diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs
index 9fd0a36561..ff052baaaa 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs
@@ -48,13 +48,19 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Sound
 
         public bool Enabled { get; private set; }
 
+        public float MaxDistance { get; private set; }
+
         #region INonSharedRegionModule
 
         public void Initialise(IConfigSource configSource)
         {
             IConfig config = configSource.Configs["Sounds"];
 
-            Enabled = (config != null && config.GetString("Module", "SoundModuleNonShared") == "SoundModuleNonShared");
+            if (config == null)
+                return;
+
+            Enabled = config.GetString("Module", "SoundModuleNonShared") == "SoundModuleNonShared";
+            MaxDistance = config.GetFloat("MaxDistance", 100.0f);
         }
 
         public void AddRegion(Scene scene) { }
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Sound
             m_scene.ForEachRootScenePresence(delegate(ScenePresence sp)
             {
                 double dis = Util.GetDistanceTo(sp.AbsolutePosition, position);
-                if (dis > 100.0) // Max audio distance
+                if (dis > MaxDistance) // Max audio distance
                     return;
 
                 if (grp.IsAttachment)
@@ -158,7 +164,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Sound
             {
                 double dis = Util.GetDistanceTo(sp.AbsolutePosition, position);
 
-                if (dis > 100.0) // Max audio distance
+                if (dis > MaxDistance) // Max audio distance
                     return;
 
                 float thisSpGain;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISoundModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISoundModule.cs
index 6117a80d9e..4c558ccea1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISoundModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISoundModule.cs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
 {
     public interface ISoundModule
     {
+        float MaxDistance { get; }
+
         void PlayAttachedSound(UUID soundID, UUID ownerID, UUID objectID, double gain, Vector3 position, byte flags, float radius);
         
         void TriggerSound(