diff --git a/src/defaultOptions.ts b/src/defaultOptions.ts
index 378cd14a..28b64059 100644
--- a/src/defaultOptions.ts
+++ b/src/defaultOptions.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export const defaultOptions = {
   } as any,
   preferLoadReadonly: false,
   experimentalClientSelfReload: true,
+  remoteSoundsSupport: false,
   remoteSoundsLoadTimeout: 500,
   disableLoadPrompts: false,
   guestUsername: 'guest',
diff --git a/src/sounds/customSoundSystem.ts b/src/sounds/customSoundSystem.ts
index 5dfa89f7..1880aa70 100644
--- a/src/sounds/customSoundSystem.ts
+++ b/src/sounds/customSoundSystem.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { loadOrPlaySound, stopAllSounds, stopSound } from '../basicSounds'
+import { options } from '../optionsStorage'
 
 const customSoundSystem = () => {
   bot._client.on('named_sound_effect', packet => {
+    if (!options.remoteSoundsSupport) return
     let { soundName } = packet
     let metadata = {} as { loadTimeout?: number, loop?: boolean }