diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Sound/Sound.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Sound/Sound.cs
index 91665e7ed5..23f506061b 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Sound/Sound.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Sound/Sound.cs
@@ -165,6 +165,14 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			return Play(type, player, names.Random(world.LocalRandom), false, pos, volumeModifier);
 		}
 
+		public ISound Play(ISoundFormat soundFormat) => Play(soundFormat, MusicVolume);
+
+		public ISound Play(ISoundFormat soundFormat, float volume)
+		{
+			return soundEngine.Play2DStream(soundFormat.GetPCMInputStream(), soundFormat.Channels, soundFormat.SampleBits, soundFormat.SampleRate,
+				false, true, WPos.Zero, volume);
+		}
+
 		public void PlayVideo(byte[] raw, int channels, int sampleBits, int sampleRate)
 		{
 			StopVideo();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AssetBrowser.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AssetBrowser.cs
index 47debd7282..1b29765548 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AssetBrowser.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/AssetBrowser.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 	{
 		public readonly string[] SpriteExtensions = Array.Empty<string>();
 		public readonly string[] ModelExtensions = Array.Empty<string>();
+		public readonly string[] AudioExtensions = Array.Empty<string>();
 		public readonly string[] VideoExtensions = Array.Empty<string>();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs
index 164f4f1cbf..54456ad210 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/Logic/AssetBrowserLogic.cs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 		readonly string[] allowedExtensions;
 		readonly string[] allowedSpriteExtensions;
 		readonly string[] allowedModelExtensions;
+		readonly string[] allowedAudioExtensions;
 		readonly string[] allowedVideoExtensions;
 		readonly IEnumerable<IReadOnlyPackage> acceptablePackages;
 		readonly string[] palettes;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 		IReadOnlyPackage currentPackage;
 		Sprite[] currentSprites;
 		IModel currentVoxel;
+		ISound currentSound;
 		VideoPlayerWidget player = null;
 		bool isVideoLoaded = false;
 		bool isLoadError = false;
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			{
 				ticker.OnTick = () =>
 				{
-					if (animateFrames)
+					if (animateFrames && currentSprites != null)
 						SelectNextFrame();
 				};
 			}
@@ -310,9 +312,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 			var assetBrowserModData = modData.Manifest.Get<AssetBrowser>();
 			allowedSpriteExtensions = assetBrowserModData.SpriteExtensions;
 			allowedModelExtensions = assetBrowserModData.ModelExtensions;
+			allowedAudioExtensions = assetBrowserModData.AudioExtensions;
 			allowedVideoExtensions = assetBrowserModData.VideoExtensions;
 			allowedExtensions = allowedSpriteExtensions
 				.Union(allowedModelExtensions)
+				.Union(allowedAudioExtensions)
 				.Union(allowedVideoExtensions)
 				.ToArray();
 
@@ -402,6 +406,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 
 		bool LoadAsset(IReadOnlyPackage package, string filename)
 		{
+			if (currentSound != null)
+				Game.Sound.StopSound(currentSound);
+
+			currentSprites = null;
+			currentFrame = 0;
+			currentVoxel = null;
+			currentSound = null;
+
 			if (isVideoLoaded)
 			{
 				player.Stop();
@@ -456,6 +468,16 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets.Logic
 					// Just in case we're switching away from a type of asset that forced the music to pause.
 					UnMuteSounds();
 				}
+				else if (allowedAudioExtensions.Contains(fileExtension))
+				{
+					// Mute music so it doesn't interfere with current asset.
+					MuteSounds();
+
+					using (var soundStream = Game.ModData.DefaultFileSystem.Open(prefix + filename))
+						foreach (var modDataSoundLoader in Game.ModData.SoundLoaders)
+							if (modDataSoundLoader.TryParseSound(soundStream, out var soundFormat))
+								currentSound = Game.Sound.Play(soundFormat, Game.Sound.SoundVolume);
+				}
 				else if (allowedVideoExtensions.Contains(fileExtension))
 				{
 					var video = VideoLoader.GetVideo(Game.ModData.DefaultFileSystem.Open(filename), Game.ModData.VideoLoaders);
diff --git a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
index cbcb9839e1..cd6ef315af 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/mod.yaml
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ ModelSequenceFormat: PlaceholderModelSequence
 
 AssetBrowser:
 	SpriteExtensions: .shp, .tem, .des, .sno, .jun
+	AudioExtensions: .aud, .wav
 	VideoExtensions: .vqa, .wsa
 
 GameSpeeds:
diff --git a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
index 5a3923451b..c35180904e 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/mod.yaml
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ ModelSequenceFormat: PlaceholderModelSequence
 
 AssetBrowser:
 	SpriteExtensions: .shp, .r8
+	AudioExtensions: .aud, .wav
 	VideoExtensions: .vqa
 
 GameSpeeds:
diff --git a/mods/ra/mod.yaml b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
index d2ed4e56e8..e303c775ef 100644
--- a/mods/ra/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/mod.yaml
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ ModelSequenceFormat: PlaceholderModelSequence
 
 AssetBrowser:
 	SpriteExtensions: .shp, .tmp, .tem, .des, .sno, .int
+	AudioExtensions: .aud, .wav
 	VideoExtensions: .vqa, .wsa
 
 GameSpeeds:
diff --git a/mods/ts/mod.yaml b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
index 66b95d25ca..d7ee36c2cf 100644
--- a/mods/ts/mod.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/mod.yaml
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ ModelSequenceFormat: VoxelModelSequence
 AssetBrowser:
 	SpriteExtensions: .shp, .tem, .sno
 	ModelExtensions: .vxl
+	AudioExtensions: .aud, .wav
 	VideoExtensions: .vqa
 
 GameSpeeds: