diff --git a/Source_Files/Sound/SoundManager.cpp b/Source_Files/Sound/SoundManager.cpp
index e6f0eb7ba..4560b684b 100644
--- a/Source_Files/Sound/SoundManager.cpp
+++ b/Source_Files/Sound/SoundManager.cpp
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<SoundPlayer> SoundManager::ManageSound(const Sound& sound, const
 	return returnedPlayer;
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<SoundPlayer> SoundManager::BufferSound(SoundParameters parameters)
+std::shared_ptr<SoundPlayer> SoundManager::BufferSound(SoundParameters& parameters)
 {
 	auto returnedPlayer = std::shared_ptr<SoundPlayer>();
 	SoundDefinition* definition = GetSoundDefinition(parameters.identifier);
@@ -1053,6 +1053,7 @@ void SoundManager::UpdateAmbientSoundSources()
 			SoundParameters parameters;
 			parameters.identifier = ambient_sounds[i].sound_index;
 			parameters.soft_rewind = true;
+			parameters.soft_start = true;
 			parameters.pitch = FIXED_ONE;
 			parameters.flags = ambient_sounds[i].flags;
 			parameters.stereo_parameters.is_panning = true;
diff --git a/Source_Files/Sound/SoundManager.h b/Source_Files/Sound/SoundManager.h
index 45f028bb7..e86f5ec77 100644
--- a/Source_Files/Sound/SoundManager.h
+++ b/Source_Files/Sound/SoundManager.h
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class SoundManager
 	SoundManager();
 	void SetStatus(bool active);
 	SoundDefinition* GetSoundDefinition(short sound_index);
-	std::shared_ptr<SoundPlayer> BufferSound(SoundParameters parameters);
+	std::shared_ptr<SoundPlayer> BufferSound(SoundParameters& parameters);
 	float CalculatePitchModifier(short sound_index, _fixed pitch_modifier);
 	void AngleAndVolumeToStereoVolume(angle delta, short volume, short *right_volume, short *left_volume);
 	short GetRandomSoundPermutation(short sound_index);
diff --git a/Source_Files/Sound/SoundPlayer.cpp b/Source_Files/Sound/SoundPlayer.cpp
index 275bb8775..8600dee79 100644
--- a/Source_Files/Sound/SoundPlayer.cpp
+++ b/Source_Files/Sound/SoundPlayer.cpp
@@ -185,8 +185,9 @@ SetupALResult SoundPlayer::SetUpALSourceIdle() {
 
 	if (soundParameters.is_2d) {
 
-		bool softStopSignal = soft_stop_signal.load();
-		float volume = softStopSignal ? 0 : 1;
+		const bool softStopSignal = soft_stop_signal.load();
+		const bool softStartBegin = !sound_transition.allow_transition && soundParameters.soft_start;
+		float volume = softStopSignal || softStartBegin ? 0 : 1;
 
 		if (soundParameters.stereo_parameters.is_panning) {
 			auto pan = (acosf(std::min(soundParameters.stereo_parameters.gain_left, 1.f)) + asinf(std::min(soundParameters.stereo_parameters.gain_right, 1.f))) / ((float)M_PI); // average angle in [0,1]
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ SetupALResult SoundPlayer::SetUpALSourceIdle() {
 		}
 
 		float finalVolume = ComputeVolumeForTransition(volume);
-		result.second = finalVolume == volume;
+		result.second = finalVolume == volume && !softStartBegin;
 
 		if (softStopSignal && finalVolume == 0) softStopDone = true;
 
diff --git a/Source_Files/Sound/SoundPlayer.h b/Source_Files/Sound/SoundPlayer.h
index dad3079bc..abd523d76 100644
--- a/Source_Files/Sound/SoundPlayer.h
+++ b/Source_Files/Sound/SoundPlayer.h
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ struct SoundParameters {
 	bool loop = false;
 	bool is_2d = true; //if false it will use source_location3d to position sound (3D sounds)
 	bool soft_rewind = false; //if true the sound can only rewind after it's done playing
+	bool soft_start = false; //if true the sound will use transitions to fade in from silence to proper computed volume
 	uint16_t obstruction_flags = 0;
+	uint16_t flags = 0;
 	sound_behavior behavior = _sound_is_normal;
 	world_location3d source_location3d = {};
 	world_location3d* dynamic_source_location3d = nullptr;
 	SoundStereo stereo_parameters = {}; //2D panning
-	uint16_t flags = 0;
 };
 
 struct SoundBehavior {