diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/AudioLoaders/AudLoader.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/AudioLoaders/AudLoader.cs
index c72ed35f0c..3cad70667f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/AudioLoaders/AudLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/AudioLoaders/AudLoader.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.AudioLoaders
 
 	public sealed class AudFormat : ISoundFormat
 	{
-		public int Channels { get { return 1; } }
+		public int Channels { get { return channels; } }
 		public int SampleBits { get { return sampleBits; } }
 		public int SampleRate { get { return sampleRate; } }
 		public float LengthInSeconds { get { return AudReader.SoundLength(sourceStream); } }
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.AudioLoaders
 
 		readonly Stream sourceStream;
 		readonly Func<Stream> audStreamFactory;
+		readonly int channels;
 		readonly int sampleBits;
 		readonly int sampleRate;
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.AudioLoaders
 		{
 			sourceStream = stream;
 
-			if (!AudReader.LoadSound(stream, out audStreamFactory, out sampleRate, out sampleBits))
+			if (!AudReader.LoadSound(stream, out audStreamFactory, out sampleRate, out sampleBits, out channels))
 				throw new InvalidDataException();
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/AudReader.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/AudReader.cs
index 467defdc36..977df37b78 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/AudReader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/FileFormats/AudReader.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.FileFormats
 			return (float)samples / sampleRate;
 		}
 
-		public static bool LoadSound(Stream s, out Func<Stream> result, out int sampleRate, out int sampleBits)
+		public static bool LoadSound(Stream s, out Func<Stream> result, out int sampleRate, out int sampleBits, out int channels)
 		{
 			result = null;
 			var startPosition = s.Position;
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.FileFormats
 				var outputSize = s.ReadInt32();
 				var readFlag = s.ReadByte();
 				sampleBits = (readFlag & (int)SoundFlags._16Bit) == 0 ? 8 : 16;
+				channels = (readFlag & (int)SoundFlags.Stereo) == 0 ? 1 : 2;
 
 				var readFormat = s.ReadByte();
 				if (!Enum.IsDefined(typeof(SoundFormat), readFormat))