diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs
index 670794d94a..0225d6f77b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/Sound/SoundModuleNonShared.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Reflection;
 
 using Nini.Config;
@@ -223,6 +224,25 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.Sound
             }
         }
 
+        public virtual void PreloadSound(UUID soundID, UUID objectID, float radius)
+        {
+            SceneObjectPart part;
+            if (soundID == UUID.Zero
+                    || !m_scene.TryGetSceneObjectPart(objectID, out part))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (radius == 0)
+                radius = MaxDistance;
+
+            m_scene.ForEachRootScenePresence(delegate(ScenePresence sp)
+            {
+                if (!(Util.GetDistanceTo(sp.AbsolutePosition, part.AbsolutePosition) >= MaxDistance))
+                    sp.ControllingClient.SendPreLoadSound(objectID, objectID, soundID);
+            });
+        }
+
         #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISoundModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISoundModule.cs
index 45219eddd3..0f6576345a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISoundModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISoundModule.cs
@@ -74,5 +74,15 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Interfaces
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="objectID">Sound source ID</param>
         void StopSound(UUID objectID);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Preload sound to viewers within range.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="soundID">Sound asset ID</param>
+        /// <param name="objectID">Sound source ID</param>
+        /// <param name="radius">
+        /// Radius used to determine which viewers should preload the sound.
+        /// </param>
+        void PreloadSound(UUID soundID, UUID objectID, float radius);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
index b333a1a5af..48615decc9 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectPart.cs
@@ -2287,37 +2287,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             ScheduleTerseUpdate();
         }
 
-        public void PreloadSound(string sound)
-        {
-            // UUID ownerID = OwnerID;
-            UUID objectID = ParentGroup.RootPart.UUID;
-            UUID soundID = UUID.Zero;
-
-            if (!UUID.TryParse(sound, out soundID))
-            {
-                //Trys to fetch sound id from prim's inventory.
-                //Prim's inventory doesn't support non script items yet
-                
-                lock (TaskInventory)
-                {
-                    foreach (KeyValuePair<UUID, TaskInventoryItem> item in TaskInventory)
-                    {
-                        if (item.Value.Name == sound)
-                        {
-                            soundID = item.Value.ItemID;
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            ParentGroup.Scene.ForEachRootScenePresence(delegate(ScenePresence sp)
-            {
-                if (!(Util.GetDistanceTo(sp.AbsolutePosition, AbsolutePosition) >= 100))
-                    sp.ControllingClient.SendPreLoadSound(objectID, objectID, soundID);
-            });
-        }
-
         public void RemFlag(PrimFlags flag)
         {
             // PrimFlags prevflag = Flags;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
index 25be3ffa4f..61fd1aa552 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ScriptEngine/Shared/Api/Implementation/LSL_Api.cs
@@ -2461,7 +2461,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ScriptEngine.Shared.Api
         public void llPreloadSound(string sound)
         {
             m_host.AddScriptLPS(1);
-            m_host.PreloadSound(sound);
+            if (m_SoundModule != null)
+                m_SoundModule.PreloadSound(KeyOrName(sound), m_host.UUID, 0);
             ScriptSleep(1000);
         }