diff --git a/src/common/audio/sound/s_sound.cpp b/src/common/audio/sound/s_sound.cpp
index f76d2b821d..34ba9e2699 100644
--- a/src/common/audio/sound/s_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/common/audio/sound/s_sound.cpp
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@
 #include "m_swap.h"
 #include "superfasthash.h"
 #include "s_music.h"
+#include "m_random.h"
 
 
 enum
 {
 	DEFAULT_PITCH = 128,
 };
-
+static FRandom pr_soundpitch ("SoundPitch");
 SoundEngine* soundEngine;
 int sfx_empty = -1;
 
@@ -405,6 +406,7 @@ FSoundChan *SoundEngine::StartSound(int type, const void *source,
 	int near_limit = sfx->NearLimit;
 	float limit_range = sfx->LimitRange;
 	float defpitch = sfx->DefPitch;
+	float defpitchmax = sfx->DefPitchMax;
 	auto pitchmask = sfx->PitchMask;
 	rolloff = &sfx->Rolloff;
 
@@ -421,6 +423,7 @@ FSoundChan *SoundEngine::StartSound(int type, const void *source,
 				near_limit = newsfx->NearLimit;
 				limit_range = newsfx->LimitRange;
 				defpitch = newsfx->DefPitch;
+				defpitchmax = newsfx->DefPitchMax;
 			}
 			if (rolloff->MinDistance == 0)
 			{
@@ -602,7 +605,23 @@ FSoundChan *SoundEngine::StartSound(int type, const void *source,
 		if (spitch > 0.0)				// A_StartSound has top priority over all others.
 			SetPitch(chan, spitch);
 		else if (defpitch > 0.0)	// $PitchSet overrides $PitchShift
+		{
+			if (defpitchmax > 0.0)
+			{
+				if (defpitchmax < defpitch)
+					std::swap(defpitch, defpitchmax);
+
+				if (defpitch != defpitchmax)
+				{
+					FRandom &rng = pr_soundpitch;
+					int random = (rng)(0x7FFF);
+					float frandom = random / float(0x7FFF);
+
+					defpitch = frandom * (defpitchmax - defpitch) + defpitch;
+				}
+			}
 			SetPitch(chan, defpitch);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return chan;
@@ -1495,6 +1514,7 @@ int SoundEngine::AddSoundLump(const char* logicalname, int lump, int CurrentPitc
 	newsfx.Attenuation = 1;
 	newsfx.PitchMask = CurrentPitchMask;
 	newsfx.DefPitch = 0.0;
+	newsfx.DefPitchMax = 0.0;
 	newsfx.NearLimit = nearlimit;
 	newsfx.LimitRange = 256 * 256;
 	newsfx.bRandomHeader = false;
diff --git a/src/common/audio/sound/s_soundinternal.h b/src/common/audio/sound/s_soundinternal.h
index f3a94542ab..3a7ec251b7 100644
--- a/src/common/audio/sound/s_soundinternal.h
+++ b/src/common/audio/sound/s_soundinternal.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct sfxinfo_t
 	int16_t		NearLimit;				// 0 means unlimited
 	float		LimitRange;				// Range for sound limiting (squared for faster computations)
 	float		DefPitch;				// A defined pitch instead of a random one the sound plays at, similar to A_StartSound.
+	float		DefPitchMax;			// Randomized range with stronger control over pitch itself.
 
 	unsigned		bRandomHeader:1;
 	unsigned		bLoadRAW:1;
diff --git a/src/sound/s_advsound.cpp b/src/sound/s_advsound.cpp
index f7351675f2..1a4a39e1fe 100644
--- a/src/sound/s_advsound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound/s_advsound.cpp
@@ -1039,13 +1039,21 @@ static void S_AddSNDINFO (int lump)
 				break;
 
 			case SI_PitchSet: {
-				// $pitchset <logical name> <pitch amount as float>
+				// $pitchset <logical name> <pitch amount as float> [range maximum]
 				int sfx;
 
 				sc.MustGetString();
 				sfx = soundEngine->FindSoundTentative(sc.String);
 				sc.MustGetFloat();
 				S_sfx[sfx].DefPitch = (float)sc.Float;
+				if (sc.CheckFloat())
+				{
+					S_sfx[sfx].DefPitchMax = (float)sc.Float;
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					S_sfx[sfx].DefPitchMax = 0;
+				}
 				}
 				break;