diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp
index 98682e705..a5199fb3e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const MWWorld::Ptr& MWWorld::Action::getTarget() const
     return mTarget;
 }
 
-MWWorld::Action::Action (bool teleport, const Ptr& target) : mTeleport (teleport), mTarget (target)
+MWWorld::Action::Action (bool keepSound, const Ptr& target) : mKeepSound (keepSound), mTarget (target)
 {}
 
 MWWorld::Action::~Action() {}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void MWWorld::Action::execute (const Ptr& actor)
 {
     if (!mSoundId.empty())
     {
-        if (mTeleport && actor.getRefData().getHandle()=="player")
+        if (mKeepSound && actor.getRefData().getHandle()=="player")
         {
             // sound moves with player when teleporting
             MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound(mSoundId, 1.0, 1.0,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void MWWorld::Action::execute (const Ptr& actor)
         
             MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound3D (local ? actor : mTarget,
                 mSoundId, 1.0, 1.0,
-                mTeleport ? MWBase::SoundManager::Play_NoTrack : MWBase::SoundManager::Play_Normal);
+                mKeepSound ? MWBase::SoundManager::Play_NoTrack : MWBase::SoundManager::Play_Normal);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
index c47565113..d8e5d93bb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     class Action
     {
             std::string mSoundId;
-            bool mTeleport;
+            bool mKeepSound;
             Ptr mTarget;
 
             // not implemented
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
 
         public:
 
-            Action (bool teleport = false, const Ptr& target = Ptr());
-            ///< \param teleport action will teleport the actor
+            Action (bool keepSound = false, const Ptr& target = Ptr());
+            ///< \param keepSound Keep playing the sound even if the object the sound is played on is removed.
 
             virtual ~Action();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp
index ef24f1536..fd28dd52e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/actiontake.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 namespace MWWorld
 {
-    ActionTake::ActionTake (const MWWorld::Ptr& object) : Action (false, object) {}
+    ActionTake::ActionTake (const MWWorld::Ptr& object) : Action (true, object) {}
 
     void ActionTake::executeImp (const Ptr& actor)
     {