diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/MusicInfo.cs b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/MusicInfo.cs
index a0f10ea7c3..02e6384407 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/MusicInfo.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/GameRules/MusicInfo.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.GameRules
 		public readonly string Filename;
 		public readonly string Title;
 		public readonly bool Hidden;
+		public readonly float VolumeModifier = 1f;
 
 		public int Length { get; private set; } // seconds
 		public bool Exists { get; private set; }
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.GameRules
 			if (nd.ContainsKey("Hidden"))
 				bool.TryParse(nd["Hidden"].Value, out Hidden);
 
+			if (nd.ContainsKey("VolumeModifier"))
+				VolumeModifier = FieldLoader.GetValue<float>("VolumeModifier", nd["VolumeModifier"].Value);
+
 			var ext = nd.ContainsKey("Extension") ? nd["Extension"].Value : "aud";
 			Filename = (nd.ContainsKey("Filename") ? nd["Filename"].Value : key) + "." + ext;
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Sound/Sound.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Sound/Sound.cs
index 917b3a5aed..1f1b523230 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Sound/Sound.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Sound/Sound.cs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			Func<ISoundFormat, ISound> stream = soundFormat => soundEngine.Play2DStream(
 				soundFormat.GetPCMInputStream(), soundFormat.Channels, soundFormat.SampleBits, soundFormat.SampleRate,
-				false, true, WPos.Zero, MusicVolume);
+				false, true, WPos.Zero, MusicVolume * m.VolumeModifier);
 			music = LoadSound(m.Filename, stream);
 
 			if (music == null)