diff --git a/src/newgrf_sound.cpp b/src/newgrf_sound.cpp
index 523b210d1c..dbd6f60c69 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_sound.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ SoundID GetNewGRFSoundID(const GRFFile *file, SoundID sound_id)
  */
 bool PlayVehicleSound(const Vehicle *v, VehicleSoundEvent event)
 {
-	if (!_settings_client.sound.vehicle) return true;
+	if (!_settings_client.sound.vehicle || _settings_client.music.effect_vol == 0) return true;
 
 	const GRFFile *file = v->GetGRF();
 	uint16 callback;
diff --git a/src/sound.cpp b/src/sound.cpp
index 4b73e16a50..965423dad4 100644
--- a/src/sound.cpp
+++ b/src/sound.cpp
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@ void SndCopyToPool()
  */
 static void SndPlayScreenCoordFx(SoundID sound, int left, int right, int top, int bottom)
 {
-	if (_settings_client.music.effect_vol == 0) return;
-
 	for (const Window *w : Window::IterateFromBack()) {
 		const Viewport *vp = w->viewport;
 
@@ -280,6 +278,8 @@ static void SndPlayScreenCoordFx(SoundID sound, int left, int right, int top, in
 
 void SndPlayTileFx(SoundID sound, TileIndex tile)
 {
+	if (_settings_client.music.effect_vol == 0) return;
+
 	/* emits sound from center of the tile */
 	int x = std::min(MapMaxX() - 1, TileX(tile)) * TILE_SIZE + TILE_SIZE / 2;
 	int y = std::min(MapMaxY() - 1, TileY(tile)) * TILE_SIZE - TILE_SIZE / 2;
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ void SndPlayTileFx(SoundID sound, TileIndex tile)
 
 void SndPlayVehicleFx(SoundID sound, const Vehicle *v)
 {
+	if (_settings_client.music.effect_vol == 0) return;
+
 	SndPlayScreenCoordFx(sound,
 		v->coord.left, v->coord.right,
 		v->coord.top, v->coord.bottom
diff --git a/src/vehicle.cpp b/src/vehicle.cpp
index 3c0376c354..c1991d7b6c 100644
--- a/src/vehicle.cpp
+++ b/src/vehicle.cpp
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ void VehicleTickMotion(Vehicle *v, Vehicle *front)
 	if (v->vehstatus & VS_HIDDEN) return;
 
 	v->motion_counter += front->cur_speed;
-	if (_settings_client.sound.vehicle) {
+	if (_settings_client.sound.vehicle && _settings_client.music.effect_vol != 0) {
 		/* Play a running sound if the motion counter passes 256 (Do we not skip sounds?) */
 		if (GB(v->motion_counter, 0, 8) < front->cur_speed) PlayVehicleSound(v, VSE_RUNNING);