diff --git a/engines/sci/sound/music.cpp b/engines/sci/sound/music.cpp
index 4b452aad56d..fd1e6f1bd95 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sound/music.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/sound/music.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 
 namespace Sci {
 
+// When defined, volume fading immediately sets the final sound volume
+#define DISABLE_VOLUME_FADING
+
 SciMusic::SciMusic(SciVersion soundVersion)
 	: _soundVersion(soundVersion), _soundOn(true) {
 
@@ -513,6 +516,7 @@ MusicEntry::MusicEntry() {
 	fadeTickerStep = 0;
 	fadeSetVolume = false;
 	fadeCompleted = false;
+	stopAfterFading = false;
 
 	status = kSoundStopped;
 
@@ -557,7 +561,11 @@ void MusicEntry::doFade() {
 
 		// Only process MIDI streams in this thread, not digital sound effects
 		if (pMidiParser)
+#ifndef DISABLE_VOLUME_FADING
 			pMidiParser->setVolume(volume);
+#else
+			pMidiParser->setVolume(fadeTo);
+#endif
 		fadeSetVolume = true; // set flag so that SoundCommandParser::cmdUpdateCues will set the volume of the stream
 	}
 }
diff --git a/engines/sci/sound/music.h b/engines/sci/sound/music.h
index ce1570eb2cb..049e192c237 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sound/music.h
+++ b/engines/sci/sound/music.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ public:
 	uint32 fadeTickerStep;
 	bool fadeSetVolume;
 	bool fadeCompleted;
+	bool stopAfterFading;
 
 	SoundStatus status;
 
diff --git a/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp b/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp
index 8a09b078cf5..feaa2e69060 100644
--- a/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/sound/soundcmd.cpp
@@ -669,12 +669,13 @@ void SoundCommandParser::cmdFadeSound(reg_t obj, int16 value) {
 		musicSlot->fadeTicker = 0;
 		break;
 
-	case 5: // Possibly SCI1?!
-	case 6: // SCI 1.1 TODO: find out what additional parameter is
+	case 5: // SCI01+
+	case 6: // SCI1+ (SCI1 late sound scheme), with fade and continue 
 		musicSlot->fadeTo = CLIP<uint16>(_argv[2].toUint16(), 0, MUSIC_VOLUME_MAX);
 		musicSlot->fadeStep = volume > _argv[2].toUint16() ? -_argv[4].toUint16() : _argv[4].toUint16();
 		musicSlot->fadeTickerStep = _argv[3].toUint16() * 16667 / _music->soundGetTempo();
 		musicSlot->fadeTicker = 0;
+		musicSlot->stopAfterFading = (_argc == 6) ? (_argv[5].toUint16() != 0) : false;
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -846,6 +847,8 @@ void SoundCommandParser::cmdUpdateCues(reg_t obj, int16 value) {
 			cmdStopSound(obj, 0);
 		} else {
 			PUT_SEL32V(_segMan, obj, signal, SIGNAL_OFFSET);
+			if (musicSlot->stopAfterFading)
+				cmdStopSound(obj, 0);
 		}
 	}