diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
index 2234494131..000879a802 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/Client.java
@@ -177,5 +177,24 @@ public interface Client extends GameEngine
 	List<Projectile> getProjectiles();
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Play a sound effect at the player's current location.
+	 * This is how UI, and player-generated (e.g. mining, woodcutting) sound effects are normally played
+	 *
+	 * @param id the ID of the sound to play
+	 */
+	void playSoundEffect(int id);
+
+	/**
+	 * Play a sound effect from some point in the world.
+	 *
+	 * @param id the ID of the sound to play
+	 * @param x the ground coordinate on the x axis
+	 * @param y the ground coordinate on the y axis
+	 * @param range the number of tiles away that the sound can be heard from
+	 */
+	void playSoundEffect(int id, int x, int y, int range);
+
+
 	BufferProvider getBufferProvider();
 }
diff --git a/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/PlaySoundEffectMixin.java b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/PlaySoundEffectMixin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..456dac2765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runelite-mixins/src/main/java/net/runelite/mixins/PlaySoundEffectMixin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, SomeoneWithAnInternetConnection
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ *    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package net.runelite.mixins;
+
+import net.runelite.api.mixins.Inject;
+import net.runelite.api.mixins.Mixin;
+import net.runelite.rs.api.RSClient;
+import net.runelite.rs.api.RSSoundEffect;
+
+@Mixin(RSClient.class)
+public abstract class PlaySoundEffectMixin implements RSClient
+{
+
+	@Inject
+	@Override
+	public void playSoundEffect(int id)
+	{
+		playSoundEffect(id, 0, 0, 0);
+	}
+
+	@Inject
+	@Override
+	public void playSoundEffect(int id, int x, int y, int range)
+	{
+		int position = ((x & 255) << 16) + ((y & 255) << 8) + (range & 255);
+
+		int[] queuedSoundEffectIDs = getQueuedSoundEffectIDs();
+		int[] unknownSoundValues1 = getUnknownSoundValues1();
+		int[] unknownSoundValues2 = getUnknownSoundValues2();
+		RSSoundEffect[] audioEffects = getAudioEffects();
+		int[] soundLocations = getSoundLocations();
+		int queuedSoundEffectCount = getQueuedSoundEffectCount();
+
+		queuedSoundEffectIDs[queuedSoundEffectCount] = id;
+		unknownSoundValues1[queuedSoundEffectCount] = 0;
+		unknownSoundValues2[queuedSoundEffectCount] = 0;
+		audioEffects[queuedSoundEffectCount] = null;
+		soundLocations[queuedSoundEffectCount] = position;
+
+		setQueuedSoundEffectCount(queuedSoundEffectCount + 1);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSClient.java b/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSClient.java
index 4d6865e185..1892c7e97f 100644
--- a/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSClient.java
+++ b/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSClient.java
@@ -352,6 +352,27 @@ public interface RSClient extends RSGameEngine, Client
 	@Override
 	boolean isIgnored(String name);
 
+	@Import("audioEffects")
+	RSSoundEffect[] getAudioEffects();
+
+	@Import("queuedSoundEffectIDs")
+	int[] getQueuedSoundEffectIDs();
+
+	@Import("soundLocations")
+	int[] getSoundLocations();
+
+	@Import("unknownSoundValues1")
+	int[] getUnknownSoundValues1();
+
+	@Import("unknownSoundValues2")
+	int[] getUnknownSoundValues2();
+
+	@Import("queuedSoundEffectCount")
+	int getQueuedSoundEffectCount();
+
+	@Import("queuedSoundEffectCount")
+	void setQueuedSoundEffectCount(int queuedSoundEffectCount);
+
 	@Import("rasterProvider")
 	@Override
 	BufferProvider getBufferProvider();
diff --git a/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSSoundEffect.java b/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSSoundEffect.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ced2f19d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runescape-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/rs/api/RSSoundEffect.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, SomeoneWithAnInternetConnection
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
+ *    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+ *    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
+ * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+ * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
+ * LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+ * ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
+ * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+package net.runelite.rs.api;
+
+public interface RSSoundEffect
+{
+}