diff --git a/GameSettings.cpp b/GameSettings.cpp
index 5bf85996..0b28796a 100644
--- a/GameSettings.cpp
+++ b/GameSettings.cpp
@@ -1190,6 +1190,7 @@ void LoadGameExternalOptions()
 	gGameExternalOptions.fDebugSSA							= iniReader.ReadBoolean("Sound Settings", "DEBUG_SSA", false, false);
 	gGameExternalOptions.ubVolumeSSA						= iniReader.ReadInteger("Sound Settings", "VOLUME_SSA", 50, 1, 127);
 	gGameExternalOptions.fNWSS								= iniReader.ReadBoolean("Sound Settings", "NWSS", false, false);
+	gGameExternalOptions.fLimitSimultaneousSound			= iniReader.ReadBoolean("Sound Settings", "LIMIT_SIMULTANEOUS_SOUND", true, false);
 
 	//################# Tactical Interface Settings #################
 
diff --git a/GameSettings.h b/GameSettings.h
index 856c62f2..1a4c0b09 100644
--- a/GameSettings.h
+++ b/GameSettings.h
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ typedef struct
 	BOOLEAN fDebugSSA;
 	UINT8	ubVolumeSSA;
 	BOOLEAN fNWSS;
+	BOOLEAN fLimitSimultaneousSound;
 
 	// WDS - Option to turn off stealing
 	BOOLEAN fStealingDisabled;
diff --git a/SaveLoadGame.cpp b/SaveLoadGame.cpp
index e2c8ac5c..6811ac80 100644
--- a/SaveLoadGame.cpp
+++ b/SaveLoadGame.cpp
@@ -6843,6 +6843,9 @@ BOOLEAN LoadSavedGame( int ubSavedGameID )
 
 	RemoveLoadingScreenProgressBar();
 
+	// sevenfm: reset sound map
+	ResetSoundMap();
+
 	//if( SaveGameHeader.fWorldLoaded )
 	//{
 	#ifdef NEWMUSIC
diff --git a/Standard Gaming Platform/soundman.cpp b/Standard Gaming Platform/soundman.cpp
index 35ef9971..435e4f6e 100644
--- a/Standard Gaming Platform/soundman.cpp	
+++ b/Standard Gaming Platform/soundman.cpp	
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 	// sevenfm
 	#include "message.h"
 	#include "Sound Control.h"
+	//#include "english.h"
+	//#include "input.h"
+	#include <ctime>
 #endif
 
 // Uncomment this to disable the startup of sound hardware
@@ -288,6 +291,8 @@ void ShutdownSoundManager(void)
 //
 //*******************************************************************************
 
+std::map<std::string, std::time_t, std::less<>> gSoundMap;
+
 UINT32 SoundPlay(STR pFilename, SOUNDPARMS *pParms)
 {
 	UINT32 uiSample, uiChannel;
@@ -296,6 +301,22 @@ UINT32 SoundPlay(STR pFilename, SOUNDPARMS *pParms)
 	{
 		if (!SoundPlayStreamed(pFilename))
 		{
+			// sevenfm: limit simultaneous sound playing
+			if (gGameExternalOptions.fLimitSimultaneousSound)
+				//!_KeyDown(SHIFT))
+			{
+				std::time_t curtime = std::time(0);
+				std::string filename(pFilename);
+
+				if (gSoundMap[filename] > curtime)
+				{
+					return 0;
+				}
+
+				// set delay for this sound type
+				gSoundMap[filename] = curtime + 1;
+			}
+
 			if ((uiSample = SoundLoadSample(pFilename)) != NO_SAMPLE)
 			{
 				if ((uiChannel = SoundGetFreeChannel()) != SOUND_ERROR)
@@ -328,6 +349,10 @@ UINT32 SoundPlay(STR pFilename, SOUNDPARMS *pParms)
 	return(SOUND_ERROR);
 }
 
+void ResetSoundMap(void)
+{
+	gSoundMap.clear();
+}
 
 //*******************************************************************************
 // SoundPlayStreamedFile
diff --git a/Standard Gaming Platform/soundman.h b/Standard Gaming Platform/soundman.h
index 0ab6ce76..be09f429 100644
--- a/Standard Gaming Platform/soundman.h	
+++ b/Standard Gaming Platform/soundman.h	
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ extern UINT32	SoundPlayRandom(STR pFilename, RANDOMPARMS *pParms);
 extern BOOLEAN	SoundServiceStreams(void);
 extern BOOLEAN	SoundServiceRandom(void);
 
+// sevenfm
+void ResetSoundMap(void);
+
 // Sound instance manipulation functions
 extern BOOLEAN	SoundStopAll(void);
 extern BOOLEAN	SoundStopAllRandom(void);