diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SoundEffectsEngine.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SoundEffectsEngine.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SoundEffectsEngine.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Engines/SoundEffectsEngine.cs
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@
                     in ReadMessages<PlaySoundMessage>()) {
                 var sound = sounds[message.SoundName];
 
+                var volume = message.Volume ?? this.volume;
+
                 if (!muted) {
-                    sound.Play(this.volume, this.pitch, this.pan);
+                    sound.Play(volume, this.pitch, this.pan);
                 }
-
             }
 
         }
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/Messages/PlaySoundMessage.cs b/isometric-park-fna/Messages/PlaySoundMessage.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/Messages/PlaySoundMessage.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/Messages/PlaySoundMessage.cs
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 using Encompass;
 
+#nullable enable
+
 namespace isometricparkfna.Messages
 {
     public struct PlaySoundMessage : IMessage
     {
         public string SoundName;
+        public float? Volume;
 
     }
 }
diff --git a/isometric-park-fna/UI/OptionsWindow.cs b/isometric-park-fna/UI/OptionsWindow.cs
--- a/isometric-park-fna/UI/OptionsWindow.cs
+++ b/isometric-park-fna/UI/OptionsWindow.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
             ImGui.DragFloat("##Sfx", ref newSoundEffectVolume, 0.005f, 0.0f, 1.0f, "%.2f");
 
             if ((newSoundEffectVolume != prevSoundEffectVolume) && ImGui.IsItemDeactivatedAfterEdit()) {
-                bridgeEngine.playSoundMessages.Add(new PlaySoundMessage { SoundName = "Bell" });
+                bridgeEngine.playSoundMessages.Add(new PlaySoundMessage { SoundName = "Bell", Volume = newSoundEffectVolume});
                 prevSoundEffectVolume = newSoundEffectVolume;
             }