diff --git a/interface/resources/fonts/hifi-glyphs.ttf b/interface/resources/fonts/hifi-glyphs.ttf
index 548f61e1de..ddb0743bf8 100644
Binary files a/interface/resources/fonts/hifi-glyphs.ttf and b/interface/resources/fonts/hifi-glyphs.ttf differ
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/Audio.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/Audio.qml
index 3225dd9f53..8e7d040fab 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/Audio.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/Audio.qml
@@ -125,17 +125,23 @@ Rectangle {
         Separator {}
 
         RowLayout {
-            HiFiGlyphs {
-                text: hifi.glyphs.unmuted;
-                color: hifi.colors.primaryHighlight;
-                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter;
-                size: 36;
-            }
-            RalewayRegular {
-                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter;
-                size: 16;
-                color: hifi.colors.lightGrayText;
-                text: qsTr("CHOOSE OUTPUT DEVICE");
+            Column {
+                RowLayout {
+                    HiFiGlyphs {
+                        text: hifi.glyphs.unmuted;
+                        color: hifi.colors.primaryHighlight;
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter;
+                        size: 36;
+                    }
+                    RalewayRegular {
+                        anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter;
+                        size: 16;
+                        color: hifi.colors.lightGrayText;
+                        text: qsTr("CHOOSE OUTPUT DEVICE");
+                    }
+                }
+
+                PlaySampleSound { anchors { left: parent.left; leftMargin: 60 }}
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/PlaySampleSound.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/PlaySampleSound.qml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99f3648ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/audio/PlaySampleSound.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+//
+//  PlaySampleSound.qml
+//  qml/hifi/audio
+//
+//  Created by Zach Pomerantz on 6/13/2017
+//  Copyright 2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+import QtQuick 2.5
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
+import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.4
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.3
+
+import "../../styles-uit"
+import "../../controls-uit" as HifiControls
+
+RowLayout {
+    property var sound: null;
+    property var sample: null;
+    property bool isPlaying: false;
+    function createSampleSound() {
+        var SOUND = Qt.resolvedUrl("../../../sounds/sample.wav");
+        sound = SoundCache.getSound(SOUND);
+        sample = null;
+    }
+    function playSound() {
+        // FIXME: MyAvatar is not properly exposed to QML; MyAvatar.qmlPosition is a stopgap
+        // FIXME: Audio.playSystemSound should not require position
+        sample = Audio.playSystemSound(sound, MyAvatar.qmlPosition);
+        isPlaying = true;
+        sample.finished.connect(function() { isPlaying = false; sample = null; });
+    }
+    function stopSound() {
+        sample && sample.stop();
+    }
+
+    Component.onCompleted: createSampleSound();
+    Component.onDestruction: stopSound();
+    onVisibleChanged: {
+        if (!visible) {
+            stopSound();
+        }
+    }
+
+    HifiConstants { id: hifi; }
+
+    Button {
+        style: ButtonStyle {
+            background: Rectangle {
+                implicitWidth: 20;
+                implicitHeight: 20;
+                radius: hifi.buttons.radius;
+                gradient: Gradient {
+                    GradientStop {
+                        position: 0.2;
+                        color: isPlaying ? hifi.buttons.colorStart[hifi.buttons.blue] : hifi.buttons.colorStart[hifi.buttons.black];
+                    }
+                    GradientStop {
+                        position: 1.0;
+                        color: isPlaying ? hifi.buttons.colorFinish[hifi.buttons.blue] : hifi.buttons.colorFinish[hifi.buttons.black];
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            label: HiFiGlyphs {
+                // absolutely position due to asymmetry in glyph
+                x: isPlaying ? 0 : 1;
+                y: 1;
+                size: 14;
+                color: (control.pressed || control.hovered) ? (isPlaying ? "black" : hifi.colors.primaryHighlight) : "white";
+                text: isPlaying ? hifi.glyphs.stop_square : hifi.glyphs.playback_play;
+            }
+        }
+        onClicked: isPlaying ? stopSound() : playSound();
+    }
+
+    RalewayRegular {
+        Layout.leftMargin: 2;
+        size: 14;
+        color: "white";
+        text: isPlaying ? qsTr("Stop sample sound") : qsTr("Play sample sound");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/styles-uit/HifiConstants.qml b/interface/resources/qml/styles-uit/HifiConstants.qml
index 7b6efbd573..f321f49478 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/styles-uit/HifiConstants.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/styles-uit/HifiConstants.qml
@@ -333,5 +333,7 @@ Item {
         readonly property string vol_x_2: "\ue015"
         readonly property string vol_x_3: "\ue016"
         readonly property string vol_x_4: "\ue017"
+        readonly property string playback_play: "\ue01d"
+        readonly property string stop_square: "\ue01e"
     }
 }
diff --git a/interface/resources/sounds/sample.wav b/interface/resources/sounds/sample.wav
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d461ab9186
Binary files /dev/null and b/interface/resources/sounds/sample.wav differ
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
index 752b89bef6..473bcb0de2 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class MyAvatar : public Avatar {
      *
      * @namespace MyAvatar
      * @augments Avatar
+     * @property qmlPosition {Vec3} Used as a stopgap for position access by QML, as glm::vec3 is unavailable outside of scripts
      * @property shouldRenderLocally {bool} Set it to true if you would like to see MyAvatar in your local interface,
      *   and false if you would not like to see MyAvatar in your local interface.
      * @property motorVelocity {Vec3} Can be used to move the avatar with this velocity.
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ class MyAvatar : public Avatar {
      *   "scripts/system/controllers/toggleAdvancedMovementForHandControllers.js".
      */
 
