diff --git a/data/sounds/balloon/pop.ogg b/data/sounds/balloon/pop.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28f42a0d1db
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diff --git a/data/sounds/lossless_sources/balloon/pop.flac b/data/sounds/lossless_sources/balloon/pop.flac
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28c7d9995af
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diff --git a/doc/contributors.md b/doc/contributors.md
index 97a478d7439..fa90234577c 100644
--- a/doc/contributors.md
+++ b/doc/contributors.md
@@ -996,6 +996,7 @@ The following people released their work to the public with a suitable license f
 * [Hawkeye_Sprout](https://freesound.org/people/Hawkeye_Sprout/)
 * [YuriNikolai](https://opengameart.org/users/yurinikolai)
 * [Inchadney](http://inchadney.com/sounds.html)
+* [Gniffelbaf](https://freesound.org/people/Gniffelbaf/)
 <!-- markdownlint-enable -->
 <!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
diff --git a/doc/contributors/contributors.json b/doc/contributors/contributors.json
index 97cf2fdfcab..67199180cac 100644
--- a/doc/contributors/contributors.json
+++ b/doc/contributors/contributors.json
@@ -4763,6 +4763,10 @@
 			"name": "Inchadney",
 			"link": "http://inchadney.com/sounds.html",
 			"link_alt": "https://freesound.org/people/inchadney/"
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "Gniffelbaf",
+			"link": "https://freesound.org/people/Gniffelbaf/"
 		}
 	]
 }
diff --git a/doc/sources/audio-sfx.txt b/doc/sources/audio-sfx.txt
index 2de8338abd4..429a3c22345 100644
--- a/doc/sources/audio-sfx.txt
+++ b/doc/sources/audio-sfx.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 data/sounds/
 
+balloon/pop               Gniffelbaf; CC0; https://opengameart.org/node/132360, https://freesound.org/s/82119/
 alligator-1.ogg           U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; public domain; https://fws.gov/video/sound.htm
 arrow-hit-1.ogg           Storyteller; GPL
 attack-fire-1.*           Nic3_one; CC0; https://freesound.org/people/Nic3_one/sounds/166555/
diff --git a/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/scroll/BalloonScroll.java b/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/scroll/BalloonScroll.java
index 1dee8b023e0..b4a92e650cd 100644
--- a/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/scroll/BalloonScroll.java
+++ b/src/games/stendhal/server/entity/item/scroll/BalloonScroll.java
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import games.stendhal.common.NotificationType;
+import games.stendhal.common.constants.SoundLayer;
 import games.stendhal.server.core.events.DelayedPlayerTextSender;
 import games.stendhal.server.entity.player.Player;
+import games.stendhal.server.events.SoundEvent;
 import games.stendhal.server.maps.kikareukin.islands.Gatekeeper;
 import games.stendhal.server.maps.kikareukin.islands.Gatekeeper.RequestState;
 import games.stendhal.server.util.TimeUtil;
@@ -79,9 +81,7 @@ protected boolean useTeleportScroll(final Player player) {
 
 		final RequestState requestState = Gatekeeper.requestEntrance(player);
 		if (RequestState.DENIED.equals(requestState)) {
-			// balloon is used if player was punished
-			removeOne();
-			player.sendPrivateText(NotificationType.NEGATIVE, "Your balloon popped.");
+			onPopped(player);
 			return false;
 		} else if (RequestState.PUNISH_QUEUED.equals(requestState)) {
 			// player tried to use balloon again immediately after being denied
@@ -108,4 +108,17 @@ protected boolean useTeleportScroll(final Player player) {
 
 		return super.useTeleportScroll(player);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Events when a balloon "pops".
+	 *
+	 * @param player
+	 *   Player using balloon.
+	 */
+	private void onPopped(final Player player) {
+		player.addEvent(new SoundEvent("balloon/pop", SoundLayer.FIGHTING_NOISE));
+		// balloon is used
+		removeOne();
+		player.sendPrivateText(NotificationType.NEGATIVE, "Your balloon popped.");
+	}
 }