diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
index af2393b511..f210809632 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Traits\Burns.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\C4Demolition.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Health.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Traits\Player\InsufficientFundsWarning.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\PowerTooltip.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\VeteranProductionIconOverlay.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Traits\Capturable.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/InsufficientFundsWarning.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/InsufficientFundsWarning.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0c44a2e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/InsufficientFundsWarning.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#region Copyright & License Information
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007-2016 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.Traits;
+
+namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
+{
+	[Desc("Provides the player with an audible warning when they run out of money while producing.")]
+	public class InsufficientFundsWarningInfo : ITraitInfo, Requires<PlayerResourcesInfo>
+	{
+		[Desc("The speech to play for the warning.")]
+		public readonly string Notification = "InsufficientFunds";
+
+		public object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new InsufficientFundsWarning(this); }
+	}
+
+	public class InsufficientFundsWarning : INotifyInsufficientFunds
+	{
+		readonly InsufficientFundsWarningInfo info;
+
+		bool played;
+
+		public InsufficientFundsWarning(InsufficientFundsWarningInfo info)
+		{
+			this.info = info;
+		}
+
+		void INotifyInsufficientFunds.InsufficientFunds(Actor self)
+		{
+			Game.RunAfterTick(() =>
+			{
+				if (played)
+					return;
+
+				played = true;
+				var owner = self.Owner;
+				Game.Sound.PlayNotification(self.World.Map.Rules, owner, "Speech", info.Notification, owner.Faction.InternalName);
+			});
+		}
+
+		void INotifyInsufficientFunds.SufficientFunds(Actor self)
+		{
+			played = false;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
index 7fbb6b25a8..a7b3d2f86d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Player/ProductionQueue.cs
@@ -415,8 +415,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		public bool Started { get; private set; }
 		public int Slowdown { get; private set; }
 
+		readonly INotifyInsufficientFunds[] insufficientFunds;
+		readonly Player owner;
 		readonly PowerManager pm;
 
+		bool insufficientFundsPlayed;
+
 		public ProductionItem(ProductionQueue queue, string item, int cost, PowerManager pm, Action onComplete)
 		{
 			Item = item;
@@ -425,6 +429,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 			OnComplete = onComplete;
 			Queue = queue;
 			this.pm = pm;
+			owner = queue.Actor.Owner;
+			insufficientFunds = owner.PlayerActor.TraitsImplementing<INotifyInsufficientFunds>().ToArray();
 		}
 
 		public void Tick(PlayerResources pr)
@@ -435,6 +441,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				if (time > 0)
 					RemainingTime = TotalTime = time;
 
+				// Don't play a QueuedAudio notification when we can't start building (because we don't have the money to)
+				// Also don't play it when the time to build is actually 0 (i.e. normally dev cheats)
+				// to prevent overlapping with the ReadyAudio notification
+				var initialCost = RemainingCost / RemainingTime;
+				if (time != 0 && initialCost != 0 && pr.Cash + pr.Resources > initialCost)
+					Game.Sound.PlayNotification(owner.World.Map.Rules, owner, "Speech", Queue.Info.QueuedAudio, owner.Faction.InternalName);
+
 				Started = true;
 			}
 
@@ -459,7 +472,22 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 
 			var costThisFrame = RemainingCost / RemainingTime;
 			if (costThisFrame != 0 && !pr.TakeCash(costThisFrame))
+			{
+				if (!insufficientFundsPlayed)
+				{
+					insufficientFundsPlayed = true;
+					foreach (var funds in insufficientFunds)
+						funds.InsufficientFunds(owner.PlayerActor);
+				}
+
 				return;
+			}
+
+			if (insufficientFundsPlayed)
+				insufficientFundsPlayed = false;
+
+			foreach (var funds in insufficientFunds)
+				funds.SufficientFunds(owner.PlayerActor);
 
 			RemainingCost -= costThisFrame;
 			RemainingTime -= 1;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
index d20f43c58e..8f33c63572 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/TraitsInterfaces.cs
@@ -124,4 +124,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 		bool AdjacentWallCanConnect(Actor self, CPos wallLocation, string wallType, out CVec facing);
 		void SetDirty();
 	}
+
+	[RequireExplicitImplementation]
+	interface INotifyInsufficientFunds
+	{
+		void InsufficientFunds(Actor self);
+		void SufficientFunds(Actor self);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ProductionPaletteWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ProductionPaletteWidget.cs
index 34bc7e568d..3ea99d1d53 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ProductionPaletteWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ProductionPaletteWidget.cs
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 			{
 				// Queue a new item
 				Game.Sound.Play(TabClick);
-				Game.Sound.PlayNotification(World.Map.Rules, World.LocalPlayer, "Speech", CurrentQueue.Info.QueuedAudio, World.LocalPlayer.Faction.InternalName);
 				World.IssueOrder(Order.StartProduction(CurrentQueue.Actor, icon.Name, handleCount));
 				return true;
 			}