diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.cpp b/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.cpp
index 724c31a0..749f6180 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.cpp
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.cpp
@@ -822,6 +822,16 @@ namespace SHADE
     instance->setVolume(volume);
   }
 
+  bool AudioClip::GetDestroyOnSceneExit()
+  {
+    return destroyOnSceneExit;
+  }
+
+  void AudioClip::SetDestroyOnSceneExit(bool value)
+  {
+    destroyOnSceneExit = value;
+  }
+
   SHEventHandle SHAudioSystem::onStop(SHEventPtr onStopEvent)
   {
     StopAllSounds();
@@ -841,8 +851,11 @@ namespace SHADE
     auto [begin, end] = audioClipLibrary.GetDenseAccess();
     for (auto& it = begin; it != end; ++it)
     {
-      it->instance->stop(FMOD_STUDIO_STOP_ALLOWFADEOUT);
-      it->instance->release();
+      if(it->destroyOnSceneExit)
+      {
+        it->instance->stop(FMOD_STUDIO_STOP_ALLOWFADEOUT);
+        it->instance->release();
+      }
     }
 
     return onSceneExitEvent->handle;
diff --git a/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.h b/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.h
index 7e2fac11..1c285b62 100644
--- a/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.h
+++ b/SHADE_Engine/src/AudioSystem/SHAudioSystem.h
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@ namespace SHADE
     float GetParameterValue(const char* paramName);
     float GetVolume();
     void SetVolume(float volume);
+    bool GetDestroyOnSceneExit();
+    void SetDestroyOnSceneExit(bool value);
     friend class SHAudioSystem;
   private:
     FMOD::Studio::EventInstance* instance = nullptr;
     EntityID transformRef = MAX_EID;
+    bool destroyOnSceneExit = true;
   };
 
   class SH_API SHAudioSystem : public SHSystem
diff --git a/SHADE_Managed/src/Audio/AudioClip.cxx b/SHADE_Managed/src/Audio/AudioClip.cxx
index 062b543e..c4cad5cf 100644
--- a/SHADE_Managed/src/Audio/AudioClip.cxx
+++ b/SHADE_Managed/src/Audio/AudioClip.cxx
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ namespace SHADE
     return SHResourceManagerInterface::GetAssetID(Convert::ToNative(audioClipInstHandle)).value_or(INVALID_ASSET_ID);
   }
 
+  bool AudioClipHandler::DestroyOnSceneExit::get()
+  {
+    return NativeObject->GetDestroyOnSceneExit();
+  }
+
+  void AudioClipHandler::DestroyOnSceneExit::set(bool value)
+  {
+    NativeObject->SetDestroyOnSceneExit(value);
+  }
+
   /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
   /* Constructors/Destructor                                                         */
   /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/SHADE_Managed/src/Audio/AudioClip.hxx b/SHADE_Managed/src/Audio/AudioClip.hxx
index 317c5bad..a6c969db 100644
--- a/SHADE_Managed/src/Audio/AudioClip.hxx
+++ b/SHADE_Managed/src/Audio/AudioClip.hxx
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ namespace SHADE
       AssetID get();
     }
 
+    property bool DestroyOnSceneExit
+    {
+      bool get();
+      void set(bool value);
+    }
+
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     /* Constructors/Destructor                                                     */
     /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/