diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
index 6e1e348e4b..71af523026 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
@@ -99,17 +99,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 			if (world.OrderGenerator == null) return;
 
 			var orders = world.OrderGenerator.Order(world, xy.ToInt2(), mi).ToArray();
-			orders.Do( o => world.IssueOrder( o ) );
-			
-			// Find an actor with a phrase to say
-			foreach (var o in orders)
-			{
-				if (o.Subject.Destroyed) continue;
-				foreach (var v in o.Subject.TraitsImplementing<IOrderVoice>())
-					if (Sound.PlayVoice(v.VoicePhraseForOrder(o.Subject, o), 
-						o.Subject, o.Subject.Owner.Country.Race))
-						return;
-			}
+			orders.Do( o => world.IssueOrder( o ) );
+
+			world.PlayVoiceForOrders(orders);
 		}
 		
 		public override string GetCursor(int2 pos)
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/WorldUtils.cs b/OpenRA.Game/WorldUtils.cs
index 6efaedd616..764216857b 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/WorldUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/WorldUtils.cs
@@ -124,6 +124,19 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			if (!a.Info.Traits.Contains<SelectableInfo>()) return null;
 			var v = a.Info.Traits.Get<SelectableInfo>().Voice;
 			return (v == null) ? null : Rules.Voices[v];
+		}
+
+		public static void PlayVoiceForOrders(this World w, Order[] orders)
+		{
+			// Find an actor with a phrase to say
+			foreach (var o in orders)
+			{
+				if (o.Subject.Destroyed) continue;
+				foreach (var v in o.Subject.TraitsImplementing<IOrderVoice>())
+					if (Sound.PlayVoice(v.VoicePhraseForOrder(o.Subject, o),
+						o.Subject, o.Subject.Owner.Country.Race))
+						return;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/WorldCommandWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/WorldCommandWidget.cs
index b85df3980a..6dfd50cb35 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/WorldCommandWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/Widgets/WorldCommandWidget.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 		public char AttackMoveKey = 'a';
 		public char StopKey = 's';
 		public char ScatterKey = 'x';
+		public char DeployKey = 'f';
 		public readonly OrderManager OrderManager;
 
 		[ObjectCreator.UseCtor]
@@ -50,11 +51,16 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 				
 				if (e.KeyChar == ScatterKey)
 					return PerformScatter();
+
+				if (e.KeyChar == DeployKey)
+					return PerformDeploy();
 			}
 			
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		// todo: take ALL this garbage and route it through the OrderTargeter stuff.
+
 		bool PerformAttackMove()
 		{
 			World.OrderGenerator = new GenericSelectTarget(World.Selection.Actors, "AttackMove", 
@@ -63,21 +69,28 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA.Widgets
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		void PerformKeyboardOrderOnSelection(Func<Actor, Order> f)
+		{
+			var orders = World.Selection.Actors.Select(f).ToArray();
+			foreach (var o in orders) World.IssueOrder(o);
+			World.PlayVoiceForOrders(orders);
+		}
+
 		bool PerformStop()
 		{
-			/* issue a stop order to everyone. */
-			foreach (var a in World.Selection.Actors)
-				World.IssueOrder(new Order("Stop", a, false));
-
+			PerformKeyboardOrderOnSelection(a => new Order("Stop", a, false));
 			return true;
 		}
 		
 		bool PerformScatter()
 		{
-			/* issue a stop order to everyone. */
-			foreach (var a in World.Selection.Actors)
-				World.IssueOrder(new Order("Scatter", a, false));
+			PerformKeyboardOrderOnSelection(a => new Order("Scatter", a, false)); 
+			return true;
+		}
 
+		bool PerformDeploy()
+		{
+			PerformKeyboardOrderOnSelection(a => new Order("Deploy", a, false)); 
 			return true;
 		}
 	}