diff --git a/Train.cpp b/Train.cpp
index 1478b233..52706d63 100644
--- a/Train.cpp
+++ b/Train.cpp
@@ -7200,8 +7200,6 @@ bool TTrain::Update( double const Deltatime )
 void
 TTrain::update_sounds( double const Deltatime ) {
 
-    if( Deltatime == 0.0 ) { return; }
-
     double volume { 0.0 };
     double const brakevolumescale { 0.5 };
 
@@ -7383,6 +7381,15 @@ TTrain::update_sounds( double const Deltatime ) {
         // don't play the optional ending sound if the listener switches views
         rsHuntingNoise.stop( true == FreeFlyModeFlag );
     }
+    // rain sound
+    if( ( false == FreeFlyModeFlag )
+     && ( false == Global.CabWindowOpen )
+     && ( Global.Weather == "rain:" ) ) {
+        m_precipitationsound.play( sound_flags::exclusive | sound_flags::looping );
+    }
+    else {
+        m_precipitationsound.stop();
+    }
 
     if( fTachoCount >= 3.f ) {
         auto const frequency { (
@@ -7720,6 +7727,11 @@ bool TTrain::LoadMMediaFile(std::string const &asFileName)
 //                rsHuntingNoise.m_amplitudefactor /= ( 1 + mvOccupied->Vmax );
                 rsHuntingNoise.m_frequencyfactor /= ( 1 + mvOccupied->Vmax );
             }
+            else if( token == "rainsound:" ) {
+                // precipitation sound:
+                m_precipitationsound.deserialize( parser, sound_type::single );
+                m_precipitationsound.owner( DynamicObject );
+            }
 
         } while (token != "");
     }
@@ -8030,6 +8042,11 @@ bool TTrain::InitializeCab(int NewCabNo, std::string const &asFileName)
     if (DynamicObject->mdKabina)
     {
 */
+        // assign default samples to sound emitters which weren't included in the config file
+        if( m_precipitationsound.empty() ) {
+            m_precipitationsound.deserialize( "rainsound_default", sound_type::single );
+            m_precipitationsound.owner( DynamicObject );
+        }
         // configure placement of sound emitters which aren't bound with any device model, and weren't placed manually
         // try first to bind sounds to location of possible devices
         if( dsbReverserKey.offset() == nullvector ) {
diff --git a/Train.h b/Train.h
index cdcab87d..fb2a52f3 100644
--- a/Train.h
+++ b/Train.h
@@ -726,6 +726,7 @@ public: // reszta może by?publiczna
     sound_source rsFadeSound { sound_placement::internal, EU07_SOUND_CABCONTROLSCUTOFFRANGE };
     sound_source rsRunningNoise{ sound_placement::internal, EU07_SOUND_GLOBALRANGE };
     sound_source rsHuntingNoise{ sound_placement::internal, EU07_SOUND_GLOBALRANGE };
+    sound_source m_precipitationsound { sound_placement::internal, -1 };
 
     sound_source dsbHasler { sound_placement::internal, EU07_SOUND_CABCONTROLSCUTOFFRANGE };
     sound_source dsbBuzzer { sound_placement::internal, EU07_SOUND_CABCONTROLSCUTOFFRANGE };
diff --git a/simulationenvironment.cpp b/simulationenvironment.cpp
index 5948021a..9ce38353 100644
--- a/simulationenvironment.cpp
+++ b/simulationenvironment.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ world_environment::update() {
             "day:" :
             "night:" );
 
-    if( Global.Weather == "rain:" ) {
+    if( ( true == ( FreeFlyModeFlag || Global.CabWindowOpen ) )
+     && ( Global.Weather == "rain:" ) ) {
         m_precipitationsound.play( sound_flags::exclusive | sound_flags::looping );
     }
     else {
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 3b53185c..30aad5ad 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 20
-#define VERSION_MINOR 709
+#define VERSION_MINOR 711
 #define VERSION_REVISION 0