diff --git a/Output/Languages/en.xml b/Output/Languages/en.xml
index bbfb85da..5954596e 100644
--- a/Output/Languages/en.xml
+++ b/Output/Languages/en.xml
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@
   <string name="TR_SCREENOSOUND_BACKGROUNDMUSICSOURCE">Background-music source</string>
   <string name="TR_SCREENOSOUND_PREVIEWMUSICVOLUME">Preview-music volume</string>
   <string name="TR_SCREENOSOUND_GAMEMUSICVOLUME">Game-music volume</string>
+  <string name="TR_SCREENOSOUND_SOUNDEFFECTVOLUME">Sound effect volume</string>
   <string name="TR_SCREENOSOUND_KARAOKEEFFECT">Karaoke effect</string>
   <string name="TR_SCREENOTHEME_OPTIONS">Theme Options</string>
   <string name="TR_SCREENOTHEME_THEME">Theme</string>
diff --git a/Output/Themes/Changelog/Changelog_ScreenOptionsSound.txt b/Output/Themes/Changelog/Changelog_ScreenOptionsSound.txt
index f12bf489..dbbb1efc 100644
--- a/Output/Themes/Changelog/Changelog_ScreenOptionsSound.txt
+++ b/Output/Themes/Changelog/Changelog_ScreenOptionsSound.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 ScreenOptionsSound
 
+++++++++++
+Version 5:
+
+Add:
+
+<SelectSlideSoundEffectVolume>
+
+and text for the description
+"TR_SCREENOSOUND_SOUNDEFFECTVOLUME"
+
 ++++++++++
 Version 4:
 
diff --git a/Output/Themes/Vocaluxe 2024/Screens/ScreenOptionsSound.xml b/Output/Themes/Vocaluxe 2024/Screens/ScreenOptionsSound.xml
index 7f53bddc..e57e67e9 100644
--- a/Output/Themes/Vocaluxe 2024/Screens/ScreenOptionsSound.xml	
+++ b/Output/Themes/Vocaluxe 2024/Screens/ScreenOptionsSound.xml	
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Screen xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
   <Informations>
     <ScreenName>ScreenOptionsSound</ScreenName>
-    <ScreenVersion>4</ScreenVersion>
+    <ScreenVersion>5</ScreenVersion>
   </Informations>
   <Backgrounds>
     <Background Name="Background1">
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
       <Font>Outline</Font>
       <Text>TR_SCREENOSOUND_GAMEMUSICVOLUME</Text>
     </Text>
-    <Text Name="TextKaraokeEffect">
+    <Text Name="TextSoundEffectVolume">
       <X>112.5</X>
       <Y>610.5</Y>
       <Z>0</Z>
@@ -123,6 +123,20 @@
       <ResizeAlign>Center</ResizeAlign>
       <Style>Bold</Style>
       <Font>Outline</Font>
+      <Text>TR_SCREENOSOUND_SOUNDEFFECTVOLUME</Text>
+    </Text>
+    <Text Name="TextKaraokeEffect">
+      <X>112.5</X>
+      <Y>700.5</Y>
+      <Z>0</Z>
+      <H>40.5</H>
+      <MaxW>0</MaxW>
+      <Color Name="TextColor" />
+      <SelColor Name="TextSelColor" />
+      <Align>Left</Align>
+      <ResizeAlign>Center</ResizeAlign>
+      <Style>Bold</Style>
+      <Font>Outline</Font>
       <Text>TR_SCREENOSOUND_KARAOKEEFFECT</Text>
     </Text>
   </Texts>
@@ -376,7 +390,7 @@
       <TextStyle>Bold</TextStyle>
       <NumVisible>3</NumVisible>
     </SelectSlide>
-    <SelectSlide Name="SelectSlideKaraokeEffect">
+    <SelectSlide Name="SelectSlideSoundEffectVolume">
       <Skin />
       <SkinArrowLeft>SelectSlideArrowLeft</SkinArrowLeft>
       <SkinArrowRight>SelectSlideArrowRight</SkinArrowRight>
@@ -418,6 +432,48 @@
       <TextStyle>Bold</TextStyle>
       <NumVisible>3</NumVisible>
     </SelectSlide>
+    <SelectSlide Name="SelectSlideKaraokeEffect">
+      <Skin />
+      <SkinArrowLeft>SelectSlideArrowLeft</SkinArrowLeft>
+      <SkinArrowRight>SelectSlideArrowRight</SkinArrowRight>
+      <SkinSelected>SelectSlide</SkinSelected>
+      <SkinArrowLeftSelected>SelectSlideArrowLeft</SkinArrowLeftSelected>
+      <SkinArrowRightSelected>SelectSlideArrowRight</SkinArrowRightSelected>
+      <Rect>
+        <X>750</X>
+        <Y>690</Y>
+        <W>1072.5</W>
+        <H>75</H>
+        <Z>0</Z>
+      </Rect>
+      <RectArrowLeft>
+        <X>757.5</X>
+        <Y>697.5</Y>
+        <W>60</W>
+        <H>60</H>
+        <Z>0</Z>
+      </RectArrowLeft>
+      <RectArrowRight>
+        <X>1755</X>
+        <Y>697.5</Y>
+        <W>60</W>
+        <H>60</H>
+        <Z>0</Z>
+      </RectArrowRight>
+      <Color Name="SelectSlideColor" />
+      <SelColor Name="SelectSlideSelColor" />
+      <ArrowColor Name="ArrowColor" />
+      <ArrowSelColor Name="ArrowSelColor" />
+      <TextColor Name="TextColorAlpha" />
+      <TextSelColor Name="TextSelColor" />
+      <TextH>40.5</TextH>
+      <TextRelativeX>75</TextRelativeX>
+      <TextRelativeY>0</TextRelativeY>
+      <TextMaxW>750</TextMaxW>
+      <TextFont>Outline</TextFont>
+      <TextStyle>Bold</TextStyle>
+      <NumVisible>3</NumVisible>
+    </SelectSlide>
   </SelectSlides>
   <SingNotes />
   <NameSelections />
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Base/CConfig.cs b/Vocaluxe/Base/CConfig.cs
index 926e6c3f..d8d5402c 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Base/CConfig.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Base/CConfig.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#region license
+#region license
 // This file is part of Vocaluxe.
 // 
 // Vocaluxe is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
             public int PreviewMusicVolume;
             [XmlRanged(0, 100), DefaultValue(80)]
             public int GameMusicVolume;
+            [XmlRanged(0, 100), DefaultValue(80)]
+            public int SoundEffectVolume;
             [DefaultValue(EOffOn.TR_CONFIG_OFF)]
             public EOffOn KaraokeEffect;
             [XmlRanged(0, 1), DefaultValue(1.0f)]
@@ -326,6 +328,16 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
             }
         }
 
