diff --git a/code/datums/components/footstep.dm b/code/datums/components/footstep.dm
index fa6ea8b0576..d9b9bb0ab12 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/footstep.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/footstep.dm
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
 	var/mob/living/LM = parent
 	var/v = volume
 	var/e = e_range
-	if(!T.footstep || LM.buckled || !CHECK_MULTIPLE_BITFIELDS(LM.mobility_flags, MOBILITY_STAND | MOBILITY_MOVE) || LM.throwing || LM.movement_type & (VENTCRAWLING | FLYING))
+	if(!T.footstep || LM.buckled || LM.lying || !CHECK_MULTIPLE_BITFIELDS(LM.mobility_flags, MOBILITY_STAND | MOBILITY_MOVE) || LM.throwing || LM.movement_type & (VENTCRAWLING | FLYING))
+		if (!T.footstep || LM.movement_type & (VENTCRAWLING | FLYING)) //don't play sounds if flying etc.
+			return
+		playsound(T, 'sound/effects/footstep/crawl1.ogg', 15 * v) //play crawling sound
 		return
 	
 	if(iscarbon(LM))
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@
 					TRUE,
 					GLOB.footstep[T.footstep][3] + e)
 			
-			if((!H.shoes && !feetCover) || !(H.mobility_flags & MOBILITY_STAND)) //are we NOT wearing shoes or are we lying/crawling (using hands to move around)?
+			if((!H.shoes && !feetCover)) //are we NOT wearing shoes
 				if(H.dna.species.special_step_sounds)
 					playsound(T, pick(H.dna.species.special_step_sounds), 50, TRUE)
 				else
diff --git a/sound/effects/footstep/crawl1.ogg b/sound/effects/footstep/crawl1.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61a73a58d0c
Binary files /dev/null and b/sound/effects/footstep/crawl1.ogg differ