diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
index 67203d0a41..a91149777d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/soundmanager.hpp
@@ -38,15 +38,17 @@ namespace MWBase
                                                 played by the PlayLoopSound family of script functions. Perhaps we
                                                 can make this cut off a more subtle fade later, but have to
                                                 be careful to not change the overall volume of areas by too much. */
+                Play_NoPlayerLocal = 1<<3, /* (3D only) Don't play the sound local to the listener even if the
+                                              player is making it. */
                 Play_LoopNoEnv = Play_Loop | Play_NoEnv,
                 Play_LoopRemoveAtDistance = Play_Loop | Play_RemoveAtDistance
             };
             enum PlayType {
-                Play_TypeSfx   = 1<<3, /* Normal SFX sound */
-                Play_TypeVoice = 1<<4, /* Voice sound */
-                Play_TypeFoot  = 1<<5, /* Footstep sound */
-                Play_TypeMusic = 1<<6, /* Music track */
-                Play_TypeMovie = 1<<7, /* Movie audio track */
+                Play_TypeSfx   = 1<<4, /* Normal SFX sound */
+                Play_TypeVoice = 1<<5, /* Voice sound */
+                Play_TypeFoot  = 1<<6, /* Footstep sound */
+                Play_TypeMusic = 1<<7, /* Music track */
+                Play_TypeMovie = 1<<8, /* Movie audio track */
                 Play_TypeMask  = Play_TypeSfx|Play_TypeVoice|Play_TypeFoot|Play_TypeMusic|Play_TypeMovie
             };
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
index ff23844dd2..f7f355a389 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/character.cpp
@@ -777,10 +777,15 @@ void CharacterController::handleTextKey(const std::string &groupname, const std:
         if(!sound.empty())
         {
             MWBase::SoundManager *sndMgr = MWBase::Environment::get().getSoundManager();
-            MWBase::SoundManager::PlayType type = MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeSfx;
             if(evt.compare(10, evt.size()-10, "left") == 0 || evt.compare(10, evt.size()-10, "right") == 0 || evt.compare(10, evt.size()-10, "land") == 0)
-                type = MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeFoot;
-            sndMgr->playSound3D(mPtr, sound, volume, pitch, type);
+            {
+                // Don't make foot sounds local for the player, it makes sense to keep them
+                // positioned on the ground.
+                sndMgr->playSound3D(mPtr, sound, volume, pitch, MWBase::SoundManager::Play_TypeFoot,
+                                    MWBase::SoundManager::Play_NoPlayerLocal);
+            }
+            else
+                sndMgr->playSound3D(mPtr, sound, volume, pitch);
         }
         return;
     }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index aa51977cc6..5ae8243931 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -517,10 +517,15 @@ namespace MWSound
             if((mode&Play_RemoveAtDistance) && (mListenerPos-objpos).length2() > 2000*2000)
                 return MWBase::SoundPtr();
 
-            sound = mOutput->playSound3D(sfx->mHandle,
-                objpos, volume * sfx->mVolume, basevol, pitch, sfx->mMinDist, sfx->mMaxDist,
-                mode|type|Play_3D, offset
-            );
+            if(!(mode&Play_NoPlayerLocal) && ptr == MWMechanics::getPlayer())
+                sound = mOutput->playSound(sfx->mHandle,
+                    volume * sfx->mVolume, basevol, pitch, mode|type|Play_2D, offset
+                );
+            else
+                sound = mOutput->playSound3D(sfx->mHandle,
+                    objpos, volume * sfx->mVolume, basevol, pitch, sfx->mMinDist, sfx->mMaxDist,
+                    mode|type|Play_3D, offset
+                );
             if(sfx->mUses++ == 0)
             {
                 SoundList::iterator iter = std::find(mUnusedBuffers.begin(), mUnusedBuffers.end(), sfx);