diff --git a/AssetStudioGUI/AssetStudioGUIForm.Designer.cs b/AssetStudioGUI/AssetStudioGUIForm.Designer.cs
index 0304da6..4123ce2 100644
--- a/AssetStudioGUI/AssetStudioGUIForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/AssetStudioGUI/AssetStudioGUIForm.Designer.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
             this.assetLoadingToolStripSeparator = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripSeparator();
             this.enablePreview = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.displayInfo = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
+            this.autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.useDumpTreeViewToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.buildTreeStructureToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.customCompressionTypeToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@
             this.assetLoadingToolStripSeparator,
             this.enablePreview,
             this.displayInfo,
+            this.autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem,
             this.useDumpTreeViewToolStripMenuItem,
             this.buildTreeStructureToolStripMenuItem,
             this.customCompressionTypeToolStripMenuItem,
@@ -326,6 +328,15 @@
     "t, audio bitrate, etc.";
             this.displayInfo.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.displayAssetInfo_Check);
             // 
+            // autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem
+            // 
+            this.autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem.CheckOnClick = true;
+            this.autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem.Name = "autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem";
+            this.autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(241, 22);
+            this.autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Autoplay audio assets";
+            this.autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem.ToolTipText = "Autoplay AudioClip assets when selected";
+            this.autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem.CheckedChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem_CheckedChanged);
+            // 
             // useDumpTreeViewToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.useDumpTreeViewToolStripMenuItem.CheckOnClick = true;
@@ -1751,6 +1762,7 @@
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem colorThemeLightToolStripMenuItem;
         private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem colorThemeDarkToolStripMenuItem;
         private System.Windows.Forms.Label FMODaudioChannelsLabel;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/AssetStudioGUI/AssetStudioGUIForm.cs b/AssetStudioGUI/AssetStudioGUIForm.cs
index 9033cda..baf6207 100644
--- a/AssetStudioGUI/AssetStudioGUIForm.cs
+++ b/AssetStudioGUI/AssetStudioGUIForm.cs
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ namespace AssetStudioGUI
             buildTreeStructureToolStripMenuItem.Checked = Properties.Settings.Default.buildTreeStructure;
             useAssetLoadingViaTypetreeToolStripMenuItem.Checked = Properties.Settings.Default.useTypetreeLoading;
             useDumpTreeViewToolStripMenuItem.Checked = Properties.Settings.Default.useDumpTreeView;
+            autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem.Checked = Properties.Settings.Default.autoplayAudio;
             FMODinit();
             listSearchFilterMode.SelectedIndex = 0;
 
@@ -1159,10 +1160,12 @@ namespace AssetStudioGUI
                 assetItem.InfoText += $"\nLoop Start: {(FMODloopstartms / 1000 / 60):00}:{(FMODloopstartms / 1000 % 60):00}.{(FMODloopstartms / 10 % 100):00}";
                 assetItem.InfoText += $"\nLoop End: {(FMODloopendms / 1000 / 60):00}:{(FMODloopendms / 1000 % 60):00}.{(FMODloopendms / 10 % 100):00}";
             }
-            
+
+            var paused = !autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem.Checked;
             _ = system.getMasterChannelGroup(out var channelGroup);
-            result = system.playSound(sound, channelGroup, true, out channel);
+            result = system.playSound(sound, channelGroup, paused, out channel);
             if (ERRCHECK(result)) return;
+            if (!paused) { timer.Start(); }
 
             FMODpanel.Visible = true;
 
@@ -2573,6 +2576,12 @@ namespace AssetStudioGUI
             }
         }
 
+        private void autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            Properties.Settings.Default.autoplayAudio = autoPlayAudioAssetsToolStripMenuItem.Checked;
+            Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
+        }
+
         #region FMOD
         private void FMODinit()
         {
diff --git a/AssetStudioGUI/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/AssetStudioGUI/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index 8be7e78..a168198 100644
--- a/AssetStudioGUI/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/AssetStudioGUI/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace AssetStudioGUI.Properties {
     
     
     [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "17.12.0.0")]
+    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "17.13.0.0")]
     internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
         
         private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
@@ -442,5 +442,17 @@ namespace AssetStudioGUI.Properties {
                 this["useDumpTreeView"] = value;
             }
         }
+        
+        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("False")]
+        public bool autoplayAudio {
+            get {
+                return ((bool)(this["autoplayAudio"]));
+            }
+            set {
+                this["autoplayAudio"] = value;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/AssetStudioGUI/Properties/Settings.settings b/AssetStudioGUI/Properties/Settings.settings
index b32f490..69111a0 100644
--- a/AssetStudioGUI/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/AssetStudioGUI/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -107,5 +107,8 @@
     <Setting Name="useDumpTreeView" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">False</Value>
     </Setting>
+    <Setting Name="autoplayAudio" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">False</Value>
+    </Setting>
   </Settings>
 </SettingsFile>
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