diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
index 2a3ef980c..e1ca8e745 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
@@ -103,13 +103,16 @@ namespace MWBase
             ///< Play a 2D audio track, using a custom decoder
 
             virtual SoundPtr playSound(const std::string& soundId, float volume, float pitch,
-                                       PlayType type=Play_TypeSfx, PlayMode mode=Play_Normal) = 0;
+                                       PlayType type=Play_TypeSfx, PlayMode mode=Play_Normal,
+                                       float offset=0) = 0;
             ///< Play a sound, independently of 3D-position
+            ///< @param offset Value from [0,1] meaning from which fraction the sound the playback starts.
 
             virtual SoundPtr playSound3D(const MWWorld::Ptr &reference, const std::string& soundId,
                                          float volume, float pitch, PlayType type=Play_TypeSfx,
-                                         PlayMode mode=Play_Normal) = 0;
+                                         PlayMode mode=Play_Normal, float offset=0) = 0;
             ///< Play a sound from an object
+            ///< @param offset Value from [0,1] meaning from which fraction the sound the playback starts.
 
             virtual void stopSound3D(const MWWorld::Ptr &reference, const std::string& soundId) = 0;
             ///< Stop the given object from playing the given sound,
@@ -123,6 +126,12 @@ namespace MWBase
             virtual void stopSound(const std::string& soundId) = 0;
             ///< Stop a non-3d looping sound
 
+            virtual void fadeOutSound3D(const MWWorld::Ptr &reference, const std::string& soundId, float duration) = 0;
+            ///< Fade out given sound (that is already playing) of given object
+            ///< @param reference Reference to object, whose sound is faded out
+            ///< @param soundId ID of the sound to fade out.
+            ///< @param duration Time until volume reaches 0.
+
             virtual bool getSoundPlaying(const MWWorld::Ptr &reference, const std::string& soundId) const = 0;
             ///< Is the given sound currently playing on the given object?
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
index 91d38b8ef..381ffa233 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwclass/door.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "../mwbase/environment.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/world.hpp"
 #include "../mwbase/windowmanager.hpp"
+#include "../mwbase/soundmanager.hpp"
 
 #include "../mwworld/player.hpp"
 #include "../mwworld/ptr.hpp"
@@ -142,9 +143,23 @@ namespace MWClass
                 // animated door
                 boost::shared_ptr<MWWorld::Action> action(new MWWorld::ActionDoor(ptr));
                 if (MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getOpenOrCloseDoor(ptr))
+                {
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->fadeOutSound3D(ptr,
+                            closeSound, 0.5);
+                    float offset = ptr.getRefData().getLocalRotation().rot[2]/ 3.14159265 * 2.0;
+                    action->setSoundOffset(offset);
                     action->setSound(openSound);
+                }
                 else
+                {
+                    MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->fadeOutSound3D(ptr,
+                                                openSound, 0.5);
+                    float offset = 1.0 - ptr.getRefData().getLocalRotation().rot[2]/ 3.14159265 * 2.0;
+                    //most if not all door have closing bang somewhere in the middle of the sound,
+                    //so we divide offset by two
+                    action->setSoundOffset(offset * 0.5);
                     action->setSound(closeSound);
+                }
 
                 return action;
             }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
index 690b07331..734a5e42a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.cpp
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ public:
     virtual void stop();
     virtual bool isPlaying();
     virtual double getTimeOffset();
+    virtual double getLength();
     virtual void update();
 };
 
@@ -554,6 +555,17 @@ double OpenAL_Sound::getTimeOffset()
     return t;
 }
 
+double OpenAL_Sound::getLength()
+{
+    ALint bufferSize, frequency, channels, bitsPerSample;
+    alGetBufferi(mBuffer, AL_SIZE, &bufferSize);
+    alGetBufferi(mBuffer, AL_FREQUENCY, &frequency);
+    alGetBufferi(mBuffer, AL_CHANNELS, &channels);
+    alGetBufferi(mBuffer, AL_BITS, &bitsPerSample);
+
+    return (8.0*bufferSize)/(frequency*channels*bitsPerSample);
+}
+
 void OpenAL_Sound::updateAll(bool local)
 {
     alSourcef(mSource, AL_REFERENCE_DISTANCE, mMinDistance);
@@ -817,8 +829,7 @@ void OpenAL_Output::bufferFinished(ALuint buf)
     }
 }
 
-
-MWBase::SoundPtr OpenAL_Output::playSound(const std::string &fname, float vol, float basevol, float pitch, int flags)
+MWBase::SoundPtr OpenAL_Output::playSound(const std::string &fname, float vol, float basevol, float pitch, int flags,float offset)
 {
     boost::shared_ptr<OpenAL_Sound> sound;
     ALuint src=0, buf=0;
@@ -843,8 +854,13 @@ MWBase::SoundPtr OpenAL_Output::playSound(const std::string &fname, float vol, f
     }
 
     sound->updateAll(true);
+    if(offset<0)
+        offset=0;
+    if(offset>1)
+        offset=1;
 
     alSourcei(src, AL_BUFFER, buf);
+    alSourcef(src, AL_SEC_OFFSET, sound->getLength()*offset/pitch);
     alSourcePlay(src);
     throwALerror();
 
@@ -852,7 +868,7 @@ MWBase::SoundPtr OpenAL_Output::playSound(const std::string &fname, float vol, f
 }
 
 MWBase::SoundPtr OpenAL_Output::playSound3D(const std::string &fname, const Ogre::Vector3 &pos, float vol, float basevol, float pitch,
-                                            float min, float max, int flags)
+                                            float min, float max, int flags, float offset)
 {
     boost::shared_ptr<OpenAL_Sound> sound;
     ALuint src=0, buf=0;
@@ -878,7 +894,14 @@ MWBase::SoundPtr OpenAL_Output::playSound3D(const std::string &fname, const Ogre
 
     sound->updateAll(false);
 
+    if(offset<0)
+        offset=0;
+    if(offset>1)
+        offset=1;
+
     alSourcei(src, AL_BUFFER, buf);
+    alSourcef(src, AL_SEC_OFFSET, sound->getLength()*offset/pitch);
+
     alSourcePlay(src);
     throwALerror();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.hpp
index 02706b50c..31edf7359 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/openal_output.hpp
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ namespace MWSound
         virtual void init(const std::string &devname="");
         virtual void deinit();
 
-        virtual MWBase::SoundPtr playSound(const std::string &fname, float vol, float basevol, float pitch, int flags);
+        /// @param offset Value from [0,1] meaning from which fraction the sound the playback starts.
+        virtual MWBase::SoundPtr playSound(const std::string &fname, float vol, float basevol, float pitch, int flags, float offset);
+        /// @param offset Value from [0,1] meaning from which fraction the sound the playback starts.
         virtual MWBase::SoundPtr playSound3D(const std::string &fname, const Ogre::Vector3 &pos,
-                                             float vol, float basevol, float pitch, float min, float max, int flags);
+                                             float vol, float basevol, float pitch, float min, float max, int flags, float offset);
         virtual MWBase::SoundPtr streamSound(DecoderPtr decoder, float volume, float pitch, int flags);
 
         virtual void updateListener(const Ogre::Vector3 &pos, const Ogre::Vector3 &atdir, const Ogre::Vector3 &updir, Environment env);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp
index 8deaf26a6..670002a30 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         float mMinDistance;
         float mMaxDistance;
         int mFlags;
+        float mFadeOutTime;
 
     public:
         virtual void stop() = 0;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         virtual double getTimeOffset() = 0;
         void setPosition(const Ogre::Vector3 &pos) { mPos = pos; }
         void setVolume(float volume) { mVolume = volume; }
-
+        void setFadeout(float duration) { mFadeOutTime=duration; }
         MWBase::SoundManager::PlayType getPlayType() const
         { return (MWBase::SoundManager::PlayType)(mFlags&MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeMask); }
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ namespace MWSound
           , mMinDistance(mindist)
           , mMaxDistance(maxdist)
           , mFlags(flags)
+          , mFadeOutTime(0)
         { }
         virtual ~Sound() { }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_output.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_output.hpp
index b5ccc946a..91e25db52 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_output.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/sound_output.hpp
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ namespace MWSound
         virtual void init(const std::string &devname="") = 0;
         virtual void deinit() = 0;
 
-        virtual MWBase::SoundPtr playSound(const std::string &fname, float vol, float basevol, float pitch, int flags) = 0;
+        /// @param offset Value from [0,1] meaning from which fraction the sound the playback starts.
+        virtual MWBase::SoundPtr playSound(const std::string &fname, float vol, float basevol, float pitch, int flags, float offset) = 0;
+        /// @param offset Value from [0,1] meaning from which fraction the sound the playback starts.
         virtual MWBase::SoundPtr playSound3D(const std::string &fname, const Ogre::Vector3 &pos,
-                                             float vol, float basevol, float pitch, float min, float max, int flags) = 0;
+                                             float vol, float basevol, float pitch, float min, float max, int flags, float offset) = 0;
         virtual MWBase::SoundPtr streamSound(DecoderPtr decoder, float volume, float pitch, int flags) = 0;
 
         virtual void updateListener(const Ogre::Vector3 &pos, const Ogre::Vector3 &atdir, const Ogre::Vector3 &updir, Environment env) = 0;
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index c820a7e16..3081842ea 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ namespace MWSound
             const Ogre::Vector3 objpos(pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], pos.pos[2]);
 
             MWBase::SoundPtr sound = mOutput->playSound3D(filePath, objpos, 1.0f, basevol, 1.0f,
-                                                          20.0f, 12750.0f, Play_Normal|Play_TypeVoice);
+                                                          20.0f, 12750.0f, Play_Normal|Play_TypeVoice, 0);
             mActiveSounds[sound] = std::make_pair(ptr, std::string("_say_sound"));
         }
         catch(std::exception &e)
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ namespace MWSound
             float basevol = volumeFromType(Play_TypeVoice);
             std::string filePath = "Sound/"+filename;
 
-            MWBase::SoundPtr sound = mOutput->playSound(filePath, 1.0f, basevol, 1.0f, Play_Normal|Play_TypeVoice);
+            MWBase::SoundPtr sound = mOutput->playSound(filePath, 1.0f, basevol, 1.0f, Play_Normal|Play_TypeVoice, 0);
             mActiveSounds[sound] = std::make_pair(MWWorld::Ptr(), std::string("_say_sound"));
         }
         catch(std::exception &e)
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ namespace MWSound
     }
 
 
-    MWBase::SoundPtr SoundManager::playSound(const std::string& soundId, float volume, float pitch, PlayType type, PlayMode mode)
+    MWBase::SoundPtr SoundManager::playSound(const std::string& soundId, float volume, float pitch, PlayType type, PlayMode mode, float offset)
     {
         MWBase::SoundPtr sound;
         if(!mOutput->isInitialized())
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ namespace MWSound
             float min, max;
             std::string file = lookup(soundId, volume, min, max);
 
-            sound = mOutput->playSound(file, volume, basevol, pitch, mode|type);
+            sound = mOutput->playSound(file, volume, basevol, pitch, mode|type, offset);
             mActiveSounds[sound] = std::make_pair(MWWorld::Ptr(), soundId);
         }
         catch(std::exception &e)
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ namespace MWSound
     }
 
     MWBase::SoundPtr SoundManager::playSound3D(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, const std::string& soundId,
-                                               float volume, float pitch, PlayType type, PlayMode mode)
+                                               float volume, float pitch, PlayType type, PlayMode mode, float offset)
     {
         MWBase::SoundPtr sound;
         if(!mOutput->isInitialized())
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ namespace MWSound
             float basevol = volumeFromType(type);
             float min, max;
             std::string file = lookup(soundId, volume, min, max);
-            const ESM::Position &pos = ptr.getRefData().getPosition();;
+            const ESM::Position &pos = ptr.getRefData().getPosition();
             const Ogre::Vector3 objpos(pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], pos.pos[2]);
 
-            sound = mOutput->playSound3D(file, objpos, volume, basevol, pitch, min, max, mode|type);
+            sound = mOutput->playSound3D(file, objpos, volume, basevol, pitch, min, max, mode|type, offset);
             if((mode&Play_NoTrack))
                 mActiveSounds[sound] = std::make_pair(MWWorld::Ptr(), soundId);
             else
@@ -431,6 +431,20 @@ namespace MWSound
         }
     }
 
+    void SoundManager::fadeOutSound3D(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr,
+            const std::string& soundId, float duration)
+    {
+        SoundMap::iterator snditer = mActiveSounds.begin();
+        while(snditer != mActiveSounds.end())
+        {
+            if(snditer->second.first == ptr && snditer->second.second == soundId)
+            {
+                snditer->first->setFadeout(duration);
+            }
+            snditer++;
+        }
+    }
+
     bool SoundManager::getSoundPlaying(const MWWorld::Ptr &ptr, const std::string& soundId) const
     {
         return isPlaying(ptr, soundId);
@@ -520,6 +534,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         timePassed += duration;
         if(timePassed < (1.0f/30.0f))
             return;
+        duration = timePassed;
         timePassed = 0.0f;
 
         // Make sure music is still playing
@@ -542,6 +557,7 @@ namespace MWSound
         );
 
         // Check if any sounds are finished playing, and trash them
+        // Lower volume on fading out sounds
         SoundMap::iterator snditer = mActiveSounds.begin();
         while(snditer != mActiveSounds.end())
         {
@@ -556,6 +572,16 @@ namespace MWSound
                     const Ogre::Vector3 objpos(pos.pos[0], pos.pos[1], pos.pos[2]);
                     snditer->first->setPosition(objpos);
                 }
+                //update fade out
+                if(snditer->first->mFadeOutTime>0)
+                {
+                    float soundDuration=duration;
+                    if(soundDuration>snditer->first->mFadeOutTime)
+                        soundDuration=snditer->first->mFadeOutTime;
+                    snditer->first->setVolume(snditer->first->mVolume
+                                    - soundDuration / snditer->first->mFadeOutTime * snditer->first->mVolume);
+                    snditer->first->mFadeOutTime -= soundDuration;               
+                }
                 snditer->first->update();
                 snditer++;
             }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index 5fcab14e2..2450ba5c3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -106,13 +106,15 @@ namespace MWSound
         virtual MWBase::SoundPtr playTrack(const DecoderPtr& decoder, PlayType type);
         ///< Play a 2D audio track, using a custom decoder
 
-        virtual MWBase::SoundPtr playSound(const std::string& soundId, float volume, float pitch, PlayType type=Play_TypeSfx, PlayMode mode=Play_Normal);
+        virtual MWBase::SoundPtr playSound(const std::string& soundId, float volume, float pitch, PlayType type=Play_TypeSfx, PlayMode mode=Play_Normal, float offset=0);
         ///< Play a sound, independently of 3D-position
+        ///< @param offset value from [0,1], when to start playback. 0 is beginning, 1 is end.
 
         virtual MWBase::SoundPtr playSound3D(const MWWorld::Ptr &reference, const std::string& soundId,
                                              float volume, float pitch, PlayType type=Play_TypeSfx,
-                                             PlayMode mode=Play_Normal);
+                                             PlayMode mode=Play_Normal, float offset=0);
         ///< Play a sound from an object
+        ///< @param offset value from [0,1], when to start playback. 0 is beginning, 1 is end.
 
         virtual void stopSound3D(const MWWorld::Ptr &reference, const std::string& soundId);
         ///< Stop the given object from playing the given sound,
@@ -126,6 +128,12 @@ namespace MWSound
         virtual void stopSound(const std::string& soundId);
         ///< Stop a non-3d looping sound
 
+        virtual void fadeOutSound3D(const MWWorld::Ptr &reference, const std::string& soundId, float duration);
+        ///< Fade out given sound (that is already playing) of given object
+        ///< @param reference Reference to object, whose sound is faded out
+        ///< @param soundId ID of the sound to fade out.
+        ///< @param duration Time until volume reaches 0.
+
         virtual bool getSoundPlaying(const MWWorld::Ptr &reference, const std::string& soundId) const;
         ///< Is the given sound currently playing on the given object?
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.cpp
index a37d00727..0fe061e5c 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 keepSound, const Ptr& target) : mKeepSound (keepSound), mTarget (target)
+MWWorld::Action::Action (bool keepSound, const Ptr& target) : mKeepSound (keepSound), mTarget (target), mSoundOffset(0)
 {}
 
 MWWorld::Action::~Action() {}
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ void MWWorld::Action::execute (const Ptr& actor)
     if (!mSoundId.empty())
     {
         if (mKeepSound && actor.getRefData().getHandle()=="player")
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound(mSoundId, 1.0, 1.0);
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound(mSoundId, 1.0, 1.0,
+                    MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeSfx, MWBase::SoundManager::Play_Normal,mSoundOffset);
         else
         {
             bool local = mTarget.isEmpty() || !mTarget.isInCell(); // no usable target
         
             MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager()->playSound3D(local ? actor : mTarget,
                 mSoundId, 1.0, 1.0, MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeSfx,
-                mKeepSound ? MWBase::SoundManager::Play_NoTrack : MWBase::SoundManager::Play_Normal);
+                mKeepSound ? MWBase::SoundManager::Play_NoTrack : MWBase::SoundManager::Play_Normal,
+                        mSoundOffset);
         }
     }
 
@@ -39,3 +41,8 @@ void MWWorld::Action::setSound (const std::string& id)
 {
     mSoundId = id;
 }
+
+void MWWorld::Action::setSoundOffset(float offset)
+{
+    mSoundOffset=offset;
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
index d8e5d93bb..3e0e8ad1b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/action.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     {
             std::string mSoundId;
             bool mKeepSound;
+            float mSoundOffset;
             Ptr mTarget;
 
             // not implemented
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
             void execute (const Ptr& actor);
 
             void setSound (const std::string& id);
+            void setSoundOffset(float offset);
     };
 }