diff --git a/src/lua_baselib.c b/src/lua_baselib.c
index 0a85c80d48c0e176ffa34473716a067fea5ccbd5..d0542086871bc8f2b05c021f99e0fd8b44fb6c9e 100644
--- a/src/lua_baselib.c
+++ b/src/lua_baselib.c
@@ -2589,26 +2589,52 @@ static int lib_rGetNameByColor(lua_State *L)
 
 // S_SOUND
 ////////////
+static int GetValidSoundOrigin(lua_State *L, void **origin)
+{
+	const char *type;
+
+	lua_settop(L, 1);
+	type = GetUserdataUType(L);
+
+	if (fasticmp(type, "mobj_t"))
+	{
+		*origin = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_MOBJ));
+		if (!(*origin))
+			return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t");
+		return 1;
+	}
+	else if (fasticmp(type, "sector_t"))
+	{
+		*origin = *((sector_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_SECTOR));
+		if (!(*origin))
+			return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "sector_t");
+
+		*origin = &((sector_t *)(*origin))->soundorg;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t/sector_t");
+}
+
 static int lib_sStartSound(lua_State *L)
 {
-	const void *origin = NULL;
+	void *origin = NULL;
 	sfxenum_t sound_id = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
 	player_t *player = NULL;
 	//NOHUD
+
 	if (sound_id >= NUMSFX)
 		return luaL_error(L, "sfx %d out of range (0 - %d)", sound_id, NUMSFX-1);
-	if (!lua_isnil(L, 1))
-	{
-		origin = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_MOBJ));
-		if (!origin)
-			return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t");
-	}
+
 	if (!lua_isnone(L, 3) && lua_isuserdata(L, 3))
 	{
 		player = *((player_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 3, META_PLAYER));
 		if (!player)
 			return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "player_t");
 	}
+	if (!lua_isnil(L, 1))
+		if (!GetValidSoundOrigin(L, &origin))
+			return 0;
 	if (!player || P_IsLocalPlayer(player))
 	{
 		if (hud_running || hook_cmd_running)
@@ -2621,18 +2647,12 @@ static int lib_sStartSound(lua_State *L)
 
 static int lib_sStartSoundAtVolume(lua_State *L)
 {
-	const void *origin = NULL;
+	void *origin = NULL;
 	sfxenum_t sound_id = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
 	INT32 volume = (INT32)luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
 	player_t *player = NULL;
 	//NOHUD
 
-	if (!lua_isnil(L, 1))
-	{
-		origin = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_MOBJ));
-		if (!origin)
-			return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t");
-	}
 	if (sound_id >= NUMSFX)
 		return luaL_error(L, "sfx %d out of range (0 - %d)", sound_id, NUMSFX-1);
 	if (!lua_isnone(L, 4) && lua_isuserdata(L, 4))
@@ -2641,30 +2661,37 @@ static int lib_sStartSoundAtVolume(lua_State *L)
 		if (!player)
 			return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "player_t");
 	}
+	if (!lua_isnil(L, 1))
+		if (!GetValidSoundOrigin(L, &origin))
+			return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t/sector_t");
+
 	if (!player || P_IsLocalPlayer(player))
-	S_StartSoundAtVolume(origin, sound_id, volume);
+		S_StartSoundAtVolume(origin, sound_id, volume);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int lib_sStopSound(lua_State *L)
 {
-	void *origin = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_MOBJ));
+	void *origin = NULL;
 	//NOHUD
-	if (!origin)
-		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t");
+	if (!GetValidSoundOrigin(L, &origin))
+		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t/sector_t");
+
 	S_StopSound(origin);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int lib_sStopSoundByID(lua_State *L)
 {
-	void *origin = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_MOBJ));
+	void *origin = NULL;
 	sfxenum_t sound_id = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
 	//NOHUD
-	if (!origin)
-		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t");
+
 	if (sound_id >= NUMSFX)
 		return luaL_error(L, "sfx %d out of range (0 - %d)", sound_id, NUMSFX-1);
+	if (!lua_isnil(L, 1))
+		if (!GetValidSoundOrigin(L, &origin))
+			return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t/sector_t");
 
 	S_StopSoundByID(origin, sound_id);
 	return 0;
@@ -2890,11 +2917,12 @@ static int lib_sSetMusicPosition(lua_State *L)
 
 static int lib_sOriginPlaying(lua_State *L)
 {
-	void *origin = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_MOBJ));
+	void *origin = NULL;
 	//NOHUD
 	INLEVEL
-	if (!origin)
-		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t");
+	if (!GetValidSoundOrigin(L, &origin))
+		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t/sector_t");
+
 	lua_pushboolean(L, S_OriginPlaying(origin));
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -2911,14 +2939,15 @@ static int lib_sIdPlaying(lua_State *L)
 
 static int lib_sSoundPlaying(lua_State *L)
 {
-	void *origin = *((mobj_t **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, META_MOBJ));
+	void *origin = NULL;
 	sfxenum_t id = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
 	//NOHUD
 	INLEVEL
-	if (!origin)
-		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t");
 	if (id >= NUMSFX)
 		return luaL_error(L, "sfx %d out of range (0 - %d)", id, NUMSFX-1);
+	if (!GetValidSoundOrigin(L, &origin))
+		return LUA_ErrInvalid(L, "mobj_t/sector_t");
+
 	lua_pushboolean(L, S_SoundPlaying(origin, id));
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/s_sound.c b/src/s_sound.c
index 1885cfcf948aede4856ec14a6c0fa13e80c5a58c..df9e1e44004206f9f5aa88635310bd78e6f2d4d5 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.c
+++ b/src/s_sound.c
@@ -1045,7 +1045,6 @@ void S_ClearSfx(void)
 
 static void S_StopChannel(INT32 cnum)
 {
-	INT32 i;
 	channel_t *c = &channels[cnum];
 
 	if (c->sfxinfo)
@@ -1054,17 +1053,12 @@ static void S_StopChannel(INT32 cnum)
 		if (I_SoundIsPlaying(c->handle))
 			I_StopSound(c->handle);
 
-		// check to see
-		//  if other channels are playing the sound
-		for (i = 0; i < numofchannels; i++)
-			if (cnum != i && c->sfxinfo == channels[i].sfxinfo)
-				break;
-
 		// degrade usefulness of sound data
 		c->sfxinfo->usefulness--;
-
 		c->sfxinfo = 0;
 	}
+
+	c->origin = NULL;
 }
 
 //