diff --git a/addons/common/XEH_PREP.hpp b/addons/common/XEH_PREP.hpp
index 4f56dd4d86..a66f12615f 100644
--- a/addons/common/XEH_PREP.hpp
+++ b/addons/common/XEH_PREP.hpp
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ PREP(numberToString);
 PREP(onAnswerRequest);
 PREP(owned);
 PREP(parseList);
+PREP(playConfigSound3D);
 PREP(player);
 PREP(playerSide);
 PREP(positionToASL);
diff --git a/addons/common/functions/fnc_playConfigSound3D.sqf b/addons/common/functions/fnc_playConfigSound3D.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6253f75fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/common/functions/fnc_playConfigSound3D.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Author: esteldunedain
+ * Plays a sound defined in CfgSounds using playSound3D, with global effect
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * 0: Sound class <STRING>
+ * 1: Position ASL <ARRAY>
+ * 2: Volume <NUMBER>
+ * 3: Distance <NUMBER>
+ *
+ * Return Value:
+ * None
+ *
+ * Public: Yes
+ */
+#define DEBUG_MODE_FULL
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+params ["_soundClass", "_posASL", "_volume", "_distance"];
+
+private _cfgSound = configFile >> "CfgSounds" >> _soundClass;
+
+if (!isClass _cfgSound) exitWith {
+    ACE_LOGERROR_1("CfgSounds class [%1] does not exist", _soundClass);
+};
+
+private _args = getArray (_cfgSound >> "sound");
+TRACE_1("playConfigSound3D args", _args);
+private _pitch = (_args select 2);
+// Strip the first \ from the filename
+private _fileName = _args select 0;
+_fileName = _fileName select [1, count _fileName - 1];
+TRACE_1("playConfigSound3D filename", _fileName);
+
+playSound3D [_fileName, objNull, false, _posASL, _volume, _pitch, _distance];