diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c3c5fe5578..0d51322078 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     Bug #5639: Tooltips cover Messageboxes
     Bug #5644: Summon effects running on the player during game initialization cause crashes
     Bug #5656: Sneaking characters block hits while standing
+    Bug #5661: Region sounds don't play at the right interval
     Feature #390: 3rd person look "over the shoulder"
     Feature #2386: Distant Statics in the form of Object Paging
     Feature #2404: Levelled List can not be placed into a container
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.cpp
index 55afd6ab65..df2125e6dc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/regionsoundselector.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,9 @@ namespace MWSound
     }
 
     RegionSoundSelector::RegionSoundSelector()
-    {
-        mMinTimeBetweenSounds = Fallback::Map::getFloat("Weather_Minimum_Time_Between_Environmental_Sounds");
-        mMaxTimeBetweenSounds = Fallback::Map::getFloat("Weather_Maximum_Time_Between_Environmental_Sounds");
-    }
+    : mMinTimeBetweenSounds(Fallback::Map::getFloat("Weather_Minimum_Time_Between_Environmental_Sounds"))
+    , mMaxTimeBetweenSounds(Fallback::Map::getFloat("Weather_Maximum_Time_Between_Environmental_Sounds"))
+    {}
 
     boost::optional<std::string> RegionSoundSelector::getNextRandom(float duration, const std::string& regionName,
                                                                     const MWBase::World& world)
@@ -71,9 +70,6 @@ namespace MWSound
         if (it == region->mSoundList.end())
             return {};
 
-        // TODO
-        // mTimeToNextEnvSound += soundDuration
-
         return it->mSound;
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
index 17aa184a77..d33b3d26e0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -895,9 +895,11 @@ namespace MWSound
 
         if (!cell->isExterior())
             return;
+        if (mCurrentRegionSound && mOutput->isSoundPlaying(mCurrentRegionSound))
+            return;
 
         if (const auto next = mRegionSoundSelector.getNextRandom(duration, cell->mRegion, *world))
-            playSound(*next, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+            mCurrentRegionSound = playSound(*next, 1.0f, 1.0f);
     }
 
     void SoundManager::updateWaterSound()
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
index 37b099c027..0c82528b52 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwsound/soundmanagerimp.hpp
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ namespace MWSound
 
         const ESM::Cell *mLastCell = nullptr;
 
+        Sound* mCurrentRegionSound;
+
         Sound_Buffer *insertSound(const std::string &soundId, const ESM::Sound *sound);
 
         Sound_Buffer *lookupSound(const std::string &soundId) const;