diff --git a/src/Sound/fg_sound.cxx b/src/Sound/fg_sound.cxx
index 28ebafb70..bcd95d824 100644
--- a/src/Sound/fg_sound.cxx
+++ b/src/Sound/fg_sound.cxx
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ FGSound::FGSound()
     _mode(FGSound::ONCE),
     _prev_value(0),
     _dt_play(0.0),
-    _dt_stop(0.0)
+    _dt_stop(0.0),
+    _stopping(0.0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -270,12 +271,19 @@ FGSound::update (double dt)
    {
 
       if (_sample->is_playing()) {
-         SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Stopping audio after " << _dt_play
-                                      << " sec: " << _name );
-         _sample->stop( _mgr->get_scheduler() );
+
+         if ((_mode != FGSound::IN_TRANSIT) || (_stopping < MAX_TRANSIT_TIME)) {
+
+            _active = false;
+            _sample->stop( _mgr->get_scheduler() );
+
+            SG_LOG(SG_GENERAL, SG_INFO, "Stopping audio after " << _dt_play
+                                        << " sec: " << _name );
+
+         } else
+            _stopping += dt;
       }
 
-      _active = false;
       _dt_stop += dt;
       _dt_play = 0.0;
 
diff --git a/src/Sound/fg_sound.hxx b/src/Sound/fg_sound.hxx
index f6c21b80b..e3c0cda46 100644
--- a/src/Sound/fg_sound.hxx
+++ b/src/Sound/fg_sound.hxx
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
 
 #include "soundmgr.hxx"
 
+static const double MAX_TRANSIT_TIME = 0.01;	// 10 ms.
+
+
 /**
  * Class for handling one sound event.
  *
@@ -56,7 +59,6 @@ protected:
   enum { ONCE=0, LOOPED, IN_TRANSIT };
   enum { LEVEL=0, INVERTED, FLIPFLOP };
 
-
   // Sound properties
   typedef struct {
         SGPropertyNode * prop;
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ private:
   double _prev_value;
   double _dt_play;
   double _dt_stop;
+  double _stopping;	// time after the sound should have stopped.
+			// This is usefull for lost packets in in-trasit mode.
 
   vector<_snd_prop> _volume;
   vector<_snd_prop> _pitch;