diff --git a/src/client/cl_entities.c b/src/client/cl_entities.c
index 1fd6eb79..dc34e904 100644
--- a/src/client/cl_entities.c
+++ b/src/client/cl_entities.c
@@ -915,3 +915,21 @@ CL_GetEntitySoundOrigin(int ent, vec3_t org)
 	VectorCopy(old->lerp_origin, org);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Called to get the sound spatialization
+ */
+void
+CL_GetEntitySoundVelocity(int ent, vec3_t vel)
+{
+	centity_t *old;
+
+	if ((ent < 0) || (ent >= MAX_EDICTS))
+	{
+		Com_Error(ERR_DROP, "CL_GetEntitySoundVelocity: bad ent");
+	}
+
+	old = &cl_entities[ent];
+
+	VectorSubtract(old->current.origin, old->prev.origin, vel);
+}
+
diff --git a/src/client/sound/header/sound.h b/src/client/sound/header/sound.h
index b8f820c5..9defde89 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/header/sound.h
+++ b/src/client/sound/header/sound.h
@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@ struct sfx_s *S_FindName(char *name, qboolean create);
    entitiy position information, so entities can be 
    dynamically re-spatialized */
 void CL_GetEntitySoundOrigin(int ent, vec3_t org);
+void CL_GetEntitySoundVelocity(int ent, vec3_t vel);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/client/sound/openal.c b/src/client/sound/openal.c
index e8f5fb8d..d172b937 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/openal.c
+++ b/src/client/sound/openal.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ static void
 AL_Spatialize(channel_t *ch)
 {
 	vec3_t origin;
+  vec3_t velocity;
 
 	if ((ch->entnum == -1) || (ch->entnum == cl.playernum + 1) || !ch->dist_mult)
 	{
@@ -218,6 +219,9 @@ AL_Spatialize(channel_t *ch)
 	{
 		CL_GetEntitySoundOrigin(ch->entnum, origin);
 		qalSource3f(ch->srcnum, AL_POSITION, AL_UnpackVector(origin));
+
+		CL_GetEntitySoundVelocity(ch->entnum, velocity);
+		qalSource3f(ch->srcnum, AL_VELOCITY, AL_UnpackVector(velocity));
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -613,6 +617,9 @@ AL_Update(void)
 	qalListener3f(AL_POSITION, AL_UnpackVector(listener_origin));
 	qalListenerfv(AL_ORIENTATION, orientation);
 
+	// TODO(xorw): add current listener's velocity update
+	// qalListener3f(AL_VELOCITY, AL_UnpackVector(listener_velocity));
+
 	/* update spatialization for dynamic sounds */
 	ch = channels;