+        public static int SoundEffectVolume
+        {
+            get { return Config.Sound.SoundEffectVolume; }
+            set
+            {
+                Config.Sound.SoundEffectVolume = value.Clamp(0, 100);
+                SaveConfig();
+            }
+        }
+
         public static int PreviewMusicVolume
         {
             get { return Config.Sound.PreviewMusicVolume; }
@@ -497,6 +509,8 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Base
                     return "Preview Volume from 0 to 100";
                 case "GameMusicVolume":
                     return "Game Volume from 0 to 100";
+                case "SoundEffectVolume":
+                    return "Sound Effect Volume from 0 to 100";
                 case "KaraokeEffect":
                     return "Apply a karaoke effect to song playback (EPlaybackLib.GstreamerSharp only)";
                 case "KaraokeEffectLevel":
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenHighscore.cs b/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenHighscore.cs
index 8f5b260d..ba49b477 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenHighscore.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenHighscore.cs
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
 
                     if (_ParticleEffects[_ParticleEffectNew[p]].Visible && !_HasPlayedSound)
                     {
-                         _HighscoreStream = CScreenHighscore.PlaySound(ESounds.Highscore, CConfig.GameMusicVolume);
+                         _HighscoreStream = CScreenHighscore.PlaySound(ESounds.Highscore, CConfig.SoundEffectVolume);
                          _HasPlayedSound = true;
                     }
                   }
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenOptionsSound.cs b/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenOptionsSound.cs
index cf6afcec..7f98e361 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenOptionsSound.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenOptionsSound.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
         // Version number for theme files. Increment it, if you've changed something on the theme files!
         protected override int _ScreenVersion
         {
-            get { return 4; }
+            get { return 5; }
         }
 
         private const string _SelectSlideBackgroundMusic = "SelectSlideBackgroundMusic";
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
         private const string _SelectSlideBackgroundMusicSource = "SelectSlideBackgroundMusicSource";
         private const string _SelectSlidePreviewMusicVolume = "SelectSlidePreviewMusicVolume";
         private const string _SelectSlideGameMusicVolume = "SelectSlideGameMusicVolume";
+        private const string _SelectSlideSoundEffectVolume = "SelectSlideSoundEffectVolume";
         private const string _SelectSlideKaraokeEffect = "SelectSlideKaraokeEffect";
 
         private const string _ButtonExit = "ButtonExit";
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
 
