diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjector.cpp b/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjector.cpp
index 8fd7cb9ce5..716ed5d43e 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjector.cpp
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjector.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ AudioInjector* AudioInjector::playSound(const QString& soundUrl, const float vol
 
     QByteArray samples = sound->getByteArray();
     if (stretchFactor == 1.0f) {
-        return playSound(samples, options, NULL);
+        return playSoundAndDelete(samples, options, NULL);
     }
 
     soxr_io_spec_t spec = soxr_io_spec(SOXR_INT16_I, SOXR_INT16_I);
@@ -333,9 +333,16 @@ AudioInjector* AudioInjector::playSound(const QString& soundUrl, const float vol
         qCDebug(audio) << "Unable to resample" << soundUrl << "from" << nInputSamples << "@" << standardRate << "to" << nOutputSamples << "@" << resampledRate;
         resampled = samples;
     }
-    return playSound(resampled, options, NULL);
+    return playSoundAndDelete(resampled, options, NULL);
 }
 
+AudioInjector* AudioInjector::playSoundAndDelete(const QByteArray& buffer, const AudioInjectorOptions options, AbstractAudioInterface* localInterface) {
+    AudioInjector* sound = playSound(buffer, options, localInterface);
+    sound->triggerDeleteAfterFinish();
+    return sound;
+}
+
+
 AudioInjector* AudioInjector::playSound(const QByteArray& buffer, const AudioInjectorOptions options, AbstractAudioInterface* localInterface) {
     QThread* injectorThread = new QThread();
     injectorThread->setObjectName("Audio Injector Thread");
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjector.h b/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjector.h
index d65925b865..0e98fe1682 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjector.h
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/AudioInjector.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public:
     
     void setLocalAudioInterface(AbstractAudioInterface* localAudioInterface) { _localAudioInterface = localAudioInterface; }
 
+    static AudioInjector* playSoundAndDelete(const QByteArray& buffer, const AudioInjectorOptions options, AbstractAudioInterface* localInterface);
     static AudioInjector* playSound(const QByteArray& buffer, const AudioInjectorOptions options, AbstractAudioInterface* localInterface);
     static AudioInjector* playSound(const QString& soundUrl, const float volume, const float stretchFactor, const glm::vec3 position);