diff --git a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
index d16f0d4ca..6338507b6 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vmthunks_actors.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,22 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_NATIVE(AActor, A_StartSound, A_StartSound)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_NATIVE(AActor, A_StartSoundIfNotSame, A_StartSound)
+{
+	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(AActor);
+	PARAM_SOUND(soundid);
+	PARAM_SOUND(checksoundid);
+	PARAM_INT(channel);
+	PARAM_INT(flags);
+	PARAM_FLOAT(volume);
+	PARAM_FLOAT(attenuation);
+	PARAM_FLOAT(pitch);
+	PARAM_FLOAT(startTime);
+	if (!S_AreSoundsEquivalent (self, soundid, checksoundid))
+		A_StartSound(self, soundid, channel, flags, volume, attenuation, pitch, startTime);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION_NATIVE(AActor, IsActorPlayingSound, S_IsActorPlayingSomething)
 {
 	PARAM_SELF_PROLOGUE(AActor);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
index cf7df8ad0..96d60b761 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
@@ -1089,6 +1089,7 @@ class Actor : Thinker native
 	native void A_WolfAttack(int flags = 0, sound whattoplay = "weapons/pistol", double snipe = 1.0, int maxdamage = 64, int blocksize = 128, int pointblank = 2, int longrange = 4, double runspeed = 160.0, class<Actor> pufftype = "BulletPuff");
 	deprecated("4.3", "Use A_StartSound() instead") native clearscope void A_PlaySound(sound whattoplay = "weapons/pistol", int slot = CHAN_BODY, double volume = 1.0, bool looping = false, double attenuation = ATTN_NORM, bool local = false, double pitch = 0.0);
 	native clearscope void A_StartSound(sound whattoplay, int slot = CHAN_BODY, int flags = 0, double volume = 1.0, double attenuation = ATTN_NORM, double pitch = 0.0, double startTime = 0.0);
+	native clearscope void A_StartSoundIfNotSame(sound whattoplay, sound checkagainst, int slot = CHAN_BODY, int flags = 0, double volume = 1.0, double attenuation = ATTN_NORM, double pitch = 0.0, double startTime = 0.0);
 	native void A_SoundVolume(int slot, double volume);
 	native void A_SoundPitch(int slot, double pitch);
 	deprecated("2.3", "Use A_StartSound(<sound>, CHAN_WEAPON) instead") void A_PlayWeaponSound(sound whattoplay, bool fullvol = false) { A_StartSound(whattoplay, CHAN_WEAPON, 0, 1, fullvol? ATTN_NONE : ATTN_NORM); }
@@ -1307,6 +1308,10 @@ class Actor : Thinker native
 				{
 					A_StartSound("*land", CHAN_AUTO);
 				}
+				else
+				{
+					A_StartSoundIfNotSame("*land", "*grunt", CHAN_AUTO);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}