             _ThemeButtons = new string[] {_ButtonExit};
             _ThemeSelectSlides = new string[]
-                {_SelectSlideBackgroundMusic, _SelectSlideBackgroundMusicVolume, _SelectSlideBackgroundMusicSource, _SelectSlidePreviewMusicVolume, _SelectSlideGameMusicVolume, _SelectSlideKaraokeEffect};
+                {_SelectSlideBackgroundMusic, _SelectSlideBackgroundMusicVolume, _SelectSlideBackgroundMusicSource, _SelectSlidePreviewMusicVolume, _SelectSlideGameMusicVolume, _SelectSlideSoundEffectVolume, _SelectSlideKaraokeEffect};
         }
 
         public override void LoadTheme(string xmlPath)
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
             _SelectSlides[_SelectSlideGameMusicVolume].AddValues(new string[]
                 {"0", "5", "10", "15", "20", "25", "30", "35", "40", "45", "50", "55", "60", "65", "70", "75", "80", "85", "90", "95", "100"});
             _SelectSlides[_SelectSlideGameMusicVolume].Selection = CConfig.GameMusicVolume / 5;
+            _SelectSlides[_SelectSlideSoundEffectVolume].AddValues(new string[]
+                {"0", "5", "10", "15", "20", "25", "30", "35", "40", "45", "50", "55", "60", "65", "70", "75", "80", "85", "90", "95", "100"});
+            _SelectSlides[_SelectSlideSoundEffectVolume].Selection = CConfig.SoundEffectVolume / 5;
             if (CConfig.Config.Sound.PlayBackLib == EPlaybackLib.GstreamerSharp)
             {
                 _SelectSlides[_SelectSlideKaraokeEffect].SetValues<EOffOn>((int)CConfig.Config.Sound.KaraokeEffect);
@@ -144,12 +148,14 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
             _BackgroundMusicVolume = CConfig.BackgroundMusicVolume;
 
             _SelectSlides[_SelectSlideGameMusicVolume].Selection = CConfig.GameMusicVolume / 5;
+            _SelectSlides[_SelectSlideSoundEffectVolume].Selection = CConfig.SoundEffectVolume / 5;
             _SelectSlides[_SelectSlidePreviewMusicVolume].Selection = CConfig.PreviewMusicVolume / 5;
         }
 
         private void _SaveConfig()
         {
             CConfig.GameMusicVolume = _SelectSlides[_SelectSlideGameMusicVolume].Selection * 5;
+            CConfig.SoundEffectVolume = _SelectSlides[_SelectSlideSoundEffectVolume].Selection * 5;
             CConfig.PreviewMusicVolume = _SelectSlides[_SelectSlidePreviewMusicVolume].Selection * 5;
             CConfig.Config.Sound.BackgroundMusic = (EBackgroundMusicOffOn)_SelectSlides[_SelectSlideBackgroundMusic].Selection;
             CConfig.Config.Sound.BackgroundMusicSource = (EBackgroundMusicSource)_SelectSlides[_SelectSlideBackgroundMusicSource].Selection;
@@ -168,4 +174,4 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
                 CBackgroundMusic.Stop();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenScore.cs b/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenScore.cs
index 236930b9..ed3a796e 100644
--- a/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenScore.cs
+++ b/Vocaluxe/Screens/CScreenScore.cs
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
             double duration = Math.Min(maxPoints / 10000.0, 1.0) * 5;
 
             // Play the sound
-            _ProgressBarSoundStream = PlaySound(ESounds.ProgressBar, CConfig.GameMusicVolume);
+            _ProgressBarSoundStream = PlaySound(ESounds.ProgressBar, CConfig.SoundEffectVolume);
 
             // Schedule stop after duration and start Applause sound
             Task.Run(async () =>
@@ -302,15 +302,15 @@ namespace Vocaluxe.Screens
             // Play the appropriate applause sound based on maxPoints
             if (maxPoints >= 8000)
             {
-                 _ApplauseStream = PlaySound(ESounds.ApplauseHigh, CConfig.GameMusicVolume);
+                 _ApplauseStream = PlaySound(ESounds.ApplauseHigh, CConfig.SoundEffectVolume);
             }
             else if (maxPoints >= 5000)
             {
-                _ApplauseStream = PlaySound(ESounds.ApplauseMid, CConfig.GameMusicVolume);
+                _ApplauseStream = PlaySound(ESounds.ApplauseMid, CConfig.SoundEffectVolume);
             }
             else if (maxPoints >= 2000)
             {
-            _ApplauseStream = PlaySound(ESounds.ApplauseLow, CConfig.GameMusicVolume);
+            _ApplauseStream = PlaySound(ESounds.ApplauseLow, CConfig.SoundEffectVolume);
             }
         }