diff --git a/src/objects/spb.c b/src/objects/spb.c
index 4ac06b9ee..39c33bdf7 100644
--- a/src/objects/spb.c
+++ b/src/objects/spb.c
@@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ static void SetSPBSpeed(mobj_t *spb, fixed_t xySpeed, fixed_t zSpeed)
 	);
 }
 
+static boolean SPBSeekSoundPlaying(mobj_t *spb)
+{
+	return (S_SoundPlaying(spb, sfx_spbska)
+		|| S_SoundPlaying(spb, sfx_spbskb)
+		|| S_SoundPlaying(spb, sfx_spbskc));
+}
+
 static void SPBSeek(mobj_t *spb, player_t *bestPlayer)
 {
 	const fixed_t desiredSpeed = SPB_DEFAULTSPEED;
@@ -332,10 +339,6 @@ static void SPBSeek(mobj_t *spb, player_t *bestPlayer)
 	dist = SPBDist(spb, spb_chase(spb));
 	activeDist = FixedMul(SPB_ACTIVEDIST, spb_chase(spb)->scale);
 
-#ifdef SPB_SEEKTEST // Easy debug switch
-	(void)dist;
-	(void)activeDist;
-#else
 	if (spb_swapcount(spb) > SPB_MAXSWAPS + 1)
 	{
 		// Too much hot potato.
@@ -347,6 +350,7 @@ static void SPBSeek(mobj_t *spb, player_t *bestPlayer)
 	}
 	else
 	{
+#ifndef SPB_SEEKTEST // Easy debug switch
 		if (dist <= activeDist)
 		{
 			S_StopSound(spb);
@@ -361,8 +365,24 @@ static void SPBSeek(mobj_t *spb, player_t *bestPlayer)
 			spb_speed(spb) = desiredSpeed;
 			return;
 		}
-	}
 #endif
+	}
+
+	if (SPBSeekSoundPlaying(spb) == false)
+	{
+		if (dist <= activeDist * 3)
+		{
+			S_StartSound(spb, sfx_spbskc);
+		}
+		else if (dist <= activeDist * 6)
+		{
+			S_StartSound(spb, sfx_spbskb);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			S_StartSound(spb, sfx_spbska);
+		}
+	}
 
 	// Move along the waypoints until you get close enough
 	if (spb_curwaypoint(spb) == -1)
diff --git a/src/sounds.c b/src/sounds.c
index c7e3773c1..6feb0b6ca 100644
--- a/src/sounds.c
+++ b/src/sounds.c
@@ -1118,6 +1118,11 @@ sfxinfo_t S_sfx[NUMSFX] =
   // Shrink laser beam
   {"beam01", false,  32, 64, -1, NULL, 0,        -1,  -1, LUMPERROR, ""},
 
+  // SPB seeking
+  {"spbska", false,  32, 16, -1, NULL, 0,        -1,  -1, LUMPERROR, ""},
+  {"spbskb", false,  32, 16, -1, NULL, 0,        -1,  -1, LUMPERROR, ""},
+  {"spbskc", false,  32, 16, -1, NULL, 0,        -1,  -1, LUMPERROR, ""},
+
   // Juicebox for SPB
   {"gatefx", false,  32, 64, -1, NULL, 0,        -1,  -1, LUMPERROR, ""},
 
diff --git a/src/sounds.h b/src/sounds.h
index 33de228b4..0f7fde60e 100644
--- a/src/sounds.h
+++ b/src/sounds.h
@@ -1183,6 +1183,11 @@ typedef enum
 	// Shrink laser
 	sfx_beam01,
 
+	// SPB seeking
+	sfx_spbska,
+	sfx_spbskb,
+	sfx_spbskc,
+
 	// Juicebox for SPB
 	sfx_gatefx,