diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 17d589b786..bcf50f1fd1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -262,9 +262,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			orderManager.LastTickTime = Environment.TickCount;
 			orderManager.StartGame();
 			worldRenderer.RefreshPalette();
-
-			if (!isShellmap)
-				Sound.PlayNotification(null, "Speech", "StartGame", null);
 		}
 
 		public static bool IsHost
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
index 4c538e05da..ab8bb3ebb8 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/OpenRA.Mods.RA.csproj
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Buildings\LineBuildNode.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ModChooserLoadScreen.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Render\WithBuildingPlacedAnimation.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="StartGameNotification.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenRA.Game\OpenRA.Game.csproj">
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.RA/StartGameNotification.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/StartGameNotification.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..495a098b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.RA/StartGameNotification.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2014 The OpenRA Developers (see AUTHORS)
+ * This file is part of OpenRA, which is free software. It is made
+ * available to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation. For more information,
+ * see COPYING.
+ */
+#endregion
+
+using OpenRA.Graphics;
+using OpenRA.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.RA
+{
+	class StartGameNotificationInfo : ITraitInfo
+	{
+		public readonly string Notification = "StartGame";
+
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new StartGameNotification(this); }
+	}
+
+	class StartGameNotification : IWorldLoaded
+	{
+		StartGameNotificationInfo info;
+		public StartGameNotification(StartGameNotificationInfo info)
+		{
+			this.info = info;
+		}
+
+		public void WorldLoaded(World w, WorldRenderer wr)
+		{
+			Sound.PlayNotification(null, "Speech", info.Notification, null);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mods/ra/maps/desert-shellmap/map.yaml b/mods/ra/maps/desert-shellmap/map.yaml
index df096a95d7..6046df662e 100644
--- a/mods/ra/maps/desert-shellmap/map.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/maps/desert-shellmap/map.yaml
@@ -1307,6 +1307,7 @@ Rules:
 			LuaScripts: desert-shellmap.lua
 		LoadWidgetAtGameStart:
 			Widget: MAINMENU
+		-StartGameNotification:
 	TRAN.Husk2:
 		Burns:
 			Damage: 0
diff --git a/mods/ra/rules/world.yaml b/mods/ra/rules/world.yaml
index 7c2889fadd..a59bc00154 100644
--- a/mods/ra/rules/world.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/rules/world.yaml
@@ -165,4 +165,5 @@ World:
 	ValidateOrder:
 	DebugPauseState:
 	RadarPings:
+	StartGameNotification:
 
diff --git a/mods/ts/maps/blank-shellmap/map.yaml b/mods/ts/maps/blank-shellmap/map.yaml
index dfa05fb7d2..979bde074b 100644
--- a/mods/ts/maps/blank-shellmap/map.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/maps/blank-shellmap/map.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Smudges:
 
 Rules:
 	World:
+		-StartGameNotification:
 		-SpawnMPUnits:
 		-MPStartLocations:
 		LoadWidgetAtGameStart:
diff --git a/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml b/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
index e28bcc198a..79c2cfd1e7 100644
--- a/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/rules/world.yaml
@@ -97,4 +97,5 @@ World:
 	DebugPauseState:
 	ScreenShaker:
 	RadarPings:
+	StartGameNotification: