diff --git a/src/lib/Toolbox/Toolbox.xml b/src/lib/Toolbox/Toolbox.xml
index 9abbe98..f6747f2 100644
--- a/src/lib/Toolbox/Toolbox.xml
+++ b/src/lib/Toolbox/Toolbox.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
         <block type="control_default" />
         <block type="control_break" />
     </category>
+    <category name="Sound" colour="#CF63CF">
+        <block type="sound_startsound" />
+    </category>
     <category name="Sensing" colour="#5CB1D6">
         <block type="sensing_keypress" />
     </category>
diff --git a/src/resources/blocks/sound.js b/src/resources/blocks/sound.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a93a4ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resources/blocks/sound.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import javascriptGenerator from '../javascriptGenerator';
+import registerBlock from '../register';
+import { compileVars } from '../compiler/compileVarSection.js'
+
+const categoryPrefix = 'sound_';
+const categoryColor = '#CF63CF';
+
+function register() {
+    // start playing a sound (and also it needs to load lol!!)
+    registerBlock(`${categoryPrefix}startsound`, {
+        message0: 'start sound %1',
+        args0: [
+            {
+                "type": "field_input",
+                "name": "SOUND",
+                "value": "https://www.myinstants.com/media/sounds/extra-reverb-fard-noise.mp3",
+                "spellcheck": false
+            },
+        ],
+        previousStatement: null,
+        nextStatement: null,
+        inputsInline: true,
+        colour: categoryColor,
+    }, (block) => {
+        const SOUND = block.getFieldValue('SOUND')
+        const code = `var ${compileVars.new()} = new Audio(\`${encodeURI(SOUND)}\`);
+        ${compileVars.new()}.addEventListener("canplaythrough", (event) => {
+            ${compileVars.new()}.play();
+        });`;
+        return `${code}\n`;
+    })
+}
+
+export default register;
diff --git a/src/resources/compiler/compileVarSection.js b/src/resources/compiler/compileVarSection.js
index d669595..d357cd8 100644
--- a/src/resources/compiler/compileVarSection.js
+++ b/src/resources/compiler/compileVarSection.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const throwAwayVars = {}; // used for repeat loops
-const compileVars = {};
+export const compileVars = {};
 compileVars._idx = 0;
 compileVars.new = () => {
     const _listLow = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l', 'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z'];
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 3556fbf..35aa7b0 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     import registerCore from "../resources/blocks/core.js";
     import registerControl from "../resources/blocks/control.js";
     import registerSensing from "../resources/blocks/sensing.js";
+    import registerSound from "../resources/blocks/sound.js";
     import registerLiterals from "../resources/blocks/literals.js";
     import registerOperators from "../resources/blocks/operators.js";
     import registerVariables from "../resources/blocks/variables.js";
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
     
     registerCore();
     registerControl();
+    registerSound();
     registerSensing();
     registerLiterals();
     registerOperators();