diff --git a/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2.h b/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2.h
index c38f7b38bc9..401490341d5 100644
--- a/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2.h
+++ b/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ protected:
 	DECLARE_LUA_OPCODE(FreeSound);
 	DECLARE_LUA_OPCODE(PlayLoadedSound);
 	DECLARE_LUA_OPCODE(StopSound);
+	DECLARE_LUA_OPCODE(PlaySound);
 	DECLARE_LUA_OPCODE(GetSoundVolume);
 	DECLARE_LUA_OPCODE(SetSoundVolume);
 	DECLARE_LUA_OPCODE(PlaySoundFrom);
diff --git a/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2_sound.cpp b/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2_sound.cpp
index d3660d4a74b..fa05f116b49 100644
--- a/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2_sound.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/emi/lua_v2_sound.cpp
@@ -246,6 +246,22 @@ void Lua_V2::StopSound() {
 	}
 }
 
+void Lua_V2::PlaySound() {
+	lua_Object strObj = lua_getparam(1);
+	//FIXME: get the second param
+	lua_getparam(2);
+
+	if (!lua_isstring(strObj))
+		return;
+
+	const char *str = lua_getstring(strObj);
+
+	AIFFTrack *track = new AIFFTrack(Audio::Mixer::kSFXSoundType);
+	Common::SeekableReadStream *stream = g_resourceloader->openNewStreamFile(str);
+	track->openSound(str, stream);
+	track->play();
+}
+
 void Lua_V2::ImSetMusicVol() {
 	// This only seems to be used in the demo.
 	lua_Object volumeObj = lua_getparam(1);