+    // FIXME: `glm::vec3 position` is not accessible from QML, so this exposes position in a QML-native type
+    Q_PROPERTY(QVector3D qmlPosition READ getQmlPosition)
+    QVector3D getQmlPosition() { auto p = getPosition(); return QVector3D(p.x, p.y, p.z); }
+
     Q_PROPERTY(bool shouldRenderLocally READ getShouldRenderLocally WRITE setShouldRenderLocally)
     Q_PROPERTY(glm::vec3 motorVelocity READ getScriptedMotorVelocity WRITE setScriptedMotorVelocity)
     Q_PROPERTY(float motorTimescale READ getScriptedMotorTimescale WRITE setScriptedMotorTimescale)
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
index aa3fefce09..a532e9d8fd 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/overlays/Web3DOverlay.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "avatar/AvatarManager.h"
 #include "scripting/GlobalServicesScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "ui/Snapshot.h"
+#include "SoundCache.h"
 
 static const float DPI = 30.47f;
 static const float INCHES_TO_METERS = 1.0f / 39.3701f;
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ void Web3DOverlay::loadSourceURL() {
             _webSurface->getSurfaceContext()->setContextProperty("GlobalServices", GlobalServicesScriptingInterface::getInstance());
             _webSurface->getSurfaceContext()->setContextProperty("AvatarList", DependencyManager::get<AvatarManager>().data());
             _webSurface->getSurfaceContext()->setContextProperty("DialogsManager", DialogsManagerScriptingInterface::getInstance());
+            _webSurface->getSurfaceContext()->setContextProperty("SoundCache", DependencyManager::get<SoundCache>().data());
 
             _webSurface->getSurfaceContext()->setContextProperty("pathToFonts", "../../");
             tabletScriptingInterface->setQmlTabletRoot("com.highfidelity.interface.tablet.system", _webSurface->getRootItem(), _webSurface.data());
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp
index b5dd60d03b..ecaffaf35c 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #include "AudioScriptingInterface.h"
 
+#include <QVector3D>
+
 #include "ScriptAudioInjector.h"
 #include "ScriptEngineLogging.h"
 
@@ -19,6 +21,13 @@ void registerAudioMetaTypes(QScriptEngine* engine) {
     qScriptRegisterMetaType(engine, soundSharedPointerToScriptValue, soundSharedPointerFromScriptValue);
 }
 
+ScriptAudioInjector* AudioScriptingInterface::playSystemSound(SharedSoundPointer sound, const QVector3D& position) {
+    AudioInjectorOptions options;
+    options.position = glm::vec3(position.x(), position.y(), position.z());
+    options.localOnly = true;
+    return playSound(sound, options);
+}
+
 ScriptAudioInjector* AudioScriptingInterface::playSound(SharedSoundPointer sound, const AudioInjectorOptions& injectorOptions) {
     if (QThread::currentThread() != thread()) {
         ScriptAudioInjector* injector = NULL;
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h
index 9ee2af7738..23a0861acd 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ public:
 protected:
     AudioScriptingInterface() {}
 
-    // this method is protected to stop C++ callers from calling, but invokable from script
+    // these methods are protected to stop C++ callers from calling, but invokable from script
     Q_INVOKABLE ScriptAudioInjector* playSound(SharedSoundPointer sound, const AudioInjectorOptions& injectorOptions = AudioInjectorOptions());
+    // FIXME: there is no way to play a positionless sound
+    Q_INVOKABLE ScriptAudioInjector* playSystemSound(SharedSoundPointer sound, const QVector3D& position);
 
     Q_INVOKABLE void setStereoInput(bool stereo);