diff --git a/src/playsim/d_player.h b/src/playsim/d_player.h
index f701d89f9..3bd6431aa 100644
--- a/src/playsim/d_player.h
+++ b/src/playsim/d_player.h
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public:
 	void SetLogNumber (int num);
 	void SetLogText (const char *text);
 	void SendPitchLimits() const;
-	void SetSubtitle(int num);
+	void SetSubtitle(int num, FSoundID soundid);
 
 	AActor *mo = nullptr;
 	uint8_t		playerstate = 0;
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_lnspec.cpp b/src/playsim/p_lnspec.cpp
index 623095b1f..33b8d4b9e 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_lnspec.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_lnspec.cpp
@@ -3196,7 +3196,7 @@ FUNC(LS_SendToCommunicator)
 		if (it->CheckLocalView())
 		{
 			S_StopSound (CHAN_VOICE);
-			it->player->SetSubtitle(arg0);
+			it->player->SetSubtitle(arg0, name);
 			S_Sound (CHAN_VOICE, name, 1, ATTN_NORM);
 
 			// Get the message from the LANGUAGE lump.
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_user.cpp b/src/playsim/p_user.cpp
index 031f88059..8834e423a 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_user.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_user.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_PlayerInfo, SetLogText)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void player_t::SetSubtitle(int num)
+void player_t::SetSubtitle(int num, FSoundID soundid)
 {
 	char lumpname[36];
 
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ void player_t::SetSubtitle(int num)
 	if (text != nullptr)
 	{
 		SubtitleText = lumpname;
-		SubtitleCounter = 7 * TICRATE;
+		SubtitleCounter = soundid == 0 ? 7 * TICRATE : S_GetMSLength(soundid) * TICRATE / 1000;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_PlayerInfo, SetSubtitleNumber)
 {
 	PARAM_SELF_STRUCT_PROLOGUE(player_t);
 	PARAM_INT(log);
-	self->SetSubtitle(log);
+	PARAM_SOUND(soundid);
+	self->SetSubtitle(log, soundid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
index 1fa785f6e..0036f922a 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
@@ -2692,7 +2692,7 @@ struct PlayerInfo native play	// self is what internally is known as player_t
 	native PSprite FindPSprite(int id) const;
 	native void SetLogNumber (int text);
 	native void SetLogText (String text);
-	native void SetSubtitleNumber (int text);
+	native void SetSubtitleNumber (int text, Sound sound_id = 0);
 	native bool Resurrect();
 
 	native String GetUserName() const;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/acolyte.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/acolyte.zs
index b2951a9b1..877a44304 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/acolyte.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/acolyte.zs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Acolyte : StrifeHumanoid
 			{
 				players[i].mo.GiveInventoryType ("QuestItem7");
 				players[i].SetLogNumber (14);
-				players[i].SetSubtitleNumber (14);
+				players[i].SetSubtitleNumber (14, "svox/voc14");
 				A_StopSound (CHAN_VOICE);
 				A_PlaySound ("svox/voc14", CHAN_VOICE, 1, false, ATTN_NONE);
 			}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/alienspectres.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/alienspectres.zs
index 16b4668dc..160ca9529 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/alienspectres.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/alienspectres.zs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class AlienSpectre1 : SpectralMonster
 			String voc = "svox/voc" .. log;
 			A_PlaySound(voc, CHAN_VOICE, 1, false, ATTN_NONE);
 			player.player.SetLogNumber (log);
-			player.player.SetSubtitleNumber (log);
+			player.player.SetSubtitleNumber (log, voc);
 		}
 	}
 	
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs
index 9c35145ab..e760bdbc1 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/strife/strifestuff.zs
@@ -1865,7 +1865,7 @@ class PowerCoupling : Actor
 		players[i].mo.GiveInventoryType ("QuestItem6");
 		S_Sound ("svox/voc13", CHAN_VOICE);
 		players[i].SetLogNumber (13);
-		players[i].SetSubtitleNumber (13);
+		players[i].SetSubtitleNumber (13, "svox/voc13");
 		A_DropItem ("BrokenPowerCoupling", -1, 256);
 		Destroy ();
 	}