diff --git a/src/sound/i_sound.cpp b/src/sound/i_sound.cpp
index 939734e2f..f80ec6865 100644
--- a/src/sound/i_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/i_sound.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR (Float, snd_sfxvolume)
 CVAR (Int, snd_samplerate, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR (Int, snd_buffersize, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR (String, snd_output, "default", CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR (Int, snd_hrtf, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 
 #if !defined(NO_OPENAL)
 #define DEF_BACKEND "openal"
diff --git a/src/sound/oalsound.cpp b/src/sound/oalsound.cpp
index 30aa8b3e1..b1235dfdd 100644
--- a/src/sound/oalsound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/oalsound.cpp
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR (Int, snd_channels)
 EXTERN_CVAR (Int, snd_samplerate)
 EXTERN_CVAR (Bool, snd_waterreverb)
 EXTERN_CVAR (Bool, snd_pitched)
+EXTERN_CVAR (Int, snd_hrtf)
 
 
 #define MAKE_PTRID(x)  ((void*)(uintptr_t)(x))
@@ -722,6 +723,11 @@ OpenALSoundRenderer::OpenALSoundRenderer()
 	Device = InitDevice();
 	if (Device == NULL) return;
 
+	ALC.EXT_EFX = !!alcIsExtensionPresent(Device, "ALC_EXT_EFX");
+	ALC.EXT_disconnect = !!alcIsExtensionPresent(Device, "ALC_EXT_disconnect");
+	ALC.SOFT_HRTF = !!alcIsExtensionPresent(Device, "ALC_SOFT_HRTF");
+	ALC.SOFT_pause_device = !!alcIsExtensionPresent(Device, "ALC_SOFT_pause_device");
+
 	const ALCchar *current = NULL;
 	if(alcIsExtensionPresent(Device, "ALC_ENUMERATE_ALL_EXT"))
 		current = alcGetString(Device, ALC_ALL_DEVICES_SPECIFIER);
@@ -747,6 +753,16 @@ OpenALSoundRenderer::OpenALSoundRenderer()
 	attribs.Push(MAX<ALCint>(*snd_channels, 2) - 1);
 	attribs.Push(ALC_STEREO_SOURCES);
 	attribs.Push(1);
+	if(ALC.SOFT_HRTF)
+	{
+		attribs.Push(ALC_HRTF_SOFT);
+		if(*snd_hrtf < 0)
+			attribs.Push(ALC_FALSE);
+		else if(*snd_hrtf > 0)
+			attribs.Push(ALC_TRUE);
+		else
+			attribs.Push(ALC_DONT_CARE_SOFT);
+	}
 	// Other attribs..?
 	attribs.Push(0);
 
@@ -768,9 +784,6 @@ OpenALSoundRenderer::OpenALSoundRenderer()
 	DPrintf(DMSG_SPAMMY, "	Version: " TEXTCOLOR_ORANGE"%s\n", alGetString(AL_VERSION));
 	DPrintf(DMSG_SPAMMY, "	Extensions: " TEXTCOLOR_ORANGE"%s\n", alGetString(AL_EXTENSIONS));
 
-	ALC.EXT_EFX = !!alcIsExtensionPresent(Device, "ALC_EXT_EFX");
-	ALC.EXT_disconnect = !!alcIsExtensionPresent(Device, "ALC_EXT_disconnect");
-	ALC.SOFT_pause_device = !!alcIsExtensionPresent(Device, "ALC_SOFT_pause_device");
 	AL.EXT_source_distance_model = !!alIsExtensionPresent("AL_EXT_source_distance_model");
 	AL.EXT_SOURCE_RADIUS = !!alIsExtensionPresent("AL_EXT_SOURCE_RADIUS");
 	AL.SOFT_deferred_updates = !!alIsExtensionPresent("AL_SOFT_deferred_updates");
diff --git a/src/sound/oalsound.h b/src/sound/oalsound.h
index 212ba5c46..4a69028dc 100644
--- a/src/sound/oalsound.h
+++ b/src/sound/oalsound.h
@@ -35,6 +35,28 @@
 #define ALC_CONNECTED                            0x313
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ALC_SOFT_HRTF
+#define ALC_SOFT_HRTF 1
+#define ALC_HRTF_SOFT                            0x1992
+#define ALC_DONT_CARE_SOFT                       0x0002
+#define ALC_HRTF_STATUS_SOFT                     0x1993
+#define ALC_HRTF_DISABLED_SOFT                   0x0000
+#define ALC_HRTF_ENABLED_SOFT                    0x0001
+#define ALC_HRTF_DENIED_SOFT                     0x0002
+#define ALC_HRTF_REQUIRED_SOFT                   0x0003
+#define ALC_HRTF_HEADPHONES_DETECTED_SOFT        0x0004
+#define ALC_HRTF_UNSUPPORTED_FORMAT_SOFT         0x0005
+#define ALC_NUM_HRTF_SPECIFIERS_SOFT             0x1994
+#define ALC_HRTF_SPECIFIER_SOFT                  0x1995
+#define ALC_HRTF_ID_SOFT                         0x1996
+typedef const ALCchar* (ALC_APIENTRY*LPALCGETSTRINGISOFT)(ALCdevice *device, ALCenum paramName, ALCsizei index);
+typedef ALCboolean (ALC_APIENTRY*LPALCRESETDEVICESOFT)(ALCdevice *device, const ALCint *attribs);
+#ifdef AL_ALEXT_PROTOTYPES
+ALC_API const ALCchar* ALC_APIENTRY alcGetStringiSOFT(ALCdevice *device, ALCenum paramName, ALCsizei index);
+ALC_API ALCboolean ALC_APIENTRY alcResetDeviceSOFT(ALCdevice *device, const ALCint *attribs);
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifndef AL_EXT_source_distance_model
 #define AL_EXT_source_distance_model 1
 #define AL_SOURCE_DISTANCE_MODEL                 0x200
@@ -142,6 +164,7 @@ private:
     struct {
         bool EXT_EFX;
         bool EXT_disconnect;
+        bool SOFT_HRTF;
         bool SOFT_pause_device;
     } ALC;
     struct {