diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Include/Common/AudioRequest.h b/Core/GameEngine/Include/Common/AudioRequest.h
index a0321fdb481..3174fe85a8a 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Include/Common/AudioRequest.h
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Include/Common/AudioRequest.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ struct AudioRequest : public MemoryPoolObject
 	MEMORY_POOL_GLUE_WITH_USERLOOKUP_CREATE( AudioRequest, "AudioRequest" )
 
 public:
+	AudioEventRTS* releasePendingEvent();
+
 	RequestType m_request;
 	union
 	{
diff --git a/Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/Audio/AudioRequest.cpp b/Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/Audio/AudioRequest.cpp
index a3235e1b69a..36876f35449 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/Audio/AudioRequest.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/Audio/AudioRequest.cpp
@@ -30,5 +30,20 @@
 
 AudioRequest::~AudioRequest()
 {
+	if (m_usePendingEvent)
+	{
+		delete m_pendingEvent;
+	}
+}
 
+AudioEventRTS* AudioRequest::releasePendingEvent()
+{
+	if (m_usePendingEvent)
+	{
+		m_usePendingEvent = false;
+		AudioEventRTS* event = m_pendingEvent;
+		m_pendingEvent = nullptr;
+		return event;
+	}
+	return nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/Core/GameEngineDevice/Include/MilesAudioDevice/MilesAudioManager.h b/Core/GameEngineDevice/Include/MilesAudioDevice/MilesAudioManager.h
index 71707bd3054..2f4b2d7f66b 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngineDevice/Include/MilesAudioDevice/MilesAudioManager.h
+++ b/Core/GameEngineDevice/Include/MilesAudioDevice/MilesAudioManager.h
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class MilesAudioManager : public AudioManager
 		void initSamplePools();
 		void processRequest( AudioRequest *req );
 
-		void playAudioEvent( AudioEventRTS *event );
+		void playAudioEvent( AudioRequest* req );
 		void stopAudioEvent( AudioHandle handle );
 		void pauseAudioEvent( AudioHandle handle );
 
diff --git a/Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/MilesAudioDevice/MilesAudioManager.cpp b/Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/MilesAudioDevice/MilesAudioManager.cpp
index 3a541494959..d76113e8342 100644
--- a/Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/MilesAudioDevice/MilesAudioManager.cpp
+++ b/Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/MilesAudioDevice/MilesAudioManager.cpp
@@ -652,8 +652,12 @@ void MilesAudioManager::pauseAmbient( Bool shouldPause )
 }
 
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void MilesAudioManager::playAudioEvent( AudioEventRTS *event )
+void MilesAudioManager::playAudioEvent( AudioRequest* req )
 {
+	DEBUG_ASSERTCRASH(req->m_usePendingEvent && req->m_pendingEvent, ("audio request was expected to contain a valid audio event"));
+
+	AudioEventRTS* event = req->m_pendingEvent;
+
 #ifdef INTENSIVE_AUDIO_DEBUG
 	DEBUG_LOG(("MILES (%d) - Processing play request: %d (%s)", TheGameLogic->getFrame(), event->getPlayingHandle(), event->getEventName().str()));
 #endif
@@ -709,7 +713,7 @@ void MilesAudioManager::playAudioEvent( AudioEventRTS *event )
 			}
 
 			// Put this on here, so that the audio event RTS will be cleaned up regardless.
-			audio->m_audioEventRTS = event;
+			audio->m_audioEventRTS = event = req->releasePendingEvent();
 			audio->m_stream = stream;
 			audio->m_type = PAT_Stream;
 
@@ -778,7 +782,7 @@ void MilesAudioManager::playAudioEvent( AudioEventRTS *event )
 					sample3D = nullptr;
 				}
 				// Push it onto the list of playing things
-				audio->m_audioEventRTS = event;
+				audio->m_audioEventRTS = event = req->releasePendingEvent();
 				audio->m_3DSample = sample3D;
 				audio->m_file = nullptr;
 				audio->m_type = PAT_3DSample;
@@ -849,7 +853,7 @@ void MilesAudioManager::playAudioEvent( AudioEventRTS *event )
 				}
 
 				// Push it onto the list of playing things
-				audio->m_audioEventRTS = event;
+				audio->m_audioEventRTS = event = req->releasePendingEvent();
 				audio->m_sample = sample;
 				audio->m_file = nullptr;
 				audio->m_type = PAT_Sample;
@@ -2930,7 +2934,7 @@ void MilesAudioManager::processRequest( AudioRequest *req )
 	{
 		case AR_Play:
 		{
-			playAudioEvent(req->m_pendingEvent);
+			playAudioEvent(req);
 			break;
 		}
 		case AR_Pause: