diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp
index 5a326839b..6fc6589b7 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.cpp
@@ -599,6 +599,7 @@ const char *keyw[] = {
     "getclosestcol",           // 403
     "drawline256",             // 404
     "drawlinergb",             // 405
+    "starttrackslot",          // 406
     NULL
 };
 #endif
@@ -4120,6 +4121,7 @@ DO_DEFSTATE:
         case CON_QSTRCPY:
         case CON_QGETSYSSTR:
         case CON_STOPACTORSOUND:
+        case CON_STARTTRACKSLOT:
             C_GetManyVars(2);
             continue;
 
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.h b/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.h
index 66a59f7e3..3c10ab81c 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.h
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/gamedef.h
@@ -1141,6 +1141,7 @@ enum ScriptKeywords_t
     CON_GETCLOSESTCOL,      // 403
     CON_DRAWLINE256,        // 404
     CON_DRAWLINERGB,        // 405
+    CON_STARTTRACKSLOT,     // 406
     CON_END
 };
 // KEEPINSYNC with the keyword list in lunatic/con_lang.lua
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/gameexec.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/gameexec.cpp
index b1d71f401..146dc46f7 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/gameexec.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/gameexec.cpp
@@ -1140,11 +1140,11 @@ void G_GetTimeDate(int32_t * const pValues)
     pValues[7] = pTime->tm_yday;
 }
 
-int G_StartTrack(int const levelNum)
+static int G_StartTrackSlot(int const volumeNum, int const levelNum)
 {
-    if ((unsigned)levelNum < MAXLEVELS)
+    if ((unsigned)volumeNum <= MAXVOLUMES && (unsigned)levelNum < MAXLEVELS)
     {
-        int trackNum = MAXLEVELS*ud.volume_number + levelNum;
+        int trackNum = MAXLEVELS*volumeNum + levelNum;
 
         if (g_mapInfo[trackNum].musicfn != NULL)
         {
@@ -1159,6 +1159,20 @@ int G_StartTrack(int const levelNum)
     return 1;
 }
 
+static void G_StartTrackSlotWrap(int const volumeNum, int const levelNum)
+{
+    if (EDUKE32_PREDICT_FALSE(G_StartTrackSlot(volumeNum, levelNum)))
+        CON_ERRPRINTF("invalid level %d or null music for volume %d level %d\n",
+                      levelNum, volumeNum, levelNum);
+}
+
+#ifdef LUNATIC
+int G_StartTrack(int const levelNum)
+{
+    return G_StartTrackSlot(ud.volume_number, levelNum);
+}
+#endif
+
 LUNATIC_EXTERN void G_ShowView(vec3_t vec, int32_t a, int32_t horiz, int32_t sect,
                                int32_t x1, int32_t y1, int32_t x2, int32_t y2, int32_t unbiasedp)
 {
@@ -4920,14 +4934,21 @@ finish_qsprintf:
             continue;
 
         case CON_STARTTRACK:
+            insptr++;
+            G_StartTrackSlotWrap(ud.volume_number, *(insptr++));
+            continue;
+
         case CON_STARTTRACKVAR:
             insptr++;
-            {
-                int const levelNum = (tw == CON_STARTTRACK) ? *(insptr++) : Gv_GetVarX(*(insptr++));
+            G_StartTrackSlotWrap(ud.volume_number, Gv_GetVarX(*(insptr++)));
+            continue;
 
-                if (EDUKE32_PREDICT_FALSE(G_StartTrack(levelNum)))
-                    CON_ERRPRINTF("invalid level %d or null music for volume %d level %d\n",
-                                  levelNum, ud.volume_number, levelNum);
+        case CON_STARTTRACKSLOT:
+            insptr++;
+            {
+                int const volumeNum = Gv_GetVarX(*(insptr++));
+                int const levelNum = Gv_GetVarX(*(insptr++));
+                G_StartTrackSlotWrap(volumeNum == -1 ? MAXVOLUMES : volumeNum, levelNum);
             }
             continue;