diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5df4aaa5f5..e8202d8648 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "nodebb-widget-essentials": "~0.0.21",
     "nodebb-theme-vanilla": "~0.0.19",
     "nodebb-theme-lavender": "~0.0.25",
+    "nodebb-plugin-soundpack-default": "~0.1.0",
     "less": "~1.6.3",
     "daemon": "~1.1.0",
     "underscore": "~1.6.0",
diff --git a/public/sounds/notification.wav b/public/sounds/notification.wav
deleted file mode 100644
index c6ba307524..0000000000
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diff --git a/public/sounds/waterdrop-high.wav b/public/sounds/waterdrop-high.wav
deleted file mode 100644
index 581addfc89..0000000000
Binary files a/public/sounds/waterdrop-high.wav and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/public/sounds/waterdrop-low.wav b/public/sounds/waterdrop-low.wav
deleted file mode 100644
index cb50a587a6..0000000000
Binary files a/public/sounds/waterdrop-low.wav and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/controllers/admin.js b/src/controllers/admin.js
index a326029f97..a4954c4946 100644
--- a/src/controllers/admin.js
+++ b/src/controllers/admin.js
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ adminController.groups.get = function(req, res, next) {
 };
 
 adminController.sounds.get = function(req, res, next) {
-	meta.sounds.getLocal(function(err, sounds) {
+	meta.sounds.getFiles(function(err, sounds) {
 		sounds = Object.keys(sounds).map(function(name) {
 			return {
 				name: name
diff --git a/src/meta.js b/src/meta.js
index 4f2a25f7e9..835bbc5f60 100644
--- a/src/meta.js
+++ b/src/meta.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 	_ = require('underscore'),
 	less = require('less'),
 	fork = require('child_process').fork,
+	rimraf = require('rimraf'),
+	mkdirp = require('mkdirp'),
 
 	utils = require('./../public/src/utils'),
 	translator = require('./../public/src/translator'),
@@ -366,7 +368,42 @@ var fs = require('fs'),
 
 	/* Sounds */
 	Meta.sounds = {};
-	Meta.sounds.getLocal = function(callback) {
+	Meta.sounds.init = function() {
+		var	soundsPath = path.join(__dirname, '../public/sounds');
+
+		plugins.fireHook('filter:sounds.get', [], function(err, filePaths) {
+			if (err) {
+				winston.error('Could not initialise sound files:' + err.message);
+			}
+
+			// Clear the sounds directory
+			async.series([
+				function(next) {
+					rimraf(soundsPath, next);
+				},
+				function(next) {
+					mkdirp(soundsPath, next);
+				}
+			], function(err) {
+				if (err) {
+					winston.error('Could not initialise sound files:' + err.message);
+				}
+
+				// Link paths
+				async.each(filePaths, function(filePath, next) {
+					fs.symlink(filePath, path.join(soundsPath, path.basename(filePath)), 'file', next);
+				}, function(err) {
+					if (!err) {
+						winston.info('[sounds] Sounds OK');
+					} else {
+						winston.error('[sounds] Could not initialise sounds: ' + err.message);
+					}
+				});
+			});
+		});
+	};
+
+	Meta.sounds.getFiles = function(callback) {
 		// todo: Possibly move these into a bundled module?
 		fs.readdir(path.join(__dirname, '../public/sounds'), function(err, files) {
 			var	localList = {};
diff --git a/src/routes/debug.js b/src/routes/debug.js
index 0e9dc0920f..5198dbd3dc 100644
--- a/src/routes/debug.js
+++ b/src/routes/debug.js
@@ -54,14 +54,8 @@ module.exports = function(app, middleware, controllers) {
 		});
 
 		app.get('/test', function(req, res) {
-			var groups = require('../groups');
-
-			groups.list({
-				showAllGroups: true
-			}, function(err, groups) {
-				res.json(200, groups);
-			});
-			// res.send(200);
+			require('../meta').sounds.init();
+			res.send(200);
 		});
 	});
 };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/socket.io/modules.js b/src/socket.io/modules.js
index 7dea871b32..e8952ff9a1 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/modules.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/modules.js
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ SocketModules.notifications.mark_all_read = function(socket, data, callback) {
 /* Sounds */
 SocketModules.sounds.getSounds = function(socket, data, callback) {
 	// Read sounds from local directory
-	meta.sounds.getLocal(callback);
+	meta.sounds.getFiles(callback);
 };
 
 SocketModules.sounds.getMapping = function(socket, data, callback) {
diff --git a/src/webserver.js b/src/webserver.js
index 6dacf88c22..13c3b7a128 100644
--- a/src/webserver.js
+++ b/src/webserver.js
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ if(nconf.get('ssl')) {
 	notifications.init();
 	user.startJobs();
 
+	// Preparation dependent on plugins
+	plugins.ready(function() {
+		meta.js.minify(app.enabled('minification'));
+		meta.css.minify();
+		meta.sounds.init();
+	});
+
 	async.series({
 		themesData: meta.themes.get,
 		currentThemeData: function(next) {
@@ -89,12 +96,6 @@ if(nconf.get('ssl')) {
 		winston.info('Using ports 80 and 443 is not recommend; use a proxy instead. See README.md');
 	}
 
-	// Front-end assets
-	plugins.ready(function() {
-		meta.js.minify(app.enabled('minification'));
-		meta.css.minify();
-	});
-
 	module.exports.server = server;
 	module.exports.init = function () {
 		server.on("error", function(err){