diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/CollisionSounds.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/CollisionSounds.cs
index c46756cf4d..5d4302730c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/CollisionSounds.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/CollisionSounds.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             if(Colliders.Count == 0 || part == null)
                 return;
 
-            if ((part.Flags & PrimFlags.Physics) == 0) // let only active prims trigger sounds
+            if (part.VolumeDetectActive || (part.Flags & PrimFlags.Physics) == 0)
                 return;
 
             if (part.ParentGroup == null)
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             UUID soundID;
             int otherMaterial;
 
+            Vector3 position = part.AbsolutePosition;
+
+            if (part.CollisionSound != UUID.Zero)
+            {
+                if (part.CollisionSoundVolume > 0.0f)
+                    part.SendCollisionSound(part.CollisionSound, part.CollisionSoundVolume, position);
+                return;
+            }
+
             int thisMaterial = (int) part.Material;
             if (thisMaterial >= MaxMaterials)
                 thisMaterial = 3;
@@ -158,7 +167,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         if (!doneownsound)
                         {
                             soundID = m_TerrainPart[thisMaterial];
-                            part.SendCollisionSound(soundID, 1.0);
+                            part.SendCollisionSound(soundID, 1.0, position);
                             doneownsound = true;
                         }
                         continue;
@@ -170,7 +179,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     if (otherPart.CollisionSound == part.invalidCollisionSoundUUID || otherPart.VolumeDetectActive)
                         continue;
                     if (otherPart.CollisionSound != UUID.Zero)
-                        otherPart.SendCollisionSound(otherPart.CollisionSound, otherPart.CollisionSoundVolume);
+                        otherPart.SendCollisionSound(otherPart.CollisionSound, otherPart.CollisionSoundVolume, position);
                     else
                     {
                         otherMaterial = (int)otherPart.Material;
@@ -179,10 +188,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         index = thisMatScaled + otherMaterial;
                         soundID = m_PartPart[index];
                         if (doneownsound)
-                            otherPart.SendCollisionSound(soundID, 1.0);
+                            otherPart.SendCollisionSound(soundID, 1.0, position);
                         else
                         {
-                            part.SendCollisionSound(soundID, 1.0);
+                            part.SendCollisionSound(soundID, 1.0, position);
                             doneownsound = true;
                         }
                     }
@@ -217,6 +226,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             int index;
 //            bool doneownsound = false;
 
+            Vector3 position = av.AbsolutePosition;
+
             foreach (uint Id in Colliders)
             {
                 if (Id == 0)
@@ -230,7 +241,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     if (otherPart.CollisionSound == otherPart.invalidCollisionSoundUUID)
                         continue;
                     if (otherPart.CollisionSound != UUID.Zero)
-                        otherPart.SendCollisionSound(otherPart.CollisionSound, otherPart.CollisionSoundVolume);
+                        otherPart.SendCollisionSound(otherPart.CollisionSound, otherPart.CollisionSoundVolume, position);
                     else
                     {
                         otherMaterial = (int)otherPart.Material;
@@ -238,7 +249,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                             otherMaterial = 3;
                         index = thisMatScaled + otherMaterial;
                         soundID = m_PartPart[index];
-                        otherPart.SendCollisionSound(soundID, 1.0);
+                        otherPart.SendCollisionSound(soundID, 1.0, position);
                     }
                 }
 /*
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index 5874d34159..b5705b7897 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -2632,7 +2632,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             else
             {
-
                 // calculate things that started colliding this time
                 // and build up list of colliders this time
                 foreach (uint localid in collissionswith.Keys)
@@ -2657,22 +2656,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 foreach (uint localID in endedColliders)
                     m_lastColliders.Remove(localID);
             }
+
             // play the sound.
 
             bool IsNotVolumeDtc = !VolumeDetectActive;
 
             if (IsNotVolumeDtc && startedColliders.Count > 0 && CollisionSound != invalidCollisionSoundUUID)
-            {
-                if (CollisionSound != UUID.Zero)
-                {
-                    if (CollisionSoundVolume > 0.0f)
-                        SendCollisionSound(CollisionSound, CollisionSoundVolume);
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    CollisionSounds.PartCollisionSound(this, startedColliders);
-                }
-            }
+                CollisionSounds.PartCollisionSound(this, startedColliders);
 
             SendCollisionEvent(scriptEvents.collision_start, startedColliders, ParentGroup.Scene.EventManager.TriggerScriptCollidingStart);
             if (IsNotVolumeDtc)
@@ -3206,12 +3196,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             }
         }
 
-        public void SendCollisionSound(UUID soundID, double volume)
+        public void SendCollisionSound(UUID soundID, double volume, Vector3 position)
         {
             if (soundID == UUID.Zero)
                 return;
 
-
             ISoundModule soundModule = ParentGroup.Scene.RequestModuleInterface<ISoundModule>();
             if (soundModule == null)
                 return;
@@ -3230,10 +3219,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             UUID ownerID = OwnerID;
             UUID objectID = ParentGroup.RootPart.UUID;
             UUID parentID = ParentGroup.UUID;
-            Vector3 position = AbsolutePosition; // region local
             ulong regionHandle = ParentGroup.Scene.RegionInfo.RegionHandle;
 
-            soundModule.TriggerSound(soundID, ownerID, objectID, parentID, volume, position, regionHandle, 0);
+            soundModule.TriggerSound(soundID, ownerID, objectID, parentID, volume, position, regionHandle, 0 );
         }