diff --git a/src/engine/client/sound.cpp b/src/engine/client/sound.cpp
index 0039ca43d..105662ec6 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/sound.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/sound.cpp
@@ -462,14 +462,14 @@ int CSound::LoadWV(const char *pFilename)
 	return SampleID;
 }
 
-int CSound::LoadWVFromMem(const void *pData, unsigned DataSize)
+int CSound::LoadWVFromMem(const void *pData, unsigned DataSize, bool FromEditor = false)
 {
 	// don't waste memory on sound when we are stress testing
 	if(g_Config.m_DbgStress)
 		return -1;
 
 	// no need to load sound when we are running with no sound
-	if(!m_SoundEnabled)
+	if(!m_SoundEnabled && !FromEditor)
 		return -1;
 
 	if(!pData)
diff --git a/src/engine/client/sound.h b/src/engine/client/sound.h
index fadb8432e..ab4f44faf 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/sound.h
+++ b/src/engine/client/sound.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool IsSoundEnabled() { return m_SoundEnabled != 0; }
 
 	virtual int LoadWV(const char *pFilename);
-	virtual int LoadWVFromMem(const void *pData, unsigned DataSize);
+	virtual int LoadWVFromMem(const void *pData, unsigned DataSize, bool FromEditor);
 	virtual void UnloadSample(int SampleID);
 
 	virtual float GetSampleDuration(int SampleID); // in s
diff --git a/src/engine/sound.h b/src/engine/sound.h
index 925e754aa..3d5699b12 100644
--- a/src/engine/sound.h
+++ b/src/engine/sound.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 	virtual bool IsSoundEnabled() = 0;
 
 	virtual int LoadWV(const char *pFilename) = 0;
-	virtual int LoadWVFromMem(const void *pData, unsigned DataSize) = 0;
+	virtual int LoadWVFromMem(const void *pData, unsigned DataSize, bool FromEditor = false) = 0;
 	virtual void UnloadSample(int SampleID) = 0;
 
 	virtual float GetSampleDuration(int SampleID) = 0; // in s
diff --git a/src/game/editor/editor.cpp b/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
index 5914f2649..821f2c66a 100644
--- a/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
+++ b/src/game/editor/editor.cpp
@@ -2927,7 +2927,7 @@ void CEditor::AddSound(const char *pFileName, int StorageType, void *pUser)
 	io_close(SoundFile);
 
 	// load sound
-	int SoundId = pEditor->Sound()->LoadWVFromMem(pData, (unsigned) DataSize);
+	int SoundId = pEditor->Sound()->LoadWVFromMem(pData, (unsigned) DataSize, true);
 	if(SoundId == -1)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/game/editor/io.cpp b/src/game/editor/io.cpp
index 102987893..209477d38 100644
--- a/src/game/editor/io.cpp
+++ b/src/game/editor/io.cpp
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ int CEditorMap::Load(class IStorage *pStorage, const char *pFileName, int Storag
 						io_close(SoundFile);
 						if(pSound->m_DataSize > 0)
 						{
-							pSound->m_SoundID = m_pEditor->Sound()->LoadWVFromMem(pSound->m_pData, pSound->m_DataSize);
+							pSound->m_SoundID = m_pEditor->Sound()->LoadWVFromMem(pSound->m_pData, pSound->m_DataSize, true);
 						}
 					}
 				}
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ int CEditorMap::Load(class IStorage *pStorage, const char *pFileName, int Storag
 					void *pData = DataFile.GetData(pItem->m_SoundData);
 					pSound->m_pData = mem_alloc(pSound->m_DataSize, 1);
 					mem_copy(pSound->m_pData, pData, pSound->m_DataSize);
-					pSound->m_SoundID = m_pEditor->Sound()->LoadWVFromMem(pSound->m_pData, pSound->m_DataSize);
+					pSound->m_SoundID = m_pEditor->Sound()->LoadWVFromMem(pSound->m_pData, pSound->m_DataSize, true);
 				}
 
 				// copy image name