diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index 4e7af8712..33dcbe27c 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -539,41 +539,43 @@ INT32 adminplayers[MAXPLAYERS];
 /// \warning Keep this up-to-date if you add/remove/rename net text commands
 const char *netxcmdnames[MAXNETXCMD - 1] =
 {
-	"NAMEANDCOLOR",
-	"WEAPONPREF",
-	"KICK",
-	"NETVAR",
-	"SAY",
-	"MAP",
-	"EXITLEVEL",
-	"ADDFILE",
-	"PAUSE",
-	"ADDPLAYER",
-	"TEAMCHANGE",
-	"CLEARSCORES",
-	"VERIFIED",
-	"RANDOMSEED",
-	"RUNSOC",
-	"REQADDFILE",
-	"SETMOTD",
-	"RESPAWN",
-	"DEMOTED",
-	"LUACMD",
-	"LUAVAR",
-	"LUAFILE",
+	"NAMEANDCOLOR", // XD_NAMEANDCOLOR
+	"WEAPONPREF", // XD_WEAPONPREF
+	"KICK", // XD_KICK
+	"NETVAR", // XD_NETVAR
+	"SAY", // XD_SAY
+	"MAP", // XD_MAP
+	"EXITLEVEL", // XD_EXITLEVEL
+	"ADDFILE", // XD_ADDFILE
+	"PAUSE", // XD_PAUSE
+	"ADDPLAYER", // XD_ADDPLAYER
+	"TEAMCHANGE", // XD_TEAMCHANGE
+	"CLEARSCORES", // XD_CLEARSCORES
+	"VERIFIED", // XD_VERIFIED
+	"RANDOMSEED", // XD_RANDOMSEED
+	"RUNSOC", // XD_RUNSOC
+	"REQADDFILE", // XD_REQADDFILE
+	"SETMOTD", // XD_SETMOTD
+	"RESPAWN", // XD_RESPAWN
+	"DEMOTED", // XD_DEMOTED
+	"LUACMD", // XD_LUACMD
+	"LUAVAR", // XD_LUAVAR
+	"LUAFILE", // XD_LUAFILE
 
 	// SRB2Kart
-	"SETUPVOTE",
-	"MODIFYVOTE",
-	"PICKVOTE",
-	"REMOVEPLAYER",
-	"POWERLEVEL",
-	"PARTYINVITE",
-	"ACCEPTPARTYINVITE",
-	"LEAVEPARTY",
-	"CANCELPARTYINVITE",
-	"GIVEITEM",
-	"ADDBOT"
+	"SETUPVOTE", // XD_SETUPVOTE
+	"MODIFYVOTE", // XD_MODIFYVOTE
+	"PICKVOTE", // XD_PICKVOTE
+	"REMOVEPLAYER", // XD_REMOVEPLAYER
+	"POWERLEVEL", // XD_POWERLEVEL
+	"PARTYINVITE", // XD_PARTYINVITE
+	"ACCEPTPARTYINVITE", // XD_ACCEPTPARTYINVITE
+	"LEAVEPARTY", // XD_LEAVEPARTY
+	"CANCELPARTYINVITE", // XD_CANCELPARTYINVITE
+	"GIVEITEM", // XD_GIVEITEM
+	"ADDBOT", // XD_ADDBOT
+	"DISCORD", // XD_DISCORD
+	"PLAYSOUND" // XD_PLAYSOUND
 };
 
 // =========================================================================
diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.h b/src/d_netcmd.h
index bc20ff50f..bf8109be5 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.h
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.h
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ typedef enum
 	XD_GIVEITEM,    // 32
 	XD_ADDBOT,      // 33
 	XD_DISCORD,     // 34
+	XD_PLAYSOUND,   // 35
 
 	MAXNETXCMD
 } netxcmd_t;
diff --git a/src/s_sound.c b/src/s_sound.c
index 9d3456f59..73607cdbc 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.c
+++ b/src/s_sound.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "m_cond.h" // for conditionsets
 #include "lua_hook.h" // MusicChange hook
 #include "k_boss.h" // bossinfo
+#include "byteptr.h"
 
 #ifdef HW3SOUND
 // 3D Sound Interface
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ CV_PossibleValue_t soundvolume_cons_t[] = {{0, "MIN"}, {MAX_VOLUME, "MAX"}, {0,
 static void SetChannelsNum(void);
 static void Command_Tunes_f(void);
 static void Command_RestartAudio_f(void);
+static void Command_PlaySound(void);
+static void Got_PlaySound(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum);
 
 // Sound system toggles
 static void GameSounds_OnChange(void);
@@ -268,6 +271,8 @@ void S_RegisterSoundStuff(void)
 
 	COM_AddCommand("tunes", Command_Tunes_f);
 	COM_AddCommand("restartaudio", Command_RestartAudio_f);
+	COM_AddCommand("playsound", Command_PlaySound);
+	RegisterNetXCmd(XD_PLAYSOUND, Got_PlaySound);
 }
 
 static void SetChannelsNum(void)
@@ -2469,6 +2474,71 @@ static void Command_RestartAudio_f(void)
 		S_ChangeMusicInternal("titles", looptitle);
 }
 
+static void Command_PlaySound(void)
+{
+	const char *sound;
+	const size_t argc = COM_Argc();
+	sfxenum_t sfx = NUMSFX;
+	UINT8 buf[4];
+	UINT8 *buf_p = buf;
+
+	if (argc < 2)
+	{
+		CONS_Printf("playsound <name/num>: Plays a sound effect for the entire server.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (client && !IsPlayerAdmin(consoleplayer))
+	{
+		CONS_Printf("This can only be used by the server host.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	sound = COM_Argv(1);
+	if (*sound >= '0' && *sound <= '9')
+	{
+		sfx = atoi(sound);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		for (sfx = 0; sfx < NUMSFX; sfx++)
+		{
+			if (S_sfx[sfx].name && fasticmp(sound, S_sfx[sfx].name))
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (sfx < 0 || sfx >= NUMSFX)
+	{
+		CONS_Printf("Could not find sound effect named \"sfx_%s\".\n", sound);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	WRITEINT32(buf_p, sfx);
+	SendNetXCmd(XD_PLAYSOUND, buf, buf_p - buf);
+}
+
+static void Got_PlaySound(UINT8 **cp, INT32 playernum)
+{
+	INT32 sound_id = READINT32(*cp);
+
+	if (playernum != serverplayer && !IsPlayerAdmin(playernum)) // hacked client, or disasterous bug
+	{
+		CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, M_GetText("Illegal playsound received from %s (serverplayer is %s)\n"), player_names[playernum], player_names[serverplayer]);
+		if (server)
+			SendKick(playernum, KICK_MSG_CON_FAIL);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (sound_id < 0 || sound_id >= NUMSFX)
+	{
+		// bad sound effect, ignore
+		return;
+	}
+
+	S_StartSound(NULL, sound_id);
+}
+
 void GameSounds_OnChange(void)
 {
 	if (M_CheckParm("-nosound") || M_CheckParm("-noaudio"))