diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/MenuButtonsChromeLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/MenuButtonsChromeLogic.cs
index de41ecf354..f4951ab4e4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/MenuButtonsChromeLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/Ingame/MenuButtonsChromeLogic.cs
@@ -105,12 +105,19 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			if (button.Pause && world.LobbyInfo.IsSinglePlayer)
 				world.SetPauseState(true);
 
+			var cachedDisableWorldSounds = Game.Sound.DisableWorldSounds;
+			if (button.DisableWorldSounds)
+				Game.Sound.DisableWorldSounds = true;
+
 			widgetArgs = widgetArgs ?? new WidgetArgs();
 			widgetArgs.Add("onExit", () =>
 			{
 				if (button.HideIngameUI)
 					worldRoot.IsVisible = () => true;
 
+				if (button.DisableWorldSounds)
+					Game.Sound.DisableWorldSounds = cachedDisableWorldSounds;
+
 				if (button.Pause && world.LobbyInfo.IsSinglePlayer)
 					world.SetPauseState(cachedPause);
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/MenuButtonWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/MenuButtonWidget.cs
index 140fcc4fca..ce4e151e4b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/MenuButtonWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/MenuButtonWidget.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		public readonly string MenuContainer = "INGAME_MENU";
 		public readonly bool Pause = true;
 		public readonly bool HideIngameUI = true;
+		public readonly bool DisableWorldSounds = false;
 
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
 		public MenuButtonWidget(ModData modData)
diff --git a/mods/cnc/chrome/ingame.yaml b/mods/cnc/chrome/ingame.yaml
index 8b0d861e32..95ec3ca692 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/chrome/ingame.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/chrome/ingame.yaml
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Container@OBSERVER_WIDGETS:
 			Height: 25
 			TooltipText: Menu
 			TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+			DisableWorldSounds: true
 			Children:
 				Image:
 					X: 7
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ Container@PLAYER_WIDGETS:
 					Font: Bold
 					TooltipText: Menu
 					TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+					DisableWorldSounds: true
 					Children:
 						Image@ICON:
 							X: 7
diff --git a/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame-observer.yaml b/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame-observer.yaml
index c57c1140f4..ea88067bf6 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame-observer.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame-observer.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Container@OBSERVER_WIDGETS:
 			Text: Options (Esc)
 			Font: Bold
 			Key: escape
+			DisableWorldSounds: true
 		MenuButton@OBSERVER_STATS_BUTTON:
 			MenuContainer: INGAME_OBSERVERSTATS_BG
 			HideIngameUI: False
diff --git a/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame-player.yaml b/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame-player.yaml
index 659a51d73a..d81993e30f 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame-player.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/chrome/ingame-player.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Container@PLAYER_WIDGETS:
 							Background:
 							TooltipText: Debug Menu
 							TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+							DisableWorldSounds: true
 							VisualHeight: 0
 							Children:
 								Image@ICON:
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ Container@PLAYER_WIDGETS:
 							Background:
 							TooltipText: Options
 							TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+							DisableWorldSounds: true
 							VisualHeight: 0
 							Children:
 								Image@ICON:
diff --git a/mods/ra/chrome/ingame-observer.yaml b/mods/ra/chrome/ingame-observer.yaml
index 96a12da0b6..21191e2e96 100644
--- a/mods/ra/chrome/ingame-observer.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/chrome/ingame-observer.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Container@OBSERVER_WIDGETS:
 							Background: sidebar-button-observer
 							TooltipText: Options
 							TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+							DisableWorldSounds: true
 							VisualHeight: 0
 							Children:
 								Image@ICON:
diff --git a/mods/ra/chrome/ingame-player.yaml b/mods/ra/chrome/ingame-player.yaml
index f1ac520c14..c5245b459c 100644
--- a/mods/ra/chrome/ingame-player.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/chrome/ingame-player.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Container@PLAYER_WIDGETS:
 							Background: sidebar-button
 							TooltipText: Debug Menu
 							TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+							DisableWorldSounds: true
 							VisualHeight: 0
 							Children:
 								Image@ICON:
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ Container@PLAYER_WIDGETS:
 							Background: sidebar-button
 							TooltipText: Options
 							TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+							DisableWorldSounds: true
 							VisualHeight: 0
 							Children:
 								Image@ICON:
diff --git a/mods/ts/chrome/ingame-player.yaml b/mods/ts/chrome/ingame-player.yaml
index f4892cfec4..e70784c33d 100644
--- a/mods/ts/chrome/ingame-player.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/chrome/ingame-player.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Container@PLAYER_WIDGETS:
 							Background: sidebar-button
 							TooltipText: Debug Menu
 							TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+							DisableWorldSounds: true
 							VisualHeight: 0
 							Children:
 								Image@ICON:
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ Container@PLAYER_WIDGETS:
 							Background: sidebar-button
 							TooltipText: Options
 							TooltipContainer: TOOLTIP_CONTAINER
+							DisableWorldSounds: true
 							VisualHeight: 0
 							Children:
 								Image@ICON: