min, max);
+
         return "Sound/"+snd->mSound;
     }
 
@@ -250,8 +257,19 @@ namespace MWSound
             const ESM::Position &pos = ptr.getRefData().getPosition();
             const Ogre::Vector3 objpos(pos.pos);
 
+            MWBase::World* world = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld();
+            static const float fAudioMinDistanceMult = world->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fAudioMinDistanceMult")->getFloat();
+            static const float fAudioMaxDistanceMult = world->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fAudioMaxDistanceMult")->getFloat();
+            static const float fAudioVoiceDefaultMinDistance = world->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fAudioVoiceDefaultMinDistance")->getFloat();
+            static const float fAudioVoiceDefaultMaxDistance = world->getStore().get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("fAudioVoiceDefaultMaxDistance")->getFloat();
+
+            float minDistance = fAudioVoiceDefaultMinDistance * fAudioMinDistanceMult;
+            float maxDistance = fAudioVoiceDefaultMaxDistance * fAudioMaxDistanceMult;
+            minDistance = std::max(minDistance, 1.f);
+            maxDistance = std::max(minDistance, maxDistance);
+
             MWBase::SoundPtr sound = mOutput->playSound3D(filePath, objpos, 1.0f, basevol, 1.0f,
-                                                          20.0f, 1500.0f, Play_Normal|Play_TypeVoice, 0, true);
+                                                          minDistance, maxDistance, Play_Normal|Play_TypeVoice, 0, true);
             mActiveSounds[sound] = std::make_pair(ptr, std::string("_say_sound"));
         }
         catch(std::exception &e)