diff --git a/src/client/sound/header/qal_api.h b/src/client/sound/header/qal_api.h
index 24911463..bdee3ebc 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/header/qal_api.h
+++ b/src/client/sound/header/qal_api.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
  * =======================================================================
  */
 
+#ifndef _QAL_API_H_
+#define _QAL_API_H_
+
 #include <AL/al.h>
 
 /* Function pointers used to tie
@@ -104,15 +107,23 @@ extern LPALDOPPLERVELOCITY qalDopplerVelocity;
 extern LPALSPEEDOFSOUND qalSpeedOfSound;
 extern LPALDISTANCEMODEL qalDistanceModel;
 
+/* 
+ * Gives information over the OpenAL
+ * implementation and it's state
+ */
+void QAL_SoundInfo(void);
+
 /*
  * Loads the OpenAL shared lib, creates
  * a context and device handle.
  */
-qboolean QAL_Init( void );
+qboolean QAL_Init(void);
 
 /*
  * Shuts OpenAL down, frees all context and
  * device handles and unloads the shared lib.
  */
-void QAL_Shutdown( void );
+void QAL_Shutdown(void);
+
+#endif /* _QAL_API_H_ */
 
diff --git a/src/client/sound/qal_api.c b/src/client/sound/qal_api.c
index 5bf7393a..a06b102c 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/qal_api.c
+++ b/src/client/sound/qal_api.c
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
  */
 
 #include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <AL/al.h>
 #include <AL/alc.h>
+#include <AL/alext.h>
 
 #include "../../common/header/common.h"
 #include "header/qal_api.h"
@@ -138,7 +140,58 @@ LPALDOPPLERFACTOR qalDopplerFactor;
 LPALDOPPLERVELOCITY qalDopplerVelocity; 
 LPALSPEEDOFSOUND qalSpeedOfSound;
 LPALDISTANCEMODEL qalDistanceModel;
-   
+
+/* 
+ * Gives information over the OpenAL
+ * implementation and it's state
+ */
+void QAL_SoundInfo() 
+{
+	Com_Printf("OpenAL settings:\n");
+    Com_Printf("AL_VENDOR: %s\n", qalGetString(AL_VENDOR));
+    Com_Printf("AL_RENDERER: %s\n", qalGetString(AL_RENDERER));
+    Com_Printf("AL_VERSION: %s\n", qalGetString(AL_VERSION));
+    Com_Printf("AL_EXTENSIONS: %s\n", qalGetString(AL_EXTENSIONS));
+
+	if (alcIsExtensionPresent(NULL, "ALC_ENUMERATE_ALL_EXT"))
+	{
+		const char *devs = alcGetString(NULL, ALC_ALL_DEVICES_SPECIFIER);
+
+		Com_Printf("\nAvailable OpenAL devices:\n");
+
+		if (devs == NULL)
+		{
+			Com_Printf("- No devices found. Depending on your\n");
+			Com_Printf("  platform this may be expected and\n");
+			Com_Printf("  doesn't indicate a problem!\n");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			while (devs && *devs)
+			{
+				Com_Printf("- %s\n", devs);
+				devs += strlen(devs) + 1;
+			}
+		}
+	} 
+	 
+   	if (alcIsExtensionPresent(NULL, "ALC_ENUMERATE_ALL_EXT"))
+	{
+		const char *devs = alcGetString(NULL, ALC_DEVICE_SPECIFIER);
+    
+		Com_Printf("\nCurrent OpenAL device:\n");
+
+		if (devs == NULL)
+		{
+			Com_Printf("- No OpenAL device in use\n");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			Com_Printf("- %s\n", devs);
+		}
+	}
+} 
+
 /*
  * Shuts OpenAL down, frees all context and
  * device handles and unloads the shared lib.
@@ -422,6 +475,11 @@ QAL_Init()
 
 	Com_Printf("ok\n");
 
+	/* Print OpenAL informations */
+	Com_Printf("\n");
+	QAL_SoundInfo();
+	Com_Printf("\n");
+ 
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/client/sound/snd_al.c b/src/client/sound/snd_al.c
index c61f69ff..f94b4bc3 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/snd_al.c
+++ b/src/client/sound/snd_al.c
@@ -49,14 +49,6 @@ static void S_AL_StreamUpdate( void );
 static void S_AL_StreamDie( void );
 // /Forward Declarations
 
-void AL_SoundInfo( void ) {
-    Com_Printf( "AL_VENDOR: %s\n", qalGetString( AL_VENDOR ) );
-    Com_Printf( "AL_RENDERER: %s\n", qalGetString( AL_RENDERER ) );
-    Com_Printf( "AL_VERSION: %s\n", qalGetString( AL_VERSION ) );
-    Com_Printf( "AL_EXTENSIONS: %s\n", qalGetString( AL_EXTENSIONS ) );
-    Com_Printf( "Number of sources: %d\n", s_numchannels );
-}
-
 static void AL_InitStreamSource() {
 	qalSourcei (streamSource, AL_BUFFER,          0            );
 	qalSourcei (streamSource, AL_LOOPING,         AL_FALSE     );
@@ -108,10 +100,9 @@ qboolean AL_Init( void ) {
 
     s_numchannels = i;
     AL_InitStreamSource();
+   
+	Com_Printf("Number of OpenAL sources: %d\n\n", s_numchannels);
 
-	Com_Printf("\nOpenAL setting:\n");
-	AL_SoundInfo();
-	Com_Printf("\n");
     return true;
 
 fail:
diff --git a/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c b/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
index 83b7e922..c52c5d7f 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
+++ b/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "../header/client.h"
 #include "header/local.h"
 #include "header/vorbis.h"
+#include "header/qal_api.h"
 
 void S_Play ( void );
 void S_SoundList ( void );
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ S_SoundInfo_f ( void )
 	}
 #if USE_OPENAL
 	if(sound_started == SS_OAL) {
-		AL_SoundInfo();
+		QAL_SoundInfo();
+		Com_Printf("\nNumber of sources: %d\n", s_numchannels);
 	} else
 #endif
 		DMA_SoundInfo();