diff --git a/components/esm4/loadsndr.cpp b/components/esm4/loadsndr.cpp
index ce1b9d6d52..830cdfdc54 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadsndr.cpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadsndr.cpp
@@ -68,10 +68,25 @@ void ESM4::SoundReference::load(ESM4::Reader& reader)
                 reader.get(mLoopInfo);
                 break;
             case ESM4::SUB_BNAM:
-                reader.get(mData);
+            {
+                if (subHdr.dataSize == 6)
+                    reader.get(mData);
+                else if (subHdr.dataSize == 4)
+                    reader.getFormId(mBaseDescriptor);
+                else
+                    reader.skipSubRecordData();
                 break;
+            }
+            case ESM4::SUB_CIS1:
+            case ESM4::SUB_CIS2:
             case ESM4::SUB_CNAM: // CRC32 hash
+            case ESM4::SUB_DNAM: // FO4
             case ESM4::SUB_FNAM: // unknown
+            case ESM4::SUB_INTV: // FO4
+            case ESM4::SUB_ITMC: // FO4
+            case ESM4::SUB_ITME: // FO4
+            case ESM4::SUB_ITMS: // FO4
+            case ESM4::SUB_NNAM: // FO4
                 reader.skipSubRecordData();
                 break;
             default:
diff --git a/components/esm4/loadsndr.hpp b/components/esm4/loadsndr.hpp
index 5e52499f12..8110f3154a 100644
--- a/components/esm4/loadsndr.hpp
+++ b/components/esm4/loadsndr.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace ESM4
         ESM::FormId mSoundCategory; // SNCT
         ESM::FormId mSoundId; // another SNDR
         ESM::FormId mOutputModel; // SOPM
+        ESM::FormId mBaseDescriptor; // BNAM
 
         std::string mSoundFile;
         LoopInfo mLoopInfo;