diff --git a/src/client/PerlinWorldRender.cpp b/src/client/PerlinWorldRender.cpp
index 8effdb5..de9ee7d 100644
--- a/src/client/PerlinWorldRender.cpp
+++ b/src/client/PerlinWorldRender.cpp
@@ -1691,15 +1691,11 @@ namespace perlin {
                     this->input.SetKeyboard(keyboard);
                 }
                 const bool pressed = this->input.IsMouseDown(0);
-                const bool onButton = hud->Overlay().OverlayHoverIsButton();
-                if (pressed && !uiClickWasDown && onButton && !chat.IsOpen()) {
-                    std::string clickName = "random.click";
-                    float clickVolume = 1.0f, clickPitch = 1.0f;
-                    hud->Overlay().OverlayHoverSound(clickName, clickVolume, clickPitch);
-                    if (!clickName.empty())
-                        sounds.PlayNamed(clickName, {camera.x, camera.y, camera.z}, clickVolume, clickPitch,
-                                         false);
-                }
+                std::string clickName;
+                float clickVolume = 1.0f, clickPitch = 1.0f;
+                if (pressed && !uiClickWasDown && !chat.IsOpen() &&
+                    hud->Overlay().OverlayHoverClickSound(clickName, clickVolume, clickPitch))
+                    sounds.PlayNamed(clickName, {camera.x, camera.y, camera.z}, clickVolume, clickPitch, false);
                 uiClickWasDown = pressed;
             }
             DrawModTint(fbW, fbH);
diff --git a/src/client/ui/RmlBackend.cpp b/src/client/ui/RmlBackend.cpp
index 8740c2d..943c9b9 100644
--- a/src/client/ui/RmlBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/client/ui/RmlBackend.cpp
@@ -949,33 +949,29 @@ namespace perlin::ui {
         return {};
     }
 
-    bool RmlBackend::OverlayHoverIsButton() const {
+    bool RmlBackend::OverlayHoverClickSound(std::string& name, float& volume, float& pitch) const {
         if (!context || !overlay)
             return false;
-        static const char* const kClickable[] = {"btn",   "sbtn", "rbtn", "pg", "row",
-                                                 "ticon", "go",   "acc",  "bt"};
+        static const char* const kNative[] = {"btn", "sbtn", "rbtn", "pg", "row", "ticon", "go", "acc"};
         for (Rml::Element* e = context->GetHoverElement(); e && e->GetOwnerDocument() == overlay;
              e = e->GetParentNode()) {
             if (e->IsClassSet("off"))
                 return false;
-            for (const char* name : kClickable)
-                if (e->IsClassSet(name))
+            if (e->HasAttribute("snd")) {
+                name = e->GetAttribute<Rml::String>("snd", "");
+                volume = e->GetAttribute<float>("vol", 1.0f);
+                pitch = e->GetAttribute<float>("pit", 1.0f);
+                return !name.empty();
+            }
+            // json ui control without sound_name (container slots, sliders, edit boxes): the game stays silent
+            if (e->IsClassSet("bt"))
+                return false;
+            for (const char* cls : kNative)
+                if (e->IsClassSet(cls)) {
+                    name = "random.click";
+                    volume = pitch = 1.0f;
                     return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    bool RmlBackend::OverlayHoverSound(std::string& name, float& volume, float& pitch) const {
-        if (!context || !overlay)
-            return false;
-        for (Rml::Element* e = context->GetHoverElement(); e && e->GetOwnerDocument() == overlay;
-             e = e->GetParentNode()) {
-            if (!e->HasAttribute("snd"))
-                continue;
-            name = e->GetAttribute<Rml::String>("snd", "");
-            volume = e->GetAttribute<float>("vol", 1.0f);
-            pitch = e->GetAttribute<float>("pit", 1.0f);
-            return true;
+                }
         }
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/src/client/ui/RmlBackend.hpp b/src/client/ui/RmlBackend.hpp
index 0dae0db..0a7e472 100644
--- a/src/client/ui/RmlBackend.hpp
+++ b/src/client/ui/RmlBackend.hpp
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ namespace perlin::ui {
         bool HasOverlay() const { return overlay != nullptr; }
         void MouseMove(float guiX, float guiY);
         std::string OverlayHover() const;
-        bool OverlayHoverIsButton() const;
-        bool OverlayHoverSound(std::string& name, float& volume, float& pitch) const;
+        // sound to play for a click on the hovered overlay element; false when it makes none
+        bool OverlayHoverClickSound(std::string& name, float& volume, float& pitch) const;
         std::string HoverLink() const;
         void Update();
         void Render();
diff --git a/src/client/ui/RmlEmit.cpp b/src/client/ui/RmlEmit.cpp
index 24c34b7..f36c27d 100644
--- a/src/client/ui/RmlEmit.cpp
+++ b/src/client/ui/RmlEmit.cpp
@@ -442,16 +442,23 @@ namespace perlin::ui {
         }
     }
 
+    namespace {
+        // sound_name after inheritance: common.button and toggles declare random.click, container slot buttons none
+        std::string SoundAttrs(const LNode& n) {
+            const Json* sn = n.Get("sound_name");
+            if (!sn || !sn->IsString())
+                return {};
+            return " snd=\"" + EscapeRml(sn->string) + "\" vol=\"" + Num(static_cast<float>(n.Num("sound_volume", 1.0))) +
+                   "\" pit=\"" + Num(static_cast<float>(n.Num("sound_pitch", 1.0))) + "\"";
+        }
+    }
+
     void RmlEmitter::VisitButton(const LNode& n, RmlWriter& out) {
         const std::string command = ButtonCommand(n);
         const std::string defName = n.Str("default_control"), hoverName = n.Str("hover_control"),
                           pressedName = n.Str("pressed_control"), lockedName = n.Str("locked_control");
         const bool hasHover = FindKid(n, hoverName) != nullptr && (!command.empty() || inSlot);
-        std::string soundAttrs;
-        if (const Json* sn = n.Get("sound_name"); sn && sn->IsString())
-            soundAttrs = " snd=\"" + EscapeRml(sn->string) + "\" vol=\"" +
-                         Num(static_cast<float>(n.Num("sound_volume", 1.0))) + "\" pit=\"" +
-                         Num(static_cast<float>(n.Num("sound_pitch", 1.0))) + "\"";
+        const std::string soundAttrs = SoundAttrs(n);
         out.BeginBox(n.ax, n.ay, n.w, n.h, TopLayer(n), command.empty() && !inSlot ? "" : "bt", command, false, 0.0f,
                      command.empty() && !inSlot ? std::string() : soundAttrs);
         for (const auto& kid : n.kids) {
@@ -515,7 +522,8 @@ namespace perlin::ui {
                 states.push_back(std::move(name));
         const std::string command = WidgetCommand(n);
         const bool hasHover = !hover.empty() && FindKid(n, hover) != nullptr && !command.empty();
-        out.BeginBox(n.ax, n.ay, n.w, n.h, TopLayer(n), command.empty() ? "" : "bt", command, false);
+        out.BeginBox(n.ax, n.ay, n.w, n.h, TopLayer(n), command.empty() ? "" : "bt", command, false, 0.0f,
+                     command.empty() ? std::string() : SoundAttrs(n));
         for (const auto& kid : n.kids) {
             if (!kid->visible)
                 continue;