diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Sound.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Sound.cs
index df52332144..2597a85582 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Sound.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Sound.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				return;
 
 			var sound = sounds[name];
-			soundEngine.Play2D(sound, false, true, float2.Zero, SoundVolume);
+			soundEngine.Play2D(sound, false, true, float2.Zero, InternalSoundVolume);
 		}
 
 		public static void Play(string name, float2 pos)
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				return;
 			
 			var sound = sounds[name];
-			soundEngine.Play2D(sound, false, false, pos, SoundVolume);
+			soundEngine.Play2D(sound, false, false, pos, InternalSoundVolume);
 		}
 
 		public static void PlayToPlayer(Player player, string name)
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public static void PlayVideo(byte[] raw)
 		{
 			rawSource = LoadSoundRaw(raw);
-			video = soundEngine.Play2D(rawSource, false, true, float2.Zero, SoundVolume);
+			video = soundEngine.Play2D(rawSource, false, true, float2.Zero, InternalSoundVolume);
 		}
 		
 		public static void PlayVideo()
@@ -171,13 +171,25 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			set { soundEngine.Volume = value;}
 		}
 		
+		static float soundVolumeModifier = 1.0f;
+		public static float SoundVolumeModifier
+		{
+			get { return soundVolumeModifier; }
+			set
+			{
+				soundVolumeModifier = value;
+				soundEngine.SetSoundVolume(InternalSoundVolume, music, video);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		static float InternalSoundVolume { get { return SoundVolume*soundVolumeModifier; } }
 		public static float SoundVolume
 		{
 			get { return Game.Settings.Sound.SoundVolume; }
 			set
 			{
 				Game.Settings.Sound.SoundVolume = value;
-				soundEngine.SetSoundVolume(value, music, video);
+				soundEngine.SetSoundVolume(InternalSoundVolume, music, video);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
index 0bfc04eb99..10d63e41e5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 						p.Stances[q] = Stance.Neutral;		
 			
 			PathFinder = new PathFinder(this);
-
+			
+			Sound.SoundVolumeModifier = 1.0f;
 			foreach (var wlh in WorldActor.TraitsImplementing<IWorldLoaded>())
 				wlh.WorldLoaded(this);
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/DefaultShellmapScript.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/DefaultShellmapScript.cs
index 5bd8f04b9d..6cb658ec58 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/DefaultShellmapScript.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/DefaultShellmapScript.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
 		{
 			Game.MoveViewport((.5f * (w.Map.TopLeft + w.Map.BottomRight).ToFloat2()).ToInt2());
 			Actors = w.WorldActor.Trait<SpawnMapActors>().Actors;
+			Sound.SoundVolumeModifier = 0f;
 		}
 		
 		int ticks = 0;