diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
index d74c51d4c0..30cda1ca69 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Orders/PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Orders
 			var owner = Queue.Actor.Owner;
 			var ai = variants[variant].ActorInfo;
 			var bi = variants[variant].BuildingInfo;
+			var notification = Queue.Info.CannotPlaceAudio ?? placeBuildingInfo.CannotPlaceNotification;
 
 			if (mi.Button == MouseButton.Left)
 			{
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Orders
 					orderType = "PlacePlug";
 					if (!AcceptsPlug(topLeft, plugInfo))
 					{
-						Game.Sound.PlayNotification(world.Map.Rules, owner, "Speech", placeBuildingInfo.CannotPlaceNotification, owner.Faction.InternalName);
+						Game.Sound.PlayNotification(world.Map.Rules, owner, "Speech", notification, owner.Faction.InternalName);
 						yield break;
 					}
 				}
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Orders
 						foreach (var order in ClearBlockersOrders(world, topLeft))
 							yield return order;
 
-						Game.Sound.PlayNotification(world.Map.Rules, owner, "Speech", placeBuildingInfo.CannotPlaceNotification, owner.Faction.InternalName);
+						Game.Sound.PlayNotification(world.Map.Rules, owner, "Speech", notification, owner.Faction.InternalName);
 						yield break;
 					}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
index 7f6306f377..009f511c9c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			"The filename of the audio is defined per faction in notifications.yaml.")]
 		public readonly string LimitedAudio = null;
 
+		[NotificationReference("Speech")]
+		[Desc("Notification played when you can't place a building.",
+			"Overrides PlaceBuilding.CannotPlaceNotification for this queue.",
+			"The filename of the audio is defined per faction in notifications.yaml.")]
+		public readonly string CannotPlaceAudio = null;
+
 		[NotificationReference("Speech")]
 		[Desc("Notification played when user clicks on the build palette icon.",
 			"The filename of the audio is defined per faction in notifications.yaml